Tajweed rules for Reciting the holy Quran
Tajweed rules for Reciting the holy Quran online
The reciter of the Qur’an should observe all
rules of Tajweed when reciting the Qur’an.
Some reciters, may dismiss the Tajweed rules as an innovated thing which was not practiced by the previous generations.
In fact some schools do not even bother with these rules, and teach the children, in any manner.
Later when these children start leading people in prayer, many major mistakes can be noticed.
We should try our best to educate ourselves and our children with these very important rules.
At the time of the Companions they did not learn the Tajweed as a knowledge, because all of them could read the Qur’an properly. The Qur’an was revealed in their language.
In that time, they did not even need to put dots on the letters. They could differentiate between them easily. After a few generations, after the Muslims started conquering and the people entered Islam in large numbers, people could not read the Qur’an properly. So they put dots and rules how to read the Qur’an.
Allah, the Exalted says,
‘And recite the Qur’an with Tarteel’
Tarteel is reading the Qur’an appropriately and beautifully. One cannot recite the Qur’an appropriately and beautifully unless he is applying all rules of Tajweed!
Inshallah, every month we will add, some important rules. We will try to add Arabic text, to make it easy, if that is not possible right away we will use Arabic transliteration.
Jazaak Allah
Al-Isti’aatha and al-Basmallah
It is Mustahabb (loved) to recite the Isti’aatha before reciting the Qur’an.
‘And when you read the Qur’an make isti’aatha from the Shaitan.’
It is waajib (compulsory) to say Bismillah at the beginning of the Sura, except when reciting Sura at-Tawbah (also called Sura al-Bara’ah).
As for Bismillah in the middle of the surah, it is up to the reciter to say it or not.
Rules of Istiadthah and Basmallah
It has four rules:
1.Qatt’ al-Jamee: To say the Istiadthah, the Basmallah and the beginning of the surah separately.
e.g. (Isti’adthah--Bismillah--Surat).
2.Qatt’ al-Awal: To say the Istiadthah separately then the Basmallah and the beginning of the Surat.
e.g. (Isti’adthah--Bismillah/Surat).
3.Wasl-Al-Awwal: To say the Istiadthah joined with the Basmallah, then to say the beginning of the Surat separately.
e.g. (Isti’adthah/Bismillah--Surat).
4.Wasl Al-Jamee: To say Istiadthah joined with Basmallah joined with beginning of Surah.
e.g. (Istiadthah/Bismillah/Surat).