Chapter 4: Types Of Recitation

Question 1

What are the 3 types of tilawah (recitation) ?

Answer 1

1. Tahqiq
2. Tadwir
3. Hadr

Question 2

What is the literal and technical definition of tahqiq ?

Answer 2

Literal : to fulfill something meticulously.

Technical : to revise slowly in such a way every letter is pronounced separately and clearly.

Question 3

What is the literal and technical definition of tadwir?

Answer 3

Literal : to spin or to turn around

Technical : reciting Quran at medium speed, between tahqiq and hadr.

Question 4

What is the literal and technical definition of hadr?

Answer 4

Literal : to descend with speed

Technical : Rapid recitation of the Quran