Holy Quran

The Holy Quran is the Greatest Living Miracle that Allah has blessed us with. It comprises the ultimate and undeniable proof for mankind that Allah Ta’ala does indeed exist; and complements the fact that he has sent His most beloved and final messenger as a teacher and guide for each and every person until the Day of Judgement.

It is obligatory for every Muslim to Learn to Recite the Quran with Proper Tajweed. Regular Quran Recitation ought to be part and parcel of the lives of every Muslim. The virtues attached to reciting the Noble Qur’an are almost countless, and rewards associated with it, as transmitted to us through the sayings of our Noble Prophet Muhammad (Allah’s Peace and Blessings Be Upon Him) will only be fully realised when we are awakened in the hereafter.

Tajweed and Tarteel are two terms used for recitation of Holy Quran. Tajweed is the science of the rules of recitation of the Quran.  Reciting with tajweed means that one is applying the rules of tajweed.  Tarteel means reading as the Prophet (PBUH) used to recite and as he was ordered to by Allah.  [wa rattil il-Qurana tarteela] (Muzzammil 4).   The tafsir of this aya (according to ibn kahteer) is to recite the Qur’an slowly, making the letters clear because this is an assistance in understanding and pondering the meaning of the Qur’an.  When asked about the meaning of Tarteel, Hazrat Ali (Radhiallahu Anhu) replied, ‘It means that the Qur’an should be recited with Tajweed and with due observance to the rules of Waqf (pausing or stopping at the end of the verse).’ In this sense, there is no difference between the two words.