The Shubuhaat | Part 2: Heavy Ghunnah or Light?
Ghunnah Ghunnah is the nasal sound which accompanies two of the Arabic letters: م and ن. It is produced when the air coming from the voice box,…
Clearing the Confusion behind ض | Part 4: The correct ض of the Sanad
This series is based on a translation of the book إعلام السادة النجباء أنه لا تشابه بين الضاد والظاء by Dr. Ashraf Muhammad Fu’aad Tala’at and…
The Shubuhaat | Part 1: A Tale of Two Sukoons
In this last series, we elaborated on the importance of avoiding any innovation inserted into the oral sanad and the ways in which this is done…
How to Handle the Conflict | Part 2: Some Practical Advice
In the previous post, we discussed some general points a student should keep in mind when dealing with a situation where the teacher is teaching something…
How to Handle the Conflict | Part 1: Some General Advice
Part 2 A common scenario many students of Qur’an face is when their teacher teaches them to recite the Qur’an in a way which has been…
Attention Teachers of Qur’an | Conclusion: Lessons Learned
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 In the previous installment of this series, we presented a real-life case example of an instance where innovation in…
Attention Teachers of Qur’an | Part 5: A Real-Life Case: Open or Closed Lips?
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Conclusion In previous installments of this series, we explained the pitfalls of deriving our knowledge…
Attention Teachers of Qur’an | Part 4: What if the Recitation was Lost?
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 5 | Conclusion So far, we’ve discussed the importance of maintaining the integrity of one’s Sanad and only teaching that which was orally transmitted…
Attention Teachers of Qur’an | Part 3: What if the Recitation itself was Incorrect?
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Conclusion In previous installments of this series, we discussed the importance of transmitting the oral recitation of the Qur’an over…
Attention Teachers of Qur’an | Part 2: Don’t Pollute your Sanad!
Part 1 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Conclusion After explaining in the last post the restriction upon teachers regarding what they are allowed to teach, let us…