Help Yourself In Reading Qur’an

If you are a university student, a businessperson, a homemaker, or any busy adult desiring to learn to read the Holy Qur’an, then this guidebook is exactly what you need. With it, you can study alone or with help of an aid.

By Allah’s grace, this is the second part of a three part book on the rules of tajweed of the Qur’an, for the recitation of Hafs  from ‘Aasim by the way of Ash-Shaatibiyyah. It is is intended to be a guide for nom-Arabs with a good grasp in English in studying tajweed.

This book explains the concept of the accent (an-nabr) in the recitation of the Glourious Qur’an and the conditions of its use, it is also defines and explains the important chapter on the characteristics of the letter, velarization and attenuation (tafkheem and tarqeeq) are covered in this part, as well as the concept of the two alike, the two similar, the two close, and the two far and the rules for merging (idghaam) and clarity (ith-haar) in these different relationships. A brief introductory to grammar term is made in this book to assist the student in understanding the last chapter, that of the connecting hamzah (hamzah al-wasl).

The explanation of the different subject are in English, and the Arabic terms are translated. This is to assist the student in understanding and encourage them to learn the Arabic definitions and terms. This book should facilitate non-Arabs studying tajweed in a classroom with explanations taught in Arabic or in English.

This book cannot replace the importance of reciting to and being corrected by a trained teacher of tajweed, instead it is a guide and an aid in understanding the concepts of tajweed, the application can only be refined by recitation and correction.

Learning to read the Qur’an properly is one of the many obligatory duties of a Muslim. Recitation gets better and more beautiful as one continues to read the Qur’an, meticulously following the rules and techniques Qur’anic recitation (tajweed).

If you want to learn the art of Qur’anic recitation in the most beautiful and sublime manner, then this is the book for you. Al-Qaaidah Al Quraaniyyah is a good book to learn tajweed easily with lessons, extensive notes, and exercises for the English-speaking students.