The author gives a simple direction for a reciter who does not understand every word: remain conscious that one is reading the speech of Allah, who hears the recitation.
This keeps the exercise from becoming a purely vocal performance. Correct pronunciation is accompanied by attention and reverence. Learning meanings is valuable, but imperfect knowledge of vocabulary does not remove the responsibility to recite carefully and respectfully.
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Melodic Recitation: Beauty of Voice and the Limits of Tajwīd
The author gives a simple direction for a reciter who does not understand every word: remain conscious that one is reading the speech of Allah, who hears the recitation.
This keeps the exercise from becoming a purely vocal performance. Correct pronunciation is accompanied by attention and reverence. Learning meanings is valuable, but imperfect knowledge of vocabulary does not remove the responsibility to recite carefully and respectfully.