Mus'haf Al Tajwid, coloured letters to facilitate reading the Quraan with Tajwid. The Qur’an ( القرآن, literally "the recitation" also sometimes transliterated as Qur’ān, Koran, Alcoran A Mus'haf ( مصحف, pronounced "Mus-haf" not "Mu-sh-af" is a "codex" or a collection of sheets ( Sahifa, see below Sura (sometimes spelt "Surah" ar سورة, plural "Suwar" ar سور is an Arabic term literally meaning "something enclosed or surrounded Ayah (ar آية, plural Ayat ar آيات) is the Arabic word for sign or Miracle, cognate with Hebrew ot, Qur'an reading is the reading ( Tarteel, Tajwid, or taghbir) aloud reciting, or Chanting of portions of the Tarteel ( Arabic: ترتيل) is an Arabic term that is wide in meaning but is commonly translated in reference to the Qur'an as "recitation Hafith or Hafiz ( Arabic: حافظ قرآن or حافظ plural huffaz) literally meaning 'guardian' is a term used by Muslims in modern Manzil ( Arabic: منزل; plural manazil, منازل) is the Arabic word for one of seven parts of roughly equal length into which Qari' (قَارٍئplural qurra') literally meaning "reader" is a person who recites the Qur'an with the proper rules of recitation ( Tajweed A juz' (جزء plural اجزاء ajza') literally means "part Rasm (رسم is an Arabic term that signifies "sketch pattern mark design form" Translations of the Qur'an are interpretations of the holy book of Islam in languages other than Arabic. This is a sub-article to Translation of the Qur'an. By first printing date 600s Salman the Persian The study of the origins and development of the Qur’an can be said to fall into two major schools of thought the first being a Traditionalist Muslim view and The Meccan suras are the chronologically earlier Suras of the Qur'an that were revealed at Mecca. The Medinan suras of the Qur'an are those Suras which were revealed at Medina, after Muhammad 's hijra from Mecca, when the Tafsir ( Arabic: تفسير, tafsīr, "interpretation" is the Arabic word for Exegesis Some of the Qur'anic verses are said to be revealed pertaining to some specific person Islamic Justice, truth-telling various virtues and sins the prohibition of Perjury in the Qur'an are repeated many times Justice Asbāb al-nuzūl اسباب النزول, an Arabic term meaning "occasions/circumstances of revelation" is a secondary genre of Qur'ānic Exegesis Naskh (نسخ is an Arabic language word usually translated as " abrogation " it shares the same root as the words appearing The Qur'an, the central religious text of Islam, contains references to over fifty people also found in the Bible, typically in the same or similar Tahrif ( Arabic: ar تحريف "corruption forgery" the stem-II verbal noun of the consonantal root, "to make oblique" Bakkah (بكة is a place mentioned in Surah 396 of the Qur'an. Muqatta`at (Arabic ar مقطعات,are unique letter combinations that begin certain chapters of the Quran. An esoteric interpretation of the Qur'an is an Interpretation of the Qur’an which includes attribution of Esoteric or mystic meanings to the Qur'an and Sunnah is an often quoted Islamic term regarding the sources of Islam Qur'anic literalism is the belief that the verses of the Qur'an should be taken at their apparent meaning rather than employing any sort of interpretation Muslims consider the Qur'an, the holy book of Islam, as the word of God and a Miracle. The relation between Qur'an and science is a strong relation in the Islamic thought This article is about female figures that appear in the Qur'an This is a sub-article to Shī‘a Islam and the Qur'an The Shī‘a view of the Qur'an has some differences from the Sunni view but it must Muslims believe that the Qur'an is the literal word of God as recited to Muhammad through the angel Gabriel. Qur'an desecration is defined as insulting the Qur'an, by defiling or defacing it The Surah of Wilaya and Nurayn are two surahs (chapters that are supposedly claimed to be included in the Qur'an by some Shiite sects Satanic Verses is an expression coined by the historian Sir William Muir in reference to a few verses delivered by Muhammad as part of the Qur'an Tanzil and Inzal, or "to send down" ( Arabic تنزيل refers to the act of descent of the pre-existing Qur'an through different Realms The "Qisas Al-Anbiya" (قصص الأنبياء or Stories of the Prophets refers to various collections of tales adapted from the Quran. Beit Al Qur'an (بيت القرآن means House of Qur'an in Arabic.

Tajwīd (تجويد) is an Arabic word meaning proper pronunciation during recitation, as well as recitation at a moderate speed. Arabic (ar الْعَرَبيّة (informally ar عَرَبيْ) in terms of the number of speakers is the largest living member of the Semitic language Recitation means a repetition of what has been said before It is used in a religious an oratorical and an educational sense It is a set of rules which govern how the Qur'an should be read. The Qur’an ( القرآن, literally "the recitation" also sometimes transliterated as Qur’ān, Koran, Alcoran It is derived from the triliteral root j-w-d, meaning to make well, make better, or improve. In the terminology used to discuss the grammar of the Semitic languages and some other Afro-Asiatic languages, a triliteral ( Arabic: جذر ثلاثي It is required by fard. Fard (الفرض also farida (الفريضة is an Islamic term which denotes a religious duty There are seven schools of tajwid, the most popular school being the school of Hafs.

