Tajweed ClassUniversity at Buffalo

-MSA-

Teacher: Shaykh Ahmad Al-QuqaZahir Lewis

What is Tajweed?

• Tajweed means to recite every letter correctly,

i.e. from its proper origin of pronunciation

coupled with its stipulated attributes.

• Example Haa and Haa

• Do you use your mouth or throat for these

letters?

Why Attend This Class?

• To recite the Book of Allah Most High with the proper articulation and pronunciation.

• To recite the Book of Allah Most High as it was revealed.

• To recite Quran like our Prophet .

Waste of time?!?

• “Brother, what is the point of memorizing and reading Quran if you don’t even understand the meaning?”….. Reply: Are you serious?!

• Each letter is a Nur.

• Hadiths on virtues of Quran.

• 1st step

The Tajweed Class of the Sahabah

• Our Beloved Prophet was the teacher of the Sahabah.

• No “Tajweed” classes back then.

• Tajweed in modern times.

Before Alif, Baa, Taa

• Before one seeks out to learn a single letter from The Quran, one must first establish his/her proper intention for doing so.

• Check ourselves: what is our intention for learning Quran. Because Allah gifted us with a nice voice, to lead prayers, etc.

The Next Step

• After our intention is pure, we must go to the next step.

• Aadaab al Quran: Proper Etiquettes we must have for The Book of Allah Most High.

• In order for us to attain the maximum benefit from Allah’s Book, we will have to have true respect for It internally as well as externally

Some Aadaab• Wudhu.

• Sitting at a clean place/Clean clothes.

• Refraining from eating, drinking, talking, etc while reading.

• Refraining from holding the Mushaf with the left hand.

• Putting the Mushaf on a raised place.

• Never putting It on the floor, even Masjid al Haraam.

• Avoid slouching while reading.

Finally….

• Please bare with me. There is no ending point in Quran. We can always increase our knowledge in this field and keep on learning new things each time!

• With this in mind, lets review our letters and make sure we’re pronouncing them correctly. This is the foundational step in learning Quran.

• Our duty: Continuous studies.

1st Lesson: Arabic Alphabet

Lesson 2: Surah Al Fatiha

• Common errors in Surah Al Fatiha:– Incomplete dhamma or kasra– Merging of 2 letters i.e. A’udhu– Taa instead of Taa– Seen instead of Sad– Switching Haa and Haa– Switching up the heavy and light aspects of a letter i.e.

noon with kasra “na” “naw”– Kaaf– Taa– “An’amta”/”Ana’amta”– Daad– Madd

Lesson 3: Surah An Nas

DON’T FORGET**IMPLEMENT YOUR TAJWEED FROM

AL FATIHA!**• 1st Rule: Harf Ghunna Mushaddad-

letters of ghunna that have shaddah

– Occurs when noon and meem have shaddah.

– Hold for 2 counts.– Ghunnah- Nasalization sound that must

come from nose.

Lesson 4: Surah Al Falaq

• 2nd Rule: Al Ikhfaa Haqeeqi- hiding or concealment– Occurs when there is a noon saakin or tanween

followed by 15 letters:– Taa Thaa Jeem….– Hold for 2 counts– Ghunna– Can occur on 1 or 2 words i.e. “antum”, “in kuntum”– Light letters: The Ikhfaa will be said with a light

sound: Taa, Thaa, Daal, Dhaal, Jeem, Zaa, Seen, Sheen, Faa, Kaaf

– Heavy Letters: The Ikhfaa will be said with a heavy sound: Saad, Daad, Taa, Thaa, Qaaf

Lesson 5: Surah Al Ikhlaas/Lahab(Masad)

• 3rd Rule: Qalqalah- echo or bouncing sound.

Occurs with the letters: Qaaf, Taa, Baa, Jeem, & Daal

– 1. Qalqalah Sughraa- end of word, in middle of ayah

– 2. Qalqalah Wustaa- middle of word whether at beginning or middle

– 3. Qalqalah Kubraa- end of ayah

Lesson 6: Review Surah An Nasr

• Apply the rules you learned to Surah An Nasr.

Al Mudood• Al Madd- Lenghthing of the sound with the letters of the Madd

letters -Letters of madd are: Alif, Yaa, and Waaw– Alif saakinah preceded by fatha– Yaa saakinah precedd by kasra– Waaw saakinah preceded by dhamma

Al Leen• Waaw preceded by fatha• Yaa preceded by fatha