Tajwid
/təˈdʒwiːd/noun
The set of rules governing the correct pronunciation and recitation of the Qur’an.
Did you know?Tajwid developed as a disciplined oral science to preserve distinctions in Qur’anic Arabic, including emphatic consonants, pauses, elongations, and nasal resonance.
Etymological Timeline
Classical Arabic
Arabic
جَوَّدَ (jawwada)
“He improved, perfected, or made something excellent”
Classical Arabic
Arabic
تَجْوِيد (tajwīd)
“Improvement, refinement, or making excellent”
8th–10th Century
Arabic
ʿilm al-tajwīd
“The science of regulated Qur’anic recitation”
Medieval Islamic scholarship
Arabic
tajwīd al-Qurʾān
“Perfecting the recitation of the Qur’an”
Modern English
English
tajwid
“The rules and practice of correct Qur’anic pronunciation and recitation”