Somebody forwarded this nifty table to me on Facebook recently. First time I came across with this, it was yonks ago, back in Form 1, albeit in written form. Lama... Upon enrolment to a secondary school in Kajang, I was surprised to see everyone was competitive in terms of memorising the Quran. It was the 'in' thing. If you don't follow the crowd, you are a loser with a capital L.
Everyone was so committed to it and if you throw a stone during school assembly, you're bound to hit someone who'd memorise at least 2 volumes (out of 30 excluding the bonus volume Juz Amma). Urgh, what a peer pressure! Translation-wise, we had Arabic lessons anyway, ultimately for PMR and much later, SPM, so everyday there is a word to learn.
Everyone was so committed to it and if you throw a stone during school assembly, you're bound to hit someone who'd memorise at least 2 volumes (out of 30 excluding the bonus volume Juz Amma). Urgh, what a peer pressure! Translation-wise, we had Arabic lessons anyway, ultimately for PMR and much later, SPM, so everyday there is a word to learn.
Of course all the Arabic vocabs and grammars seem to be dissipating continuously, until now. Heck, even my Arabic ustazah, cried when advising me on how to do with it, as the final exam was around the corner. "Abadi, jangan gagal dalam Bahasa Arab, ya? Paling kurang, dapatlah faham apa yang imam baca," I just sighed, and said to myself - "Apalah lembab sangat aku...."
Anyway I think I'd drifted too far from the main point. Reading Quran, is quite simple to grasp as its about eye to voice coordination, and with lots of practice - read it everyday, you should be fluent in no time. However, one should remember, its a bad thing to read it without Tajwid - reciting in proper pronounciation and intonation, as even slightest mistake could alter the meaning.
C'mon, most of us will be parents soon enough, and it is a shame if one still having problems with Tajwid. How can one teach own child then? Ketam hendak mengajar anak berjalan? Then you'll need someone else to teach them, but it is sad to hear stories about parents being stingy - they can pay hundreds for private tuition, but for this, a tiny RM10 a month! (Sepuluh ringgit cukuplah....) And yet they expect the teacher to do it everyday. What the!
Heh, it was still vivid until now. The teacher wielded a long cane while going through checking out our recitation one by one. One mistake, that's it - a gentle hit on fingers, and you gotta restart all the way from the beginning. Some of us were damn quick like a bullet train - "Baca perlahan-lahan, sikit, bukan macam keretapi, main langgar saja..." When everyone was finished...
Heh, this is not about Tarannum yet - reciting it out with melody.
As what Adnan Sempit puts it - "When there is a will, there is a highway"
As what Adnan Sempit puts it - "When there is a will, there is a highway"
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