I need help from the experts on the following two queries regarding the discipline, Tajweed al Qur'an:

1. I would like to ask about the form of study that teaches the reading of Al-Quraan? This form of knowledge is being taught and called the 'Ilm Tajweed. So what do you think about this knowledge that teaches the form of pronounciation for all the alphabets in the Holy Al-Quraanul Kariim and its elongated sound for the aleef or such. Were these knowledge taught by the prophet Muhammad saw from his living days? Or was it only initiated by the huffaz or different qurraas?

Thank you. Wassalaam.
May Allah Bless All Muslims

2. Should we always follow the tajweed to read the Quran, or can we read it by prononciation, I mean correct pronunciation.

Edited by: tariq hashmi on Sunday, September 12, 2004 8:25 PM