Tilawah
is an Arabic word meaning
to ‘read’ or ‘recite’.
The word
Tilawah
is used especial-
ly to describe the reading or recita-
tion of the Holy
Qur’an
.
The Holy
Qur’an
is the direct word
of Allah, Almighty.
The
Qur’an
is the only authentic
way to know Allah and to attain
closeness to him.
The
Qur’an
tells us of Allah’s attrib-
utes, of how He rules over all cre-
ation, of what he wants of us and
our duties to Him, to ourselves and
to our fellow human beings.
A Muslim must learn to read the
Qur’an
in its original Arabic, correct-
ly, fluently and beautifully.
At the beginning you may not
understand what you read. How
ever, reading the
Qur’an
knowing
that it is the word of Allah is certain-
ly one of the best ways of remem-
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L E S S O N 1
Tilawah
O F T H E
Q U R ’ A N
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Read and explain the following.
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Vocabulary
Tilawah
recite
authentic
attain
attributes
original
fluently
translation
attempt
ponder
humble
attitude
regularly
occasionally
addition
memorize
portions
mechanical
ritual
reside
dwell
desolate
ruined
etiquette
dignified
posture
melodious
resemble
