The visual Tajweed

Authored by Dr. Ayman Rashidi Swed The Illustrated Tajweed Book (Dar Al-Ghawthani) Author: Dr. Ayman Rashidi Swed Publisher: Dar Al-Ghawthani for Quranic Studies, Syria Fifth Edition 1436 AH, 2016 AD Number of volumes: 1 Number of pages: 264 About the book: This is considered a new version uploaded to the internet for the first time (without missing pages), presented by Sheikh "Ayman Rashidi Swed" in an easy and simple style, with information displayed in the form of educational panels, using illustrative and diagrammatic drawings of speech organs and related matters, and employing colors to highlight some Tajweed issues and distinguish them from others, making the study of the science of Quranic Tajweed easier and clearer, along with the hope that "Lisan Al-Arab Library" wishes its readers, loved ones, and followers an enjoyable and beneficial reading. ● The author summarized forty years of diligent research in Tajweed books, old and new, printed and handwritten, along with what he learned orally from senior contemporary Qaris and their questions about the details and mysteries of this science. ● He uniquely presented the science of Tajweed — entirely — in the form of educational panels containing explanatory illustrations and images of speech organs and related matters. ● He employed colors to highlight some Tajweed issues and distinguish them from others. ● The book is characterized by the accuracy of information and precise definitions. ● The author mixed the old science of Tajweed with some facts from the science of phonetics and the physics of sounds. ● An important chapter on the development of the writing and diacritical marks of the Holy Quran was added, as well as another on memorizing the Quran and related matters. ● The book also contains many phonetic Quranic examples for correct pronunciation, even including incorrect pronunciation, so that the reader avoids falling into such mistakes. ● It includes the timing of Madd (elongation), Ghunn (nasal sound), Sukun (pause), the correct pronunciation of letters, assimilation (Idgham), concealment (Ikhfa), heart (Qalqala), incomplete Idgham, the facilitation of Hamza, tilt (Malaya), Rumm (rolling), and Ishaam (nasalization), with phonetic examples of all these through QR codes (Quick Response). ● Note: There are two types of receiving the Quran: oral reception and written reception. Oral reception from our sheikhs is transmitted through their narration, while the written reception, recorded by our imams in their Tajweed compilations — including this book — is documented and accurate. Neither one replaces the other. A Quran student, in addition to understanding the theoretical rules of Tajweed, must sit with a skilled Qari who corrects him on the proper pronunciation of the sounds of the Great Quran.