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ILM-I-TAJWID. 



The following table shows how often the stops occur in the 

 Quran : — 





3 



J* 



•J 





u° 



) 



© 



t 



r 



8 



1,155 



8 



99 



99 



83 



191 



1,578 



3,510 



12 



There are a few selected places in the Quran where it is 

 considered an act of merit to make a solemn pause, or to 

 omit the pause if so directed. 



1. Mu'dnaqa (^ui) = f embracing. ' This means that when 

 two pauses come very close together, one may be omitted, e.g., 



V e J **v 6 y*"^ ^- ere on ty one word occurs 

 between the two s, the symbol for Waqf-i-ldzim : as 

 is written above each, it is sufficient if a pause, is made in one 

 place. The other signs for are and 

 more frequently *. The ancient authorities say that 

 occurs thirteen times in the Quran ; the modern ones say 

 eighteen. 



2. Waqf-i-Ghufrdn ( ^ty* «Jtfj ), " the pause of pardon." 



It is considered highly meritorious to pause whenever these 

 words occur, for there is a tradition (^^) to the effect 

 that " He who observes Waqf-i-Ghufrdn in the ten places in 

 which it occurs, I will answer for his entrance into paradise," 

 The lesser sins ( a^) of all who observe it are supposed 

 to receive pardon. The ten places referred to by Muham- 

 mad are— 



(1) Surat-ul-Ma,ida (v), v. 56 : "0 Believers ! take not 



the Jews or Christians as friends " oV*. 



(2) Surat-ul-An'am (vi), v. 36 : " "Will He make answer 



to those who only listen ? " aV*. 



