Tartil

Reciting slowly and distinctly, giving every letter its right, as the Qur'an itself instructs.

Also written · Tarteel · Tartil Quran · Tarateel · Tartil recitation · slow recitation · measured recitation · Tarteel Quran · Tartil e Quran · Tartila

The meaning

What Tartil means in Islam

The command is direct: and recite the Qur'an with tartil. Ali is reported to have explained it as giving the letters their due and knowing where to stop. It was the Prophet's own pace, and it is the one to use if you want to understand what you are saying.

Evidence · Qur’an · Stated directly in the Qur’an

Read beside it

Rooms that name it

The command to recite slowly created a whole disciplineA Light · Surah al-Muzzammil, verse 4
Surah Al-MuzzammilSurah 73 · The Enshrouded One

Words that sit beside it

TajwidThe rules for pronouncing the Qur'an correctly: each letter from its place, with its proper qualities.التَّجْويد
TadwirThe middle speed of recitation, sitting between the slow tartil and the quick hadr.التَّدْوير
HadrFast recitation that still keeps every rule intact, used mainly when revising memorisation.الحَدْر
TilawahReciting the Qur'an aloud, following its words closely rather than merely reading over them.التِّلاوَة
Waqf (in recitation)Where you stop while reciting, and where you may not, shown by small letters above the line.الوَقْف