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Qur'an Recitation

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Test your recitation of the Quran in Arabic, according to tajweed (rules of recitation). 
Registration Requirements:
  1. No more than four (4) students from each school may register for this competition. (i.e. up to 4 brothers and 4 sisters).
  2. Each student will compete individually, so collaboration is not permitted.
Procedures:
  1. There are no levels for this competition - the entirety of the Qur’an is part of the testable material.
  2. The focus of the competition is Qur’an recitation and tajweed, NOT memorization.
  3. Judging will be based on 3 separate passages from any part of the Qur’an. Each passage will be about 20 verses long.
  4. Judges will tell the competitor where to start the recitation and where to stop. Competitors will be expected to recite the selected passages during their time.
  5. A competitor’s turn will include:
    1. Recitation of 3 separate passages.
    2. In addition to being scored on the pronunciation (Tajweed) during the recitation of the 3 passages, competitors will also be tested on basic Tajweed rules for the final 10 points.
i. For these final 10 points, competitors will be indicated to any verse in a copy of the Qur’an and they will be expected to identify as many rules as possible, such as the place of articulation of letters, the respective qualities of letters, nasal sounds, type of elongation (madd), etc. Competitors will not be expected to have an extensive knowledge on the laws of Tajweed.
Point Deductions:
  1. Minor Mistakes: Minor mistakes made and not self-corrected will result in a loss of five (5) points.
    1. Heavy vs. Light - To overlook the rules of tafkheem and tarqeeq only when reciting the name of Allah and theletter Raa
    2. Ghunnah - Not to adhere to the the rules of izhaar, idghaam, iqlaab, ikhfaa, etc. in their respective places
    3. Prolongation - Not to prolong / stretch a letter when madd is present
  2. Major Mistakes: Major mistakes made and not self-corrected will result in a loss of ten (10) points.
    1. Incorrect Makhraj or Sifat - Not to pronounce letters from the correct place of articulation and their respectivequalities, including qalqala, etc
    2. Addition - To add on letters to words, or add entire words
    3. Omission - To leave off letters from words, or leave out entire words
    4. Replacement - To replace a letter for another, or replace entire words
    5. Change Harakah - To change the fat’ha, dhamma, or kasra
    6. To replace Harakah with Sukoon and vice versa - To replace a fat’ha, dhamma, or kasra with a saakin and vice versa
    7. If a mistake is made but is self-corrected, the competitor will lose 1 point.
Competition Logistics:
  1. This competition will be conducted in-person and all competitors will be judged.
  2. MIST ID and order of competition will be pre-assigned on a random selection basis.
  3. All competitors will report to the competition room at the same time, which will be designated in the competition schedule.
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