The blessings of Qiyamullayl

The blessings of Qiyamullayl

As we approach the last ten nights of Ramadan, I would like to share with you the blessings of qiyam al layl, (night prayers) in general. Tarawih during Ramadan is qiyam Ramadan. Qiyam and tarawih are not obligatory, but from the sunnah. وَعَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْعَاصِ رضي الله تعالى عنه قَالَ: قَالَ…

The Blessing of Reciting the Quran with a Beautiful Voice

The Blessing of Reciting the Quran with a Beautiful Voice

فضل تلاوة القرآن The Prophet (peace be on him) encouraged his companions to recite the Quran in a beautiful voice. Al-Bara’ bin Azib reported him as saying: “Beautify the Quran with your voices.” (Ahmad, Abu Dawud, Ibn Majah and Darimi)  عَنِ الْبَرَاءِ بْنِ عَازِبٍ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «زَيِّنُوا الْقُرْآنَ بِأَصْوَاتِكُمْ»…

How important is it to fix your tajweed (recitation of the Quran)?

How important is it to fix your tajweed (recitation of the Quran)?

What is Tajweed? The word Tajweed linguistically means proficiency or doing something well. It comes from the same root letters as the word Jayyid, which means good. In order to recite the Quran correctly, it is not sufficient to be fluent in reading Arabic, but one has to be familiar with each letter of the…