Tajweed Rules Essay

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Tajweed Basics Session 2 Level 1 Class #1 Intro to Tajweed 2 ُ ِ ُ ِ ‫التَّجْ ويد = التَّحْ سيه‬  Linguistically Tajweed means Tahseen, that is “to make something good.” Tajweed is derived from the word ‫ جيِّد‬Jayyid which means “good” َ  Tahseen is derived from ‫ حسه‬Hasun which means “to make good” ُ َ   Technically Tajweed is giving every letter its right and what it deserves to: This includes but is not limited  ‫ الـمخرج‬Al-Makhraj - the point of articulation for each letter َ ْ َ  ‫ الصفَة‬As-Sifah - the intricate characteristics of each letter ِ ً  ‫ الغـنّـة‬Al-Ghunnah - the nasalization inherent in the letters noon (‫ )ن‬and meem (‫)م‬  ّ ‫الم‬ ‫د‬ ّ  ‫الترقيق‬  ‫التفخيم‬ Al-Madd – the lengthening of the vowel sounds At-Tarqeeq – the lightness or thinness in the pronunciation of a letter At-Tafkheem – the heaviness or thickness in the pronunciation of a letter 3 4 Albaseerah.org Tajweed Basics - Class #1 Makhraj (‫)مخرج‬ pl. Makhaarij (‫)مخارج‬ Makhraj is derived from the verb “kharaja” which means “to go out”, “to come out”, “to emerge” Linguistically it means “the place of coming out” Sifah (‫)صفة‬ pl.Sifaat (‫)صفات‬ Linguistically it means “attribute” or “characteristic” Technically it refers to the place where the letter comes out from i.e. the articulation point of the letter or the point of origin of the letter Technically it refers to how the letter is brought out at the time of saying it * The makhaarij and sifaat are what distinguish one letter from another * 5 It is derived from:  The Qur’aan as Allaah the Almighty says: And recite the Qur'aan (aloud) in a slow, (pleasant tone) and style. [Al-Muzzammil 73:4]  And the Sunnah of the Prophet (Sallallaahu`alayhi wa sallam) as it came in his (Sallallaahu`alayhi wa sallam) manner of reciting  Then the manner of
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