Principle 5: For a normal beginning of recitation, the book instructs the reader to use taʿawwudh (“I seek refuge with Allah”) and basmalah (“In the name of Allah”).
This principle has a significant exception, however: the opening of Sūrat al-Tawbah is treated differently. The learner should learn the ordinary sequence and its exception together, not repeat the formula mechanically in every context.
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Etiquettes of Qurʾān Recitation — Sixteen Principles
Principle 5: For a normal beginning of recitation, the book instructs the reader to use taʿawwudh (“I seek refuge with Allah”) and basmalah (“In the name of Allah”).
This principle has a significant exception, however: the opening of Sūrat al-Tawbah is treated differently. The learner should learn the ordinary sequence and its exception together, not repeat the formula mechanically in every context.