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Question (18June2001)

I am memorizing in a Qur’an class.  I am having a terrible time-al-hamdu lillah.  I was wondering how often I should review memorized surahs? 

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Question (17June2001)

In your tidbit lessons you have been explaining how each letter is articulated from a precise point in the mouth;  my question is: Is there an articulation point for the vowels too? And if so what would they be?

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Question (16June2001)

When I make the tafkheem letters such as  and  it seems to sounds like a nice tafkheem if I make a circle on my lips.  Is this acceptable?

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Question (15June2001)

I have a heavy nasal sound over all of my reading, maybe because I have an American Midwest accent.  My teacher says I have ghunnah (nasalization) in all my reading.  How can I get rid if this? 

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Question (12June2001)

There is a question among us regarding the formation of the leen letters:  we have read in the book of Tajweed Rules of the Qur'an that the leen letters as well as the medd letters are formed by vibration in the vocal chords.  One teacher thought that she had learned that they were emitted by either pressing on the makhraj of Ya for the ya leeniya or by the rounding of the lips in the case of the wow leeniya which would mean that they are pronounced by  (that is by collision) of the articulation parts.  We would be grateful if you could please enlighten us in this matter insha’ Allah.

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Question(11June2001)

On long mudood (plural of medd), some readers change their tone a number of times as if they were musical notes in a scale.  Is this the preferred way to read?

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Question (10June2001)

I have noticed that some aayaat of the Qur'an end with a word which has a tanween (double fathah sign ) on the end of it.  Listening to tapes I can hear that the reciter is saying an elongated "aa" .  Could you please explain this?

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Question (09June2001)

Is it okay to skip reading an aayah with a sajdah, for example: the last ayah of surah al-Alaq, if we are reading the Qur’an in a place where it is inconvenient to do a sajdah?

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Question (08June2001)

Could you please explain how to make heaviness (tafkheem) of  the letters when reading the Qur'an?

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Question (08June2001)

Some of the letters are pronounced from the same articulation point but yet sound different. Why? 

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Question (07June2001)

Some of my classmates read with great force or pressure on each sound.  Does this make the sound clearer or is it incorrect?

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Question (06June2001)

My teacher tells me my alifs (alifaat) are too far back. I don’t understand how that can be if the articulation point for the alif is the lowest part of the throat.  Isn’t the lowest part of the throat way back in the mouth?

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Question (06June2001)

Does your site only answer question on the proper way to read the Qur’an-tajweed, or does it also answer general Islamic questions?

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Question (03June2001)

Must we always begin reading the Qur'an with saying: ?  If we are interrupted for example, and return to reading after do we repeat it?  Could you clarify this matter for me?

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Question (01June2001)

Jazakum Allahu khairan  for all your explanations;  they are very useful and interesting.  I have printed some of your answers to help me keep in mind some of the points.  I'm not sure if you have already answered this question so I apologize if it has already been covered.

We are told that the medd letters are three: the alif saakinah preceded by a fatHah; and the ya’ saakinah preceded by a kesrah; and the wow saakinah preceded by a dhammah.  These are elongated for two counts when they make up a natural mad  the  (medd "tabee'ee").  What if these three letters the alif, the ya and the wow are saakinah but before them is different vowel from the above that is: other than a fatHa before an alif, or a kesrah before the ya’ or a dhammah before the wow?

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Question (30May2001)

I have a question about an aayat in the Quran but I don't know which it is? I was told that when someone is looking at you and you want yourself to be attracted to him/her then you read that ayat. Please tell me if this is true or not and if it is, then please tell me that ayat with the meaning. 

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Question (30May2001)

In what order is the Quran arranged?

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