4. Objective and
Subjective Conditions:
Reciting the Qur’an as it ought to be recited depends
upon the fulfillment of a number of objective and
subjective
conditions. The objective conditions to
be fulfilled are that one
should perform ablution before starting
the
recitation, that he should sit facing
the
qibla, and that he should start the
recitation with taa‘wwuz (seeking
Allah’s protection against the Satan).
Subjectively, he should contemplate the greatness of the Book and the greatness of the Being who has revealed it, and should recite it with complete concentration and absorption, a deep feeling of submissiveness and humility, and utmost fervor and devotion. He should read the Book of Allah (SWT) with a sincere and earnest desire to get at the truth, and with a firm resolve to transform himself according to its teachings.
He should constantly ponder and deliberate over its meanings, not with a view to finding from it a confirmation of his own preconceived thoughts and theories but genuinely seeking from it the guidance that it offers. As explained above, the literal meaning of tilawat is “to follow or walk closely behind someone.” Therefore, in the real sense of the term, it demands an attitude of self-abandonment and receptivity. Such an attitude is, indeed, the essence of tilawat.
Subjectively, he should contemplate the greatness of the Book and the greatness of the Being who has revealed it, and should recite it with complete concentration and absorption, a deep feeling of submissiveness and humility, and utmost fervor and devotion. He should read the Book of Allah (SWT) with a sincere and earnest desire to get at the truth, and with a firm resolve to transform himself according to its teachings.
He should constantly ponder and deliberate over its meanings, not with a view to finding from it a confirmation of his own preconceived thoughts and theories but genuinely seeking from it the guidance that it offers. As explained above, the literal meaning of tilawat is “to follow or walk closely behind someone.” Therefore, in the real sense of the term, it demands an attitude of self-abandonment and receptivity. Such an attitude is, indeed, the essence of tilawat.
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