Traditional Quran Instruction Method More Effective than in Cyberspace
The direct and traditional method of teaching the Quran is much more effective and more precise than teaching the Quran in the cyberspace.
Eminent Egyptian Quran reciter Abdul Fattah Al-Taruti made the remark in an interview with IQNA, adding that in Egypt the traditional method is still prevalent in Quranic schools.
He said based on this method, the instructor recites a verse of the Quran two or three times and the learners repeat and memorize them while learning accurate pronunciation of the words and letters.
Al-Taruti noted that when the instructor is reciting the verse, the learners carefully look at his mouth to learn exactly how the letters are pronounced.
The Egyptian master underlined the need for understanding the meaning of the verses of the Quran when learning them by heart, adding that anyone who memorizes a major work pays careful attention to its meaning so that he can retain it in his memory.
“Paying attention to the meaning of the texts being memorized is very important. Without considering the meaning, it is difficult to learn something by heart. This is true when it comes to memorizing the Quran, too.”
To explain more, he referred to verse 5 of Surah Juma’a “The likeness of those who were entrusted with the (obligation of the) Taurat (Torah) (i.e. to obey its commandments and to practise its legal laws), but who subsequently failed in those (obligations), is as the likeness of a donkey who carries huge burdens of books (but understands nothing from them). How bad is the example (or the likeness) of people who deny the Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, signs, revelations, etc.) of Allah. And Allah guides not the people who are Zalimun (polytheists, wrong-doers, disbelievers, etc.)”
The member of the jury panel of the 4th International Holy Quran Competition for Muslim Students added that Muslims should understand the meaning of the Quranic verses, act upon their teachings and have a conduct based on the teachings of the Quran and Islam.
He further pointed to the importance of the science of Tajweed in learning Quran memorization and recitation, quoting Ibn Jazari, a scholar of Quran recitation, as saying that learning Tajweed is necessary for reciting the Quran.
Elsewhere in his remarks, Al-Taruti highlighted the major role of families in promotion of the Quranic culture in societies, saying that the family is the foundation in which everyone’s character is shaped.
“When a child witnesses that his mother and father say prayers, read the Quran and behave according to Islamic principles, it will naturally have an effect on him. Such a child will get acquainted with the Quran and will be devoted to it.”
He also referred to the status of the Holy Quran in Muslim societies today and said people from different walks of life in Islamic societies are keen on learning the Quran by heart and pay more attention to the Holy Book than before.
The Egyptian Quran master went on to say that the Quran’s teachings should enter all aspects of life and that the Sirah of the Holy Prophet (PBUH) should be the model for raising a generation familiar with the teachings of Islam and the Quran.
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He said based on this method, the instructor recites a verse of the Quran two or three times and the learners repeat and memorize them while learning accurate pronunciation of the words and letters.
Al-Taruti noted that when the instructor is reciting the verse, the learners carefully look at his mouth to learn exactly how the letters are pronounced.
The Egyptian master underlined the need for understanding the meaning of the verses of the Quran when learning them by heart, adding that anyone who memorizes a major work pays careful attention to its meaning so that he can retain it in his memory.
“Paying attention to the meaning of the texts being memorized is very important. Without considering the meaning, it is difficult to learn something by heart. This is true when it comes to memorizing the Quran, too.”
To explain more, he referred to verse 5 of Surah Juma’a “The likeness of those who were entrusted with the (obligation of the) Taurat (Torah) (i.e. to obey its commandments and to practise its legal laws), but who subsequently failed in those (obligations), is as the likeness of a donkey who carries huge burdens of books (but understands nothing from them). How bad is the example (or the likeness) of people who deny the Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, signs, revelations, etc.) of Allah. And Allah guides not the people who are Zalimun (polytheists, wrong-doers, disbelievers, etc.)”
The member of the jury panel of the 4th International Holy Quran Competition for Muslim Students added that Muslims should understand the meaning of the Quranic verses, act upon their teachings and have a conduct based on the teachings of the Quran and Islam.
He further pointed to the importance of the science of Tajweed in learning Quran memorization and recitation, quoting Ibn Jazari, a scholar of Quran recitation, as saying that learning Tajweed is necessary for reciting the Quran.
Elsewhere in his remarks, Al-Taruti highlighted the major role of families in promotion of the Quranic culture in societies, saying that the family is the foundation in which everyone’s character is shaped.
“When a child witnesses that his mother and father say prayers, read the Quran and behave according to Islamic principles, it will naturally have an effect on him. Such a child will get acquainted with the Quran and will be devoted to it.”
He also referred to the status of the Holy Quran in Muslim societies today and said people from different walks of life in Islamic societies are keen on learning the Quran by heart and pay more attention to the Holy Book than before.
The Egyptian Quran master went on to say that the Quran’s teachings should enter all aspects of life and that the Sirah of the Holy Prophet (PBUH) should be the model for raising a generation familiar with the teachings of Islam and the Quran.
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