Tajweed solely means to read every letter correctly, i.e., from its origin of pronunciation together with the property of its accompanying notes.
Just as in any different language, we learn to pronounce the letters and words, e.g., in English, we read ‘ph’ stands for ‘f’ and not ‘p’ as in ‘phone/fone’ and not ‘pne’..similarly in the Ijazah Certification.
Arabic language, we also have to learn the usual pronunciation of letters and words which we term ‘tajweed.’
Although the Arabic language is expressed from right to left, Arabic numbers are read from left to right (as English numbers).
Qur’an recitation is the recitation of the Qur’an, according to tajweed Quran & tarteel, as directed by the Prophet Muhammad S.A.W (PBUH).
What is Tarteel: When questioned about the significance of tarteel, Imam Ali (PBUH) answered: It means that the Qur’an should be recited with Quran tajweed and with due attention to the rules of Waqf (pausing or stopping at the end of the verse).’
Tarteel (Arabic: ترتيل) is the Arabic word for hymnody. The title is commonly translated about the Qur'an as recitation, "in proper order" and "with no hurry." This word is used in chapter 73 named سورة المزمل, verse 4 of the Qur'an: "and read the Qur'an in slow, measured rhythmic tones."
Thus as a cited example, the word ‘qalb’ (with Q) means ‘heart,’ if read ‘Kalb’ (with K) will now mean dog, Ijazah in Ad Durrah.
Tajweed also suggests ‘to improve’ and ‘to make better.’ The reading and pronunciation of every letter of the Qur’an from where the sound is thought to come with its proper characteristics such as lengthening (isti’laa), shortening (istifāl), thinning (tarqeeq), thickening (tafkheem) and other phonetic laws such as absorbing/merging (idghaam), pronouncing clearly (idh-haar), changing (iqlab) and covering (ikhfa), muqaddimah al jazariyyah.
Since we could say: Tajweed of the Qur’an is the knowledge and importance of the right rules of recitation so that the reading of the Qur’an is as close as practicable to the recitation of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).
