Learn Tajweed
The Qur'an can lose its meaning if the letters are not
pronounced correctly.From the outset, Tajweed was a Science
that cannot be learnt only from a book and will always retain
this inherent quality.Thus, when reciting the Qur'an, much
error and distortion occurred and the Muslim scholars feared
(the perpetration of) that error and distortion.When Islam was
being spread (and it was done so at a very quick pace and also
into non-Arab speaking countries) not everyone's tongue was
accustomed to the Arabic letters and sounds.65243;ﻠﺐ Dog The
first letters are similar in pronunciation, but if not
pronounced correctly will change the word/meaning completely
ﻗﻠﺐ Heart Tajweed is not intended to be about just learning
rules and committing them to memory, but rather the correct
application of those rules while reciting the Qur'an.In fact,
all they did was closely observe the perfect readers who read
as they were taught by the Prophet () and wrote down for later
generations the rules of recitation of the earlier
generations.Failure to adhere to those rules may result in an
unacceptable manner of reading, altering the entire meaning of
the words and making one guilty of the unintentional utterance
of the words of disbelief (kufr).It was at this point that
some of them recorded the rules and foundations that regulate
the correct pronunciation of Qur'an, and they named this the
Science of Tajweed.When 'tajweed' is observed, the reading
will flow smoothly and eloquently.Incorrect recital of the
Qur'an constitutes LAHN, which may deprive the reader of any
reward in the Hereafter, and Allah () Knows Best.The reader
will also be sure he is following the holy Prophet's ()
example by reciting the Qur'an just as the Prophet () did and
just as it was revealed to him - InshaAllah.
The most important part of Tajweed is learning about correct
positions of the organs of speech and the manner of
articulation. |
