Q: I have some questions about stop signs in the Quraan.
1. If لا comes at the end of an aayat, can I stop?
2. Will it permissible to not stop at ط and ج signs?
3. Will it be permissible to not stop at ق and قف signs?
Q: Several years ago, my Qaari Saheb taught me proper, comprehensive tajweed principles along with their application. Eventually, I forgot the principles although if I am asked to recite something, I can Alhamdulillah recite it properly.
I wish to revise tajweed. Please suggest a book (in any language: English, Urdu, or Arabic) that explains the principles comprehensively.
Q: As we know, there are various types of qiraat (I mean, reciting the Quraan in different dialects). Could we represent qiraat art as Islamic traditional art? I am using the word 'tradition' because this art is being delivered by centuries to the next generation.
Q:
1. What is the duration of one alif in tajweed? How long should we stretch it?
2. I have seen in ‘simple rules of tajweed’ book that short madd duration is two alif. Can I stretch short madd for 3 Alif duration?
3. If sign of the short madd appears at the end of an ayat and we stop there, how long should the madd be stretched? I have heard in many tilawat that they stretch it for one alif when it appears at the end of ayat.
Q: I am newly married. When I kiss or touch my wife, a little amount of semen comes out or you can say it is mazi. In this condition can I recite Surah Yaseen, Surah Rahman, Surah Mulk by heart. Not by touching any books. If I don't recite it everyday there may be some chances to be forgotten.
Q: At the hifz madrasah I go to, we have exams where the students have to read Quraan and will get a mark based on tajweed, etc. Depending on what mark the students achieved, they will get a prize. Is such a type of prize halaal?
Q: Nowadays in the Apple Arabic keyboard, هـ is changed to ه. Consequently all quranic words are also changed. What should we do about this? Will the meaning of the Quran change with this?
Q: When I recite Quraan, whether looking inside or not, if I dont know the correct pronunciation of a word or I don't know what the next word is, I guess what it is and continue in that way. I feel lazy to check the correct word or its pronunciation even though I have a Qur'an near me.
Also, sometimes when I read Qur'an while looking inside, I guess the next ayah or the continuation of same ayah because I feel that I know it or I have heard or read a similar ayah somewhere. I don't read a word wrong while knowing the correct pronunciation.
Is this the same case as adding or removing a word or letter?
Q: A friend of mine who became a Muslim a couple years ago has been accredited for hajj this year. She does not know how to read the Arabic Quraan but she has one that has been gifted to her. She has been told that she can read la illahah illal lah for every word. Is that permissable?
Q:
1. Is it permissible to read Quran with maqaamaat, that is, the tune which the Egyptian qaaris have adopted?
2. Is it permissible to listen to a qari who reads in this way?
3. Is it permissible to take a payment for reading qiraat?
4. Is it permissible to go to a qirat program where a qari charges for his recital?