Author: Syed Mahmood Hasan
Translator: Syed Tahir Mahmood
Publisher: Goodword books
Year: 2002
Language: multilingual
Pages: 97
ISBN/UPC (if available): 8187570784
Description
Recitation of the Qur'an is a form of worship that requires perfection as far as possible. The purpose of this book is to enable non-Arabic speaking individuals to recite the Holy Qur'an confidently and perfectly.
The book teaches proper pronunciation of Arabic letters and the basic rules of Tajwid - the Islamic science designed to enable readers to9 read the Holy book correctly and accurately.
The Author, the late Syed Mahmood Hasan, was a versatile Islamic scholar who spent several years in devising this unique work in Urdu. The English version of the book has been prepared by Professor Syed Tahir Mahmood, son of the late author and a noted scholar of Islamic law.
Contents
Foreword to English Version
English Transliteration Table
Foreword to Urdu Version
Introduction
A Note for Readers
Lesson 1: The Holy Book
Lesson 2: Terminology
Lesson 3: Arabic Alphabet
Lesson 4: Sounds of Arabic Letters
Lesson 5: Characteristics of Arabic Letters
Lesson 6: Still Nun and Tanwin
Lesson 7: Letters Mim and Nun
Lesson 8: Amalgamation of Letters
Lesson 9 :
The Letter Ra
Lesson 10: Allah and Allahumna
Lesson 11: Reading a Thick Alif
Lesson 12: Rules of Madd
Lesson 13: Short-Vowel Signs
Lesson 14: Correct Spelling
Lesson 15: Prefix Letters
Lesson 16: Miscellaneous Spelling Rules
Lesson 17: Recognizing Full Words
Lesson 18: The Script
Lesson 19: Waqf and Wasl
Lesson 20: Be Careful: Where Alif is Never Read
Lesson 21: Beware: Harakat Change may cause Blasphemy
Lesson 22: Prefatory Invocations
Lesson 23: Touching and Reading the Holy Book