Recitation and Tajweed
- Why was the abrogating verse (And those of you who die and leave wives behind, they shall wait on their own for four months and ten days) placed before the abrogated verse (And those of you who die and leave wives behind, a will for their wives, provision for a year without expulsion) in the order of the Mus'haf, even though the abrogated verse was revealed before the abrogating one? And does this order affect the understanding of the Qur’an?
- What is the ruling on setting a specific time limit (such as 21 days) for performing acts of worship like Dhikr and reading the Quran, with the aim of challenging oneself and getting accustomed to them? And is this considered an innovation (bid'ah)?
- Is the reward for reciting the Holy Quran obtained only by reading it from the Mushaf, or is a Muslim also rewarded for listening to a recorded recitation of the Holy Quran?
- Is it permissible for a woman to record her recitation of the Quran and send it to her female teacher via WhatsApp or the internet for memorization review?
- Must I leave the Quran memorization center, which I need to improve my recitation (tajwid) and consolidate my memorization, for the sake of a job that helps me pay for university expenses, knowing that not taking the job might prevent me from entering university?
- Has it been mentioned in the Quran or Sunnah that there is support for a gathering of people to recite Surah Yasin a specific number of times, after which one of them steps forward to supplicate while the rest raise their hands and say "Ameen" to his supplication?
- What is the linguistic miraculousness in the use of the preposition "fi" (في - in/within) instead of "bi" (الباء - by/with) or "dakhil" (داخل - inside) in His, the Almighty's, saying: {And abide in your houses}?
- Is it permissible to recite Surat Al-Baqarah silently, without moving the tongue, in fulfillment of a vow to recite it after committing a certain sin, knowing that vocal recitation causes distress due to demonic possession (mass), and is it permissible to divide the required number of recitations over several days?
- What is the ruling on swaying right and left or forwards while memorizing the Qur’an, and is this swaying considered a type of movement that aids memorization, with the exclusion of any intention of Sufi swaying or worshipping through it?
- What is the effect of the the symbol "" on the meanings of the words in the Quran, and does not elongating the letter beneath it change the meaning?
- Is it permissible to read the Qur'an while it is placed on the thigh or the knee for worshippers sitting in the mosque?
- Is it permissible to be content with reciting Surat Al-Ikhlas three times and entirely abandon the recitation of the Holy Quran, based on the understanding that reciting it is equivalent to the reward of reciting the entire Quran?
- Is it permissible to say, "This is by the grace of Allah and then the Qur'an"?
- What are the best ways to learn the Noble Qur’an in terms of recitation, memorization, Tajweed, exegesis, grammatical analysis, abrogating and abrogated verses, and all its sciences and secrets, whether online or through direct attendance?
- Is the recitation of the Quran without understanding all its verses counted as a reward, or does the description (And among them are illiterates who know not the Scripture except wishful thinking, and they are only guessing) apply to us, and is it necessary to understand all the meanings of the surahs that are recited?
- What is the supplication a Muslim recites before beginning to memorize the Qur'an?
- What are the most prominent books and their commentaries recommended for a beginner student of knowledge in Aqidah (creed), Usul al-Fiqh (principles of jurisprudence), Fiqh (jurisprudence), Mustalah al-Hadith (hadith terminology), Tafsir (Qur'anic exegesis), and Tajwid (Qur'anic recitation), and with which school of thought (madhhab) should one begin, and what is the advice for someone who cannot learn directly from scholars?
- Is the use of "naqd" incense, which some claim expels devils, permissible in Islamic law?
- Is reading the Quran with the "Reader Pen" considered the same as regular reading in terms of reward, and is using this pen, despite its benefits in improving tajwid and understanding, considered an innovation (bid'ah)?
- What do the scholars of Quranic orthography, such as Abu Amr al-Dani, mean by their statement, regarding the verse, "Say: Who delivers you from the darkness of the land and the sea, when you call upon Him humbly and secretly: 'If He delivers us from this, we will surely be among the thankful'" (Quran 6:63): "And in it, in the mus'hafs of the people of Kufa: 'لئن أنجينا من هذه' (la'in anjayna min hadhih), with a yaa' and without a taa', and in all other mus'hafs: 'لئن انجيتنا' (la'in anjaytana) with a yaa' and a taa'," given the absence of a yaa' in "أنجانا" (anjani) in the Kufan mus'haf or readings?
- What is meant by the Qur’an being uncreated, and does this include our recitation of it despite us being created, and is contemplating this considered overstepping?
- What is the correct way to pause between the verses of the Holy Quran, and do the places of pausing differ among reciters?
- What is the ruling on using an autotune effect or filter lightly to beautify the voice when reciting the Quran, and what is the ruling on effects in general for the Quran?
- How can we reconcile the fact that some Companions – such as Ibn Abbas – were unaware that the Hadith, "If the son of Adam had a valley of gold...," was from the Qur'an, with other narrations indicating that it is from the Qur'an?