It can be said quietly or aloud when one is
reading alone, but if reading in a group, the first will say it aloud
and then the other readers should say it quietly before their recitation
Basmala (ﺑَﺴْﻤَﻠَﻪ)
'In the Name of Allah, Most Beneficient, Most Merciful'
If one begins the recitation at the beginning of a surah, the reader
should say the Basmala (as part of the surah), but if the reader starts
in the middle of the surah, the reader has a choice of saying the
Basmala after the ta'awwuth or just saying the ta'awwuth
It is obligatory in Surah Al- Fatihah according to the Shafi'i
school
According to all, it is not said in the beginning of Surah At-Taubah
- Surah 9 (it is not written)
Rules of reciting the Basmala between two surahs
COMPLETE
SEPARATION
Not joining the end of the previous surah with the basmala of the
next surah and not joining the basmala with the words of that surah. The
reader would not stop at each of these points
PARTIAL SEPARATION
Stopping at the end of the surah, but then joining the basmala with the
beginning of the next surah
The opposite of this: joining the end of the surah with the
basmala of the next surah and then stopping, and then beginning the next
surah by itself, is FORBIDDEN
COMPLETE CONNECTION
Connecting everything together, the end of the previous surah with the
basmala and also the basmala with the beginning of the following surah
NB For Surah Taubah, you either stop at the end of the previous
surah or join onto the first ayah of Surah Taubah. There is no partial
connection option as there is no basmala
Click here to view a printable chart that depicts the rules of basmala
between two surahs
This applies only when the alif is the last letter of the word
The following uses of Alif are affirmed upon stopping and omitted
upon a continuous reading :
Alif inأَﻧﺎْ
This means 'I' in the English language. The alif is always omitted due
to not stressing the individual but focussing on Allah the Most High,
and not ones self or nafs
Therefore, the alif in أَﻧﺎ ْ
is never recited whether continuing to recite, or if stopping
For the following 6 Alifs, the Alif is again omitted when continuing to
recite, but when stopping it is elongated 2 counts. This applies whether
stopping in the middle or end of an ayah.
There are 4 places in the Qur'an where there is a small seen
written either above or below the letter saad
. The question arises as to which letter ( or
) should actually be read.
The following should help :
In both the verses below, the reader should read the letter
. The letter
should NOT be read even though it is written there
﴾﴿
﴾﴿
In the following verse, the reader has the OPTION of reading either the
or
﴾﴿
In the verse below the reader should only read the letter
. The
should NOT be read
﴾﴿
Note: It is advisable that a note be made of this in your personal Qur'an so the correct letter is read whilst reciting these verses without any unnecessary confusion.
(source: Ahsan-ut-Tajweed. Mufti Muhammad Noman Daji (Al-Qaasmi) Moulana Ilyas Kola)
The word lahn literally means 'incorrect pronunciation'. In
the Science of Tajweed, lahn can be described as:
'Failing to adhere to the rules of Tajweed whilst reciting the Qur'an'
There are 2 types of lahn:
Jalee (ﺟﻠﻲ)- major or obvious
Khafee (ﺧﻔﻲ)- minor or not obvious
To recite the Qur'an whilst being guilty of Lahney Jalee is haraam and
to do so intentionally can plunge into the act of a major in, so much that it
can lead one to the brink of kufr. Whereas to commit
Lahney Khafee is makrooh (undesirable, not commendable).
Lahney Jalee
Not to pronounce the letters from their correct origins and their
respective qualities
E.g
To recite
أَﻟْﺤَﻤْﺪُ
as
أَﻟْﻬَﻤْﺪُ
To recite
ﻳَﺮِثُ
as
ﻳَﺮِسُ
To recite
ﻃَﻴْﺮً
as
ﺗَﻴْﺮً
To recite
ﺻَﺪَقَ
as
ﺻَﺪَكَ
To recite
أَﻧْﻌَﻤْﺖَ
as
أَﻧْﺌَﻤْﺖَ
To make any addition to the words
E.g
To recite
إِﻳَّﺎكَ
as
إِﻳّﺎﻛَﺎ
To recite
أَﻋْﺒُﺪُ
as
أَﻋْﺒُﺪُوْ
To recite
رَبِّ
as
رﺑِّﻲْ
To make omissions
E.g
To recite
إِﻧَّﺎ
as
إِنَّ
To recite
اَﻟّﺬِيْ
as
اَﻟّﺬِ
To recite
ﻓَﻘُﻮْﻻ
as
ﻓَﻘُﻼَ
To replace a Harakah (dammah, Fattah, kasrah) with a sukoon
E.g
To recite
ﺧَﻠَﻘَﻚَ
as
ﺧَﻠَﻘْﻚَ
To recite
ﺳَﺮَقَ
as
ﺳَﺮْقَ
To recite
ﻟَﻬَﺐٍ
as
ﻟَﻬْﺐٍ
To replace a sukoon
with
a harakah
E.g
To recite
أَوْﺣٰﻰ
as
أَوَﺣٰﻰ
To recite
وَاﻟْﻔَﺠْﺮِ
as
وَاﻟْﻔَﺠَﺮِ
To recite
ﺗَﺠْﺮِيْ
as
ﺗَﺠَﺮِيْ
Lahney Khafee
Reading the Qur'an whilst being guilty of Lahney Khafee is makrooh.
It does not necessarily alter the meaning of the Qur'an. However, it does
deprive the Holy Qur'an of its real elegance and beauty.
EXAMPLES OF LAHNEY KHAFEE:
To overlook the rules of the thick / full mouth (tafkheem) letters and
the thin / empty mouth (tarqeeq) letters.
Not to adhere to the rules of ith'har, idghaam and ikhfaa in their
respective places whilst reciting the Qur'an.
Not to prolong a letter when a Madd is present
(soure: Basic Tajweed for Primary Madris. Shaykh Hasib Ahmed Ibn Yusuf Mayet)
Click here
to view a printable chart depicting the types of lahn
) says in the Qur'an
For the following 6 Alifs, the Alif is again omitted when continuing to
recite, but when stopping it is elongated 2 counts. This applies whether
stopping in the middle or end of an ayah.
﴿
﴿
﴿
﴿
,
which then takes a
.
without an alif after it
﴿
