INTRODUCTION AND ETIQUETTES OF READING QURAN

INTRODUCTION Tajweed means to recite every letter of the Qur'an correctly from its makhraj with all its qualities. The importance of tajweed can't be denied as reciting the Qur'an without tajweed will not only affect the beauty of the Qur'an but sometimes it change the meaning of the Qur'an. For example: The word بْ ْ لَق means "heart". If instead of ق ,ك is read, the meaning of ْب ْ كل َis "dog". The word م يْح ِر َmeans "very merciful". If instead of ح letter ه is read, the meaning of م يْه ِis “thirsty camel". It is therefore compulsory (fardh) on each and every Muslim male or female, to learn tajweed so that he or she can recite Qur'an correctly. In this book, the basic rules of tajweed are explained in a very simple way so that the junior kids (grades SK, 1, 2) can understand and memorize the tajweed rules easily. After learning and understanding these rules the students will Insha’Allah be able to recite the Qur'an correctly with tajweed. However, to read the Qur'an correctly, it is not enough to understand only the rules of tajweed, but it is also necessary to practice these rules with an expert teacher. All praise is for Allah tabarakwata'ala who is our lord and our creator who enlightened us with the noor of Iman and made us Muslim and included us in the ummah of our beloved prophet Khatimul Ambia, Muhammadur Rasulullah (SAW). This book is prepared by the teachers of Islamic Foundation of Toronto. May Allah reward them in this life and the life hereafter. All Islamic schools and institutions are encouraged to include this book as part of their. academic syllabus.Etiquettes of Reading Qur'an 1. Perform wudhu. It is a sin to touch the Qur'an without wudhu. 2. It is permissible to read the Qur'an from memory without wudhu (without touching it) 3. A person in a state of haidh, nifaas or janabat is not allowed to read any verse of the Qur'an with or without looking (from memory) and is not allowed to touch the Qur'an. 4. Sit with great respect when reading the Qur'an. 5. Begin the Qur'an with Ta-awwuz ...... وذْع بِ ْسِم َلَاِّ....... Tasmiyah and اَ 6. One must not talk during reading Qur'an. If an important matter has to be discussed with anyone then the reading should be stopped, and the Qur'an should be closed. 7. If one has spoken while reading Qur'an (due to some important reason) then recite Ta-awwuz only before restarting. 8. The reader should have this in mind that these are the words of Allah and Allah is listening to how I am reading his book. 9. Read Tasmiyah before start of a new surah except surah Tawbah. 10.Do not put the Qur'an on the carpet or any place on which people stand or sit. 11.Do not put any book or object on top of the Qur'an. 12.Do not have your back to the Quran or somebody else's back towards the Qur'an. 13.If one feels tired and begins to yawn while reading the Qur'an, then stop the recitation and continue after you have rested. 14. Do not sit on a place which is higher than the Qur'an. 15.Do not sleep with your feet towards the Qur'an. 16.It is sinful to carelessly discard, torn or worn pages of the Qur'an. Do not throw them in the garbage can.ARABIC LETTERS ا ب ت ث ج ح خ د ذ ر ز س ش ص ض ط ظ ع غ ف ق ك ل م ن و ه ءْ ي