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.
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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