Excellence of Ṣalāt-'Alan-Nabī ﷺ
صَلُّوْا عَلَى
الْحَبِيْب ﷺ صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد
Excellence of Sunnah
اَلْحَمْدُ لِلّٰہ
عَزَّوَجَلَّ! We are blessed with great bounties in Ramadan. Amongst these
bounties is the Sunnah of the Tarāwīh Ṣalāh. Words cannot express the greatness
of the Sunnah! The Prophet of mankind, the Peace of our heart and mind, the
most Generous and Kind صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ
وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has said, 'The one who loved my Sunnah,
loved me, and the one who loved me, will be with me in the Heaven.' (Jāmi'
Tirmiżī, pp. 310, vol. 4, Hadīš 2687)
Finishing the Quran 61 times in Ramadan
The Tarāwīh Ṣalāh is a Sunnat-ul-Muakkadah.
Reciting the whole Quran in the Tarāwīh Ṣalāh is also Sunnat-ul-Muakkadah. Our
Imām A'ẓam Sayyiduna Imām Abū Ḥanīfah رَحْمَةُ اللّٰهِ
عَلَيْه used to recite the Holy Quran sixty-one times in Ramadan,
thirty during the day, thirty at night and one during the Tarāwīh Ṣalāh. For
forty-five years, he رَحْمَةُ اللّٰهِ عَلَيْه
offered his Fajr Ṣalāh with the Wuḍū he would make for his 'Ishā Ṣalāh. (Bahār-e-Sharī'at,
pp. 37, part 4)
According to a narration, Imām A'ẓam رَضِیَ اللّٰهُ عَنْهُ performed Hajj fifty-five times in his life and recited the Holy Quran seven thousand times in the
house he lived away. ('Uqūd-ul-Jumān, pp. 221)
Recitation of Quran and Auliya
According to a narration mentioned in Āšār,
Amīr-ul-Mūminīn Sayyidunā 'Alī رَضِیَ اللّٰهُ عَنْهُ
used to start reciting the Holy Quran when placing his left foot in the stirrup
(of his horse) and finish reciting it before placing his right foot in the
other stirrup. (Fatāwā Razawiyyah (Jadīd), pp. 477, vol. 7)
The Holy Prophet صَلَّى
اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has said that Sayyidunā Dāwūd عَلَيْهِ السَّلَام would order his mount to be saddled and he
would recite the whole of the Holy Zabūr before its saddle was tied. (Ṣaḥīḥ
Bukhārī, pp. 447, vol. 2, Hadīš 3417)
Dear Islamic brothers! A question may arise
as to how it is possible for a person to recite the whole Quran and the whole
Zabūr several times a day or within a few moments. The answer is quite simple
and credible; it was a Prophetic miracle of Sayyidunā Dāwūd عَلَيْهِ السَّلَام and saintly miracles of Islamic saints.
Miracles are such actions which are impossible to occur in usual circumstances.
Mispronouncing letters
Regretfully, most of the people don't pay
attention to religious matters these days. The Holy Quran is not usually
recited properly even a single time in the Tarāwīh Ṣalāh. The Holy Quran should
be recited slowly, but these days, if an Imām recites it slowly people refuse
to offer Tarāwīh with him. These days, people prefer such a Ḥāfiẓ who finishes
the Tarāwīh Ṣalāh as quickly as possible.
Remember! Mispronouncing the Quranic
letters is Ḥarām irrespective of whether it is Tarāwīh Ṣalāh or any other
Ṣalāh. If a Ḥāfiẓ misses even a single letter of the Holy Quran, the Sunnah of
reciting the entire Quran will remain unfulfilled. Therefore, if you miss even
a single letter or fail to pronounce it from its correct origin, so recite it
again properly without feeling shyness, and then proceed. It is also
regrettable that these days there are many such Ḥuffāẓ who are unable to recite
the Quran slowly! If they try to recite slowly they forget words!
It is my sincere Madanī suggestion
for such Ḥuffāẓ not to feel ashamed of all in this matter. By Almighty! The
wrath of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ will result in innumerable
troubles, so rectify your recitation of the Holy Quran from beginning to end
with the help of a Qārī who teaches according to the rules of Tajwīd. Reciting
every 'Madd' and 'Līn' properly is necessary¹. Be careful about the rules of
'Madd', 'Ghunnah', 'Iẓhār' and 'Ikhfā'' as well.
The author of Bahār-e-Sharī'at Ṣadr-ush-Sharī'ah, Badr-uṭ-Ṭarīqah 'Allāmah Maulānā Muftī Amjad 'Alī A'ẓamī رَحْمَةُ اللّٰهِ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْه has stated, 'One should recite the Quran slowly in Farḍ Ṣalāh, and at a medium pace, in Tarāwīh. Fast recitation in Nawāfil of the night is permissible. However, words should be clearly understandable, i.e. the Maddat should be pronounced with at least the minimum degree of length set by Qurrā. Otherwise, it is Ḥarām, because we have been commanded to recite the Quran with Tartīl (slowly).' (Durr-e-Mukhtār, Rad-dul-Muḥtār, pp. 262, vol. 2) Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ says in the 4th verse of Sūrah Muzzammil (part 29):
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of
Quran)] (Part 29, Sūrah Muzzammil, verse 4)
¹ If a وَاو
or يَا or اَلِف
is Sākin (without a Zabar, Zair or Paish) and the letter before it carries a
convenient Ḥarakat (Paish before a وَاو,
Zair before a يَا, and Zabar before an اَلِف) then it (the وَاو،
يَا or اَلِف) is called a Madd. If
a وَاو or يَا
is Sākin and the letter before it has a Zabar on it then it (the وَاو or يَا)
is called a Līn.
² See the details of these rules in Madanī
Qāidah (English) published by Maktaba-tul-Madīnah.
Elaborating the word 'Tartīl' A'lā Ḥaḍrat رَحْمَةُ اللّٰهِ عَلَيْه has stated with the
reference of 'Kamālain 'Ala Ḥāshiyah Jalālain:' 'Recite the Holy Quran so
slowly that the listener can count even the number of verses and words.' (Fatāwā
Razawiyyah (Jadīd), pp. 276, vol. 6) Further, in Farḍ Ṣalāh, recite the
Holy Quran in such a way that each and every letter separately be understood.
As for Tarāwīh Ṣalāh recite it with medium pace and in Nafl Ṣalāh at night, one
can recite it quickly provided that he could understand what he recites. (Durr-e-Mukhtār,
pp. 80, vol. 1)
According to 'Madārik-ut-Tanzīl',
'Reciting the Quran slowly refers to reciting it calmly by separating each and
every letter, pausing wherever a pause is required and pronouncing each letter
from its correct origin. The word 'Tartīlan' (in the verse) lays stress, which
means that it is necessary for the reciter to do this (i.e. recite slowly).' (Tafsīr
Madārik-ut-Tanzīl, pp. 203, vol. 4 – Fatāwā Razawiyyah referenced, pp.
278, 279, vol. 6)
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