Tajweed Class

University at Buffalo -MSA Teacher: Shaykh Ahmad Al-Quqa Zahir 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.

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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.

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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

• 2 nd 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)

• 3 rd 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