A Classical Primer on Tajwid

Tajwd (tr. 'making something good or better') is the discipline of proper Qur'anic recitation. It involves pronouncing each letter from its proper point of articulation and consistently giving it its due attributes. It is acquired by listening to those who have mastered it, emulating them, and being tested. Learning the theoretical rules of tajwd is a communal obligation (Ar. far kifyah), while practicing it is an individual obligation (Ar. far ayn).This book is a complete, annotated translation of Sheikh Sulaymn al-Jamzr's Tufat al-Afl, a classical didactic poem on tajwd, including the section on 'points of articulation' (Ar. märij al-urf) from Imam Ibn al-Jazar's intermediate-level poem on tajwd.