‫بســــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــم ﷲ الرحـــمــن الرحيـم‬

The Ramadan Daily Message

Vol. 5 Aug. 23rd 2010/Ramadan 13th 1431 H No. 13
How Should We Recite the Holy Quran?
1) Spelling every single letter of the Quran correctly
Narrated Qatada: Anas was asked, "How was the recitation (of the Quran) of the Prophet?' He replied, "It
was characterized by the prolongation of certain sounds." He then recited: In the Name of Allah, the Most
Beneficent, the Most Merciful prolonging the pronunciation of 'In the Name of Allah, 'the most Beneficent,'
and 'the Most Merciful”. (Shahih al Bukhari)

2) Beautifying the voice and tone

Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "Allah does not listen to a prophet as He listens to a prophet who recites
the Qur'an in a pleasant tone." (Shahih al Bukhari)
Narrated 'Abdullah bin Mughaffal: I saw the Prophet reciting (Qur'an) while he was riding on his she camel
or camel which was moving, carrying him. He was reciting Surat Fath or part of Surat Fath very softly and
in an attractive vibrating tone.” (Shahih al Bukhari)

3) Reciting slowly, not hastily

The Quran says, “…and recite the Qur'an in slow, measured rhythmic tones.” (Al Muzzammil[73]:4)
Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Amr: Allah's Apostle said to me, "Recite the whole Qur'an in one month's time." I
said, "But I have power (to do more than that)." Allah's Apostle said, "Then finish the recitation of the
Qur'an in seven days, and do not finish it in less than this period." (al Bukhari)

4) Thinking deeply about the meaning of recited verses

The Quran states,“(This is) a Book (the Quran) which We have sent down to you, full of blessings that they may
ponder over its Verses, and that men of understanding may remember.”(Shad[38]:29)

5) Weeping because of the contemplation

The Quran says,“Do you then wonder at this recitation (the Qur'ân)? And you laugh at it and weep not?”
(An Najm [53]:59-60). Narrated Abdullah bin Mas'ud: The Prophet said to me, "Recite (the Quran) to me." I
said, "O Allah's Apostle, Shall I recite (the Qur'an) to you while it has been revealed to you?" He said, "Yes."
So I recited Surat-An-Nisa' (The Women), but when I recited the Verse: 'How (will it be) then when We
bring from each nation a witness and We bring you (O Muhammad) as a witness against these people.' (4:41)
He said, "Enough for the present," I looked at him and behold! His eyes were overflowing with tears”
(Shahih al Bukhari)

Ramadan Competition (13)

In the Day of Judgement Satan will tell the truth to humankind who became his followers that he had
cheated them with fake promises. He told them to blame none but themselves because they had responded
his calling.
Mention the name of Surah and the number of verse in the 13th chapter of the Quran containing the similar
meaning to the statement.

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