'ilm-i-tajwid. 



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(3-4) Surat-us-Sijda (xxxii), v. 18 : " Shall he then 

 who is a believer be as a gross sinner they 

 shall not be held alike" 



(5-9) Surat-ul-Ya,Sm (xxxvi), vv. 11, 29, 52, 61, 81 : 

 " The traces they have left behind them" 

 " 0 the misery that rests npon my servants " 

 "Who hath roused us from our sleeping 

 place " " Worship me " oty* "Must not He 

 who hath created the heavens and the earth be 

 mighty enough to create your likes ?" oV^- 

 (10) Surat-ul-Mulk (lxvii), v. 19 : " Behold they not 

 the birds over their heads, their wing outstretch- 

 ing and drawing in ? " 



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3. Waqf-i-Munazzal ( Jy^ ) # This is also called Waqf- 



i-Jibrajil ( ), because it is said that in the six or 



eight places where the pause is indicated, Gabriel paused 

 when reciting the Quran to the Prophet. 



4. Waqf-un-Nabi i ' pause of the Prophet." It 

 is said that in some eleven or more places, additional to all 

 that have been mentioned, the Prophet used to pause. It is 

 now a meritorious act to observe this pause. 



This concludes what may be termed the punctuation of the 

 Quran,' but there still remain several signs and symbols which 

 need ^explanation. 



1. s-e. This is £, the initial letter of (10), and the 

 first letter of (Basra) . This symbol denotes that a Basra 

 'Ashr ends here. As a Ruku' contains on an average about 

 ten verses, it is here called by the term ' Ashr, ten ; so s-^ 

 means that according to the Qaris of Basra a Ruku ends 

 where this symbol is placed. 



2. s-^ stands for Khams-i-Basra ( ^y* and denotes 

 that five Basra verses ended here. 



