Definitions
What is the Quran?
Word of Allah as given to the heart of the prophet (S) through Angel Jibreel (A).
Name 3 general areas that letters are pronounced from.
Tongue, Mouth, Lips, Throat, Jawf (empty space for air in Madds)
What are the letters of Madd?
Wow, Haa, Yaa
Read Surah 1 Ayah 1
Judged by me :D
How many letters are there in the Arabic Alphabet?
28/(29) letters
What is an Articulation Point (Makhraj) ?
The area/areas used in pronouncing a particular letter or set of letters, for example, the tip of the tongue, or the lips, or the middle of the throat.
Which Articulation Area (Throat, Mouth, Tongue,etc.) are most letters pronounced from?
The Tongue
What is Shaddah? Please give an example of a word with Shaddah in it.
Stressing on a letter, same letter next to each other twice, etc. Rabbi.
Read Surah 113 Ayah 1
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What is the ruling on applying or practicing Tajweed?
Fardh 'Ayn, i.e Mandatory upon every single Muslim while reading the Qur'an
What is a Characteristic of a letter (Sifah)?
The characteristic of a letter is the second component aside from the articulation point in pronouncing it correctly, and involves certain attributes of the letter such as whistling, thick vs. thin pronunciation, air flow vs. sound flow, etc.
Which Articulation Area (Throat, Mouth, Tongue,etc.) are the least amount of letters pronounced from?
The Nasal Passage (Nose acceptable as well)
Letters that are pronounced light and not heavy, wide mouth and tongue down. EX: Alif, Sheen, Seen, Zay, etc.
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What is the ruling on learning the science of Tajweed?
Fardh Kifayah, i.e Mandatory on a few from the community to learn and teach it.
But Mandatory on everyone if people fail to do so.
What is the technical (non-literal) definition of Tajweed?
To give every letter its right in pronunciation including characteristics and origin/articulation point.
Kaaf.
What are thick letters? Name 3.
Letters pronounced heavy, Mouth narrow and tongue up. Saad, Dhaad, Dhah, 'Tah, etc.
Read Surah 2 Ayah 255
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There are levels to the rules of Tajweed, some being Must, some being Recommended, and some being at the level of Excellence. Name a rule that would be considered a Must.
Pronouncing letters from the articulation points, pronouncing vowels (Fatha, Dhumma, Karsa) correctly, Certain types of Madd, etc)
What is the literal definition of Tajweed?
To better or beautify something.
Name all 6 letters of the throat in order from bottom to top (furthers from the lips first)
Name two letters that can be thick or thin, and describe when they are thin and when they are thick.
Raa, thick with fathah and Dhumma, thin with kasra. Laam, thin usually except in the name of Allah when not preceded by Kasrah.
Read Surah __ Ayah __
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There are levels to the rules of Tajweed, some being Must, some being Recommended, and some being at the level of Excellence. Name a rule that would be considered recommended and a rule that would be considered Excellence.
Recommended: some types of Madd, Shaddah and Ghunnah, etc.
Excellence: The exact right amount of time on Madd, Shaddah, Ghunnah. Perfection of other rules and characteristics.