The word · The Qur’an
التِّلاوَة
Tilawah
Reciting the Qur'an aloud, following its words closely rather than merely reading over them.
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The meaning
What Tilawah means in Islam
The root carries the sense of following, one word behind another, which is why the term implies obedience as well as recitation. The Qur'an praises those who recite it as it deserves to be recited. In practice tilawah is done with wudu where possible, at a measured pace, opening with the isti'adhah.
Evidence · Qur’an · Stated directly in the Qur’an
Read beside it
Words that sit beside it
- TartilReciting slowly and distinctly, giving every letter its right, as the Qur'an itself instructs.التَّرْتيل
- TajwidThe rules for pronouncing the Qur'an correctly: each letter from its place, with its proper qualities.التَّجْويد
- Isti'adhahSaying I seek refuge with Allah from the accursed Shaytan before beginning to recite.الاسْتِعاذَة
- QariA reciter of the Qur'an; in the classical sense, one trained and certified in a particular reading.القارِئ
- Khatm al-Qur'anCompleting a full reading of the Qur'an from beginning to end.خَتْمُ القُرْآن
More from The Qur’an
- Al-Ahruf as-Sab'ahThe seven modes in which the Qur'an was revealed, an ease for the community; what a mode is stays disputed.الأَحْرُفُ السَّبْعَة
- Hafiz (of the Qur'an)Someone who has memorised the whole Qur'an and can recite it from memory.الحافِظ
- IqlabTurning a nun sakinah or tanwin into a meem when the next letter is ba, held with a hum.الإِقْلاب
- MakkiA verse or surah revealed before the migration to Madinah, whatever place it came down in.مَكِّيّ
- Nun Sakinah and TanwinA nun carrying no vowel, or a tanwin ending, which triggers four tajwid rules depending on what follows.النّونُ السّاكِنَةُ وَالتَّنْوين
- SaktahA brief silence held without taking a breath, then the recitation carries straight on.السَّكْتَة