Importance of Tajweed Al-Quran

The word “ Tajweed ” means proficiency. It means giving every single letter of the Quran to its dues when it is recited. In this article, we will learn the importance of Tajweed and the reasons why we should recite the Quran with Tajweed.

1- The appearance of the angel Gabriel

The Quran was first revealed with Tajweed applied to it. When the angel Gabriel recited the Quran to the Prophet Muhammad, he recited it with Tajweed. Therefore, it is mandatory that we apply those rules in order to ​recite the Quran​ in its original form.

2- The Quran is the words of Allah

Every letter of the Quran is from Allah, so Muslims should take the Quran’s recitation seriously. The purpose of Tajweed is to give the reciter proficiency pronouncing every letter with the rules that apply to it. This way the reciter can recite the Quran without changing the way of the Prophet who learned it from Almighty Allah. Allah told us: “recite the Quran with measured recitation.” (Quran 73:4).

3- The rules of Tajweed

Observing the rules of Tajweed in reciting protects the reciter from making mistakes in reciting the Quran or change the words’ meaning during the recitation. Every Arabic letter has a pronunciation point from which it originates, called the Makhraj and attributes called the Sifaat. The knowledge is an important step to ​Learn Quran with Tajweed​.

4- Tajweed will help to avoid mistakes

Applying the rules of Tajweed is important to avoid the major mistakes in reciting the Quran. There are two types of errors: the clear mistakes and the hidden mistakes. The clear mistakes are usually plain errors and change the words’ meaning. Whilst the hidden mistakes are not easily spotted. The majority of scholars agree that the application of Tajweed rules to avoid clear mistakes is an individual obligation (Fard ‘Ayn), while applying

Tajweed rules to avoid the hidden mistakes is a collective obligation (Fard Kifaayah) upon Muslims.