Principles of Tajwīd: مبادئ التجوید

The Qur'an; the compendium of Islamic knowledge, is an
embodiment of Divine messages sent to Prophet Muhammad (SAW)
in the dialect of the Quraysh, which was the literacy language of the
Arabs. The Arabs' pronunciations of the words of the Qur'an letters
fluctuate and different from one tribe to another. Tajwid in this regard
is one of the Qur'an sciences that deal primarily with the proper
pronunciation during recitation with a set of rules governing the
reading of the glorious Qur'an. This book therefore contains basic
information on the study of Tajwid. This aspect of knowledge (i.e.
Tajwid) is fundamental on every Muslim to acquire its understanding
because of the indispensable status of the ve daily obligatory prayers
which must be said in the language of the Qur'an. A Muslim should
acquaint himself with the mode of prophetic recitation of the holy
Qur'an while observing prayer and during his reading for cibadah.
The manuscript consists of three chapters; the rst is an introduction
to Tajwid, couple with its importance and the development. The
second chapter, however, discusses the articulation points of the
letters of the Qur'an while the last chapter deals with rules of Tajwid
guiding the recitation of the Qur'an.
The author adopts a systematic approach to facilitate comprehension
as he provides introduction and objectives to every chapter then gives
some tutorial questions for self evaluation after each chapter. The
book is unavoidable in the eld of sciences of the Qur'an. Therefore, it
is recommended for students studying sciences of the Qur'an at all
levels of tertiary institutions.