Description

This book is the 1st part of a three part series in English on the Tajweed rules on Quran. This book acts as a guide for non-Arabs with a good grasp of English for studying tajweed of the holy Quran. It explains the articulation points of the Arabic letters, the rules of meem saakinah, noon saakinah, and lam saakinah. It also explains all of the different lengths (mudood) and the formation of voweled, and non-voweled letters. Moreover, there is an explaination on The qalaqah mechanism, in the last chapter of this book. The author has introduced the terms in Arabic, then translated them into English. Explanations are in English with integration of Arabic terms.

Students of Qur’an can not learn tajweed simply by studying this book. They can properly learn the Qur’anic recitation by listening to a qualified Qur’an teacher recite, then reciting to them and receiving corrections from the teacher.

Part one consists of 9 chapters:

• Introduction to Tajweed Manners When Reading the Qur’an
• The Articulation Points of the Letters
• The Noon Sakinah and Tanween Rules
• The Meem Sakinah Rules
• The Ghunnah
• The Lam Sakinah Rules
• The Lengths (Mudood)
• How Letters are Formed
• The Qalqalah Mechanism