6th Muharram al-Harām 1443 AH

Tilāwah: Al-Fat-ḥ 27 – 29, al-Takwīr

Qirāʾah: Multiple

Today’s recitation was a perfect rendering of what would have been the seven letters of the Qur’an which were revealed to our beloved Nabī Muḥammad ^SAW. The Qārī seamlessly transitioned through multiple readings and, in certain places, evoked strong emotions of sorrow. The recitation began with a multiple recitation of the first part of Verse 27 of Sūrah al-Fat-ḥ, covering the readings of Ḥafṣ, al-Sūsī ʿan Abi Amr, Abū Jaʿfar and al-Kisāʾī. The reading of Ḥafṣ, al-Sūsī and Warsh featured repeatedly throughout the recitation. The farsh also included the readings of Shuʿbah, Ibn Ẓakwān and Qunbul. The recitation was strong and emotional, and built upon the various iterations of bayātī and rast. After the Sūrah al-Fat-ḥ, the Qārī proceeded to recite the Sūrah al-Takwīr in full. The recitation was replete with the various khilāfāt of the Ten Recitations. This article will discuss some notable aspects thereof.

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Some aḥkām from today’s recitation:

1. al-Idghām al-Ṣaghīr: While the idghām ṣaghīr of nūn is well-known, there are instances where other Qurrāʾ perform the idghām ṣaghīr in other letter-combinations. Today, the idghām ṣaghīr was performed in (لقد صدق الله), for the letters dāl and ṣād.

2. al-Idghām al-Kabīr: The idghām kabīr is when two mutaḥarrik letters are mixed, as shown on our Instagram channel. Today, the idghām kabīr of al-Sūsī was performed in multiple places, such as (ارسل رسوله), (فعلم ما), (الغيب بضنين).

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Some farsh and uṣūl from today’s recitation:

لقد صَّدَق	لقدْ صَدق
Abū ʿAmr, Hishām, Ḥamzah, ʿAlī, Khalaf	The Rest
الرُّيَّا	الرُّويا	الرُّءْيا
Abū Jaʿfar	Al-Sūsī	The Rest

رُضوانا	رِضوانا
Shuʿbah	The Rest

فَأَزَره	فئازره
Ibn Ẓakwān	The Rest

سُؤْقه | سئُوْقه	سُوقه
Qunbul	The Rest

سجِرت	سجِّرت
Ibn Kathīr, Abū ʿAmr, Yaʿqūb	The Rest

قُتِّلت	قُتِلت
Abū Jaʿfar	The Rest

رءاه	رءاه	رءاه
Warsh: Taqlīl	Ḥamzah, al-Kisāʾī, Khalaf: Imālah	Abū ʿAmr: Imālah on hamzah

بظنين	بضنين
Ibn Kathīr, Abū ʿAmr, al-Kisāʾī, Ruways	The Rest

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The Uṣūl

This article discusses about the madd and qaṣr preferences of the various Qurrāʾ.

Madd is when the letters of madd are elongated for 4, 5 or 6 ḥarakāt. Qaṣr is when an instance of madd is reduced to an elongation of 2 ḥarakāt only. There are various types of madd which occur due to various reasons. Some of these madds are discussed below along with the preference of the Reciters for them from the Shāṭibiyah path.

Madd al-Munfaṣil

• Qālūn and Dūrī of Abū ʿAmr: Qaṣr (2 ḥarakat), Tawassut (4 or 5 ḥarakat)
• Al-Sūsī and Ibn Kathīr: Qaṣr only.
• Warsh and Ḥamzah: Ishbāʿ (6 ḥarakat)
• Ibn ʿĀmir, ʿĀṣim, al-Kisāʾī: Tawassut only.

Madd al-Muttaṣil:

• Warsh and Ḥamzah: Ishbāʿ (6 ḥarakat)
• Rest: Tawassut only

Madd al-Badal

• Warsh: Qaṣr, Tawassut, Ishbāʿ (with certain exceptions)
• Rest: Qaṣr