Tajweed Courses for Women Underway in Qatar

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Qatar’s Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs has organized educational courses on principles of Tajweed recitation of the Quran for women.

 

According to Al-Arab magazine’s website, the women center of the ministry’s Office for Dissemination and Religious Guidance is holding the Quranic programs, which started on January 21.

The office announced that the courses will continue until February 1.

25 Quran memorization teachers have participated in the program, which aims to promote the skills of the teachers in Tajweed.

Tajweed refers to the rules governing pronunciation during recitation of Quran.

The term is derived from the triliteral root j-w-d meaning “to make well, make better, improve”.

Qatar is a peninsular Arab country in the Persian Gulf with a population of around 2.6 million.

Nearly 70 percent of the population is estimated to be Muslim.

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