Tajweed Rules of the Qur'an: Part 3

This final book explains stopping and starting when reading the Glorious Quran, and it gives details about what kinds of stops are allowed, what kinds are preferred, and what kinds of stops are forbidden.

This includes stopping on the ends of words with strong endings (consonants) and rules for what is allowed on the last letter of the word and stopping on the ends of words with weak endings (words ending in the alif, ya', or waw) and different rules and explanations for these type of words.

One important aspect of Quran recitation is knowing and understanding which word combinations are written together and which separately in different parts of the Quran as well as in which places of the Quran some words are written with the female and in which places they are written with the male. This part lays out the different places in the Quran that these occurrences take place, so readers know how they can stop on these words.

The words that are read in a special way or have two allowed ways for the reading by Hafs from 'Aasim by the way of ash-Shaatibiyyah are detailed in this book. The history of the writing of the Glorious Quran and the general rules for the writing of the Quran are laid out in the last chapter of this part.

This last part of the three parts on tajweed is for students who have studied and mastered the other two parts or have studied everything covered in the first two parts. The explanations of the different subjects are in English, and the Arabic terms are translated. The goal is always to assist the student in understanding and to encourage them to learn the Arabic terms and definitions.

The three parts of this series on tajweed rules of the Glorious Quran should help non-Arabic speaking students of the Quran whether they are in a classroom taught in Arabic or English.

With this third part completed, in sha Allah the non-Arab English-speaking student of the Quran will find a complete curriculum and explanation of the tajweed rules for the recitation of Hafs 'an 'Aasim from the way of ash-Shatibiyyah in any classroom or study situation that they may find themselves in.

These three parts are only guidance; the real goal is reciting and applying all the different rules correctly, which can only be done by reciting to and being corrected by a qualified teacher of the Quran.