Tajweed Rules - احكام التجويد [English]: Part 1,2 & 3 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9789366089225)

This book serves as a comprehensive guide to learning Tajweed, the art of reciting the Qur'ān correctly, with clear pronunciation and proper articulation. It is designed to make the learning process simple and accessible, catering to learners of various levels-from beginners to advanced.

The book explains all of the essential Tajweed rules of Hafs 'an 'Aasim by the way of Ash-Shatibiyyah, providing guidelines that, when applied, have proven beneficial to learners. The explanations are written in simple language, and visual aids such as pictures, charts, tables, and mind maps have been included to accommodate different types of learners. These visual aids help reinforce the rules, making it easier to remember them when reciting.

The book covers everything from the articulation points of the Arabic letters and their characteristics to advanced topics like the rules for vowelless letters (such as Nūn Sākinah, Mīm Sākinah, and Lām Sākinah) and lengthening.

With its thorough yet concise approach, this book is suitable for self-study or classroom use, making it a practical tool for improving Qur'ān recitation. It is especially valuable for those looking to perfect the pronunciation in a way that mirrors the original recitation by Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم. The combination of all three volumes into one makes it a complete and user-friendly resource that supports learners at every stage of their journey with the Qur'ān.

- The Qur'ān

- Brief notes on the Ten Qira'āt (Various ways of recitations)

- What is Tajweed?

- Mistakes in Tajweed

- Seeking refuge and Saying the Basmalah (Saying bismi-llāhi r-raḥmāni r-raḥeem)

- Articulation points of letters (Makhārij Al-ḥuroof)

- Characteristics of letters (Ṣifat Al-ḥuroof)

- Heaviness and lightness (Tafkheem and Tarqeeq)

- Rules of geminated Nūn and Mīm (Rules of Nūn and Mīm Mushaddadah)

- Rules of vowelless Nūn and Nunnation (Rules of Nūn Sākinah and Tanween)

- Rules of vowelless Mīm (Rules of Mīm sākinah)

- Rules of vowelless Lām (Rules of Lām sākinah)

- The types of lengthening (Al-Mudood)

- The relationships between two meeting letters

- The connecting Hamzah (Hamzat Al-waṣl)

- The stop and the start (Al-waqf and Al-Ibtidā')

- The Accent (An-Nabr)

- The meeting of two vowelless letters (The meeting of two sākin letters)

- Pronoun Hā

- Stopping at the end of words

- The seven Alifs

- Feminization Tā' (Tā' Atta'neeth)

- Avoid mistakes in the recitation (All Arabic Alphabet letters)