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The word, "tartil", and its cognates have been used 4 times in the [[Qur'an]] to mean two things: | The word, "tartil", and its cognates have been used 4 times in the [[Qur'an]] to mean two things: | ||
* It refers to the continuous and gradual revelation of Quranic chapters and verses by God during the period of the Prophet's (s) mission. The phrase, "We have arranged it well in arranging" ([[ | * It refers to the continuous and gradual revelation of Quranic chapters and verses by God during the period of the Prophet's (s) mission. The phrase, "We have arranged it well in arranging" ([[Qur'an 25]]:32), points to the idea that while the Quranic verses are gradually revealed within 23 years, such a revelation was based on an arrangement or a plan in order to influence the thoughts and attract the hearts of people. A [[hadith]] from the Prophet (s) points to the same idea: "the whole Qur'an has been revealed to me verse by verse and letter by letter (word by word)". | ||
* It also means a particular manner of reciting the Qur'an. In [[ | * It also means a particular manner of reciting the Qur'an. In [[Qur'an 73]], God commands the Prophet (s) to recite the Qur'an with "tartil" and forbids him from reciting it in a hasty way. In this case, "tartil" refers to a way of reciting the Qur'an with which it was revealed to the Prophet (s). According to a hadith from the Prophet (s): "God's favorite manner of reciting the Qur'an is the manner in which it was revealed". This is the manner in which the Prophet (s) himself recited the Qur'an where his listeners could count the letters of its words. | ||
The Prophet (s) said, "Tartil is to articulate the letters and words of the Qur'an in a good and clear way while reciting it". [[Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq (a)]]: "I do not like it when the whole Qur'an is recited within shorter than one month". He recommended that while reciting the Qur'an, one had better say in reply to Quranic addresses such "O the people" or "O those who have believed": "Labbayk-a Rabbana" (I am at thy service, Our Lord!), and when one recites a Quranic verse regarding the [[Heaven]], one is recommended to ask the Heaven from God, and when one recites a Quranic verse regarding divine punishments, one is recommended to take refuge to God from it. | The Prophet (s) said, "Tartil is to articulate the letters and words of the Qur'an in a good and clear way while reciting it". [[Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq (a)]]: "I do not like it when the whole Qur'an is recited within shorter than one month". He recommended that while reciting the Qur'an, one had better say in reply to Quranic addresses such "O the people" or "O those who have believed": "Labbayk-a Rabbana" (I am at thy service, Our Lord!), and when one recites a Quranic verse regarding the [[Heaven]], one is recommended to ask the Heaven from God, and when one recites a Quranic verse regarding divine punishments, one is recommended to take refuge to God from it. | ||