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Question 1.The recitation of assosiy reads
many verses of the Quran very differently from other riwayah. My question is
more about the mudood in a few places of the Quran where some verses are
read differently. For examples (this is just one example among many as I
know the rules go far deeper than that) in surat Mudjadalah verse 11 "...idha
qila lakum...", the recitation of Assosiy rather reads (when I listen to it)
"...idha qiiLakum.." by lengthening the letter "Ya" with kasra in "qiil" and
but merging the laam in "qiila" with the laam of "Kum in Lakum". I would
like to know: What are the vowel counts usually allowed when these types of
idgham (merging) occur? Does Assosiy allow a 2, 4,or 6 vowel count? Answer Wa alaikum assalaam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, 1. The qira’ah of Imam is unique in the fact that it has many types of idhgaam kabeer (), meaning both when the letters are identical and both are voweled, () and also when the letters are similar (or close () and voweled. If there is a medd letter before the idhgaam, the medd letter is lengthened the same length that the reader is using for . As we know, can be 2, 4, or 6 vowel counts. So if the read is using two vowel counts for , he/she will then lengthen the two vowels counts when making of the of into the of . When making the , we put a sukoon on the first of the two letters of the . In the same line, if the reader is lengthening four or six vowel counts, then the before the will be four or six vowel counts accordingly. This line of poetry written by a scholar gives us the evidence for this rule:
2. The King Fahd Complex printing of the Glorious Qur’an and most other printings of the Qur’an divide the Qur’an into fourths ( ) of a hizb (). Each hizb is one half a juz’, and each fourth mark is then one-eighth of a juz’. There are marks also at the and juz’ ends. These marks assist the reader who is reviewing a certain amount each day, or memorizing a certain amount each day so he/she can plan their weekly or monthly schedule in an even manner. The mark then referred to in the question is one of these markers. We prefer to use the term “printing” instead of “version”. The term “version” may indicate to some the idea that there is a difference in the essence of the Qur’an in the different printings. The differences are in markings and additions such as stop marks, but not in the essence. Jazakum Allahu khairan. Wa assalaam alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh. |