Rules of Tajwid

Manners of the heart

• One should understand that the Qur'an is not the word of man.
• The reader should throw away all other thoughts.
• One should understand the meaning.
• One should be humble.
• One should feel that every message in the Qur’an is meant personally for himself or herself.
• One should understand the proper pronunciation of Arabic alphabet. The Arabic alphabet is the script used for writing several languages of Asia and Africa such as Arabic, Persian, and Urdu.

External manners

• One should be vigilant of the purity of body, clothes, and place.
• One should face the Qiblah. Qiblah ( ar قبلة, also transliterated as Kiblah) is an Arabic word for the direction that should be faced when a Muslim prays during
• One should stop at a verse of warning and seeking protection with Allah.
• One should stop at a verse of mercy and asking Allah for mercy.
• One should use pure classical Arabic pronunciation, without foreign or dialectic influence. Classical Arabic (CA also known as Qur'anic or Koranic Arabic, is the form of the Arabic language used in literary texts from Umayyad

Emission points of the letters

The emission points of the letters, or Makharijul Huruf, is the study of where the sounds of the different letters are emitted from. There are 17 places, in various regions of the throat, tongue, lips, nose, as well as the mouth as a whole for the prolonged (Mudd) letters.

Characteristics of the letters

The characteristics of the letters, or Siffat al Huruf, refer to the different attributes of the letters. Some of the characteristics have opposites, while some are individual. An example of a characteristic would be the whistling (Safeer), which is an attribute sound of air escaping from a tube.

Rules of the letter NUN and tanween

The NUN sakinah and tanween (vowels that produces a "nnn" sound immediately after it) can be pronounced in four different ways: Clear (Idhar), Merged with the next letter (Idgham), Hidden (Ikhfa), and changed from a "nnn" sound to a "mmm" sound (Iqlaab).

Rules of the letter MIM

The MIM sakinah can be pronounced in three different ways, clear (Idhar), prolonged nasalization (Ghunnah), and uncloselipped (ikhfaa shafawee).

Rules of prolongation [muddud]

These rules refer to the number of beats that are pronounced when voweled letter is followed by a MUDD letter. The MUDD letters are Alif, Yaah, and Waw. The number of beats can range from 2 counts to 6 counts.

Rules of the letter LAM

The Arabic word for "the" is al- (the letters alif and lam). The lam in al- is pronounced if the letter after is "qamariyya" (lunar), but silent if the letter after is "shamsiyya" (solar).

Thickness and Thinness of the letters

Some of the arabic letters are always pronounced thick with a heavy accent (Tafkhim). Some letters are pronounced thin with a light accent (Tarqeeq). Some letters depend on the scenario, and are sometimes pronounced thick, and sometimes thin.

References

Articles on Tajwid in English:

• Chapter in "The Art of Reciting the Qur'an" by Kristina Nelson, American University in Cairo Press (Cairo, NY) 2001. This book is widely read and respected among Islamic communities, and can be found on Amazon.
• “Theory and Practice of Tajwid,” Encyclopedia of Arabic Language and Linguistics, IV, Leiden, Brill, 2007 (or still in press)

See also

• Qur'an reading
• Abdul Basit
• Qirat
• Qari
• Qari Shakir Qasmi

External links

• Tajweed in English - A Tajweed podcast in iTunes in English for English and French speakers for FREE. Qur'an reading is the reading ( Tarteel, Tajwid, or taghbir) aloud reciting, or Chanting of portions of the Qira'at, in the context of Islam, means literally the readings that is the method of recitation Qari' (قَارٍئplural qurra') literally meaning "reader" is a person who recites the Qur'an with the proper rules of recitation ( Tajweed Qari Shakir Qasmi ( Urdu: قارى شاكر قاسمى) is one of the most renowned Qurra' ( Quran reciters of South Asia. A podcast is a series of audio or Video digital-media files which is distributed over the Internet by syndicated Download iTunes is a proprietary digital media player application introduced by Apple Inc [There new videos on makharij [(points of articulations)] ]
• Tajweed Podcast - A Tajweed podcast in iTunes in English for English speakers FOR FREE. A podcast is a series of audio or Video digital-media files which is distributed over the Internet by syndicated Download iTunes is a proprietary digital media player application introduced by Apple Inc Read Practice Listen online and watch at Tajweed videos for free
• www.AlQuranAcademy.com - Online 1-to-1 Tajwid classes.
• www.quran-voice.com
• qquran.com
• Pronunciation diagram - in Arabic
• AboutTajweed.com - Rules of Tajweed