Tajweed

Tajweed is the art in which one learns how to recite the Holy Qur`an as it was revealed to the Prophet (SAW). Tajweed is an Arabic word meaning correct pronunciation during recitation. It is a set of rules which dictate how the Qur`an should be read. It comes from the root word ‘ja-wa-da’ meaning to make well, make better or improve.

The Qur`an was revealed with Tajweed rules applied to it. In other words, when angel Jibraeel (AS) recited the words of Allah to the Prophet Muhammad (SAW) he recited them in a certain way and he showed the Prophet (SAW) the ways in which it was permissible to recite the Qur`an. So it is upon us to observe those rules so that we recite it in the way it was revealed.

At the time of the Prophet (SAW) there was no need for people to study Tajweed because they talked with what is now known as Tajweed so it was natural for them. When the Arabs started mixing with the non-Arabs as Islam spread, mistakes in Qur`an recitation started appearing, so the scholars of the time had to record the rules. Now, because the everyday Arabic that Arabs speak has changed so much from the Classical Arabic with which the Qur`an was revealed, even Arabs have to study Tajweed.

At EC students studying the Tajweed course will practice recitation of the Holy Qur`an with correct pronunciations under a qualified teacher. By going through the numerous levels of Tajweed a student will prepare themselves to receive Ijazah (certification) in reading Qur`an correctly and also permission to teach others.

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