Thanks, Khazeh. This is quite useful. I was trying to figure out what the difference was between qara' and telavat myself.
warmest, Susan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Khazeh Fananapazir" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Baha'i Studies" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "Faruq Izadinia" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Faruq Izadinia" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Faruq Izadinia" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Mark A. Foster" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, December 08, 2003 2:28 PM Subject: re: Re: Recite ye the verses of God every morn and eventide > some time ago i posted this letter on another list > you may find it relevant > kf > **** > > But just to respond out of love for xxxx and in appreciation of his many > generous gifts to me... > > > > this servant would say: > 1] if we study the Qur'anic antecedents of this usage we come across several > verbs used in the Qur'an in relation to reading the Holy Qur'an. > There is qaraa.at, there us tilaawat, there is tarteel, there is du'aa, > there is munaajat and others. > The Qur'anic lexicographers and lexicologists say qaraa.at=ittibaa ' kutub > illah taaratan bil qaraa'at wa taaratan bil irtisaam lima feehi min amrin wa > nahin wa targheebin aw tarheeb. > Thus qaraa'at, according to them is generally reading but tilaawat is > reflecting and appreciating the implications of the verses in terms of > command or otherwise, counsel or admonition. > They add kulla tilaawat qaraa't wa laa yu'kas. ie every tilaawat includes > qaraa'at but not the other way round. > > there is verse in the Qur'an eg blessing those who perform the tilaawat > h.aqqa tilaawatihi [2:121] in other words with all the true conditions of > tilaawat. > the command to tilaawat is given in many verses notably 29:45 > Recite that which has been revealed to you of the Book and keep up prayer > Otlu ma oohiya ilayka mina alkitabi waaqimi alssalata > The Divine Command in the Most Holy Book to us in this cynosure of all > dispensations is the same verb but in plural. > **OTLUU AYAAT ILLAH FEE KULLI S.ABAAHIN WA MASAA'IN** > [[God's newborn Faith, the cynosure of all past Dispensations > (Shoghi Effendi: God Passes By, Page: 223)]] > tilaa wat [reciting] the commentators say is the believer reading aloud and > reflecting bil-ilm wa al 'amal reflecting in words and deeds the divine > utterance. whereas of course there was/is and an institutional categories of > qaari's readers. plural qurr'a. > the Guardian refers to this category > its qurra's (intoners) > "The vast system of that hierarchy, with all its elements and > appurtenances - its shaykhu'l-Islams (high priests), its mujtahids (doctors > of the law), its mullas (priests), its fuqahas (jurists), its imams > (prayer-leaders), its mu'adhdhins (criers), its vu'azz (preachers), its > qadis (judges), its mutavallis (custodians), its madrasihs (seminaries), its > mudarrisins (professors), its tullabs (pupils), its qurra's (intoners), its > mu'abbirins (soothsayers), its muhaddithins (narrators), its musakhkhirins > (spirit-subduers), its dhakirins (rememberers), its ummal-i-dhakat > (almsgivers), its muqaddasins (saints), its munzavis (recluses), its sufis, > its dervishes... > (Shoghi Effendi: The Promised Day is Come, Pages: 91-92) > , Page: 91)" > as to evening and morning the Qur'an repeatedly says make mention morn and > eventide > 19:11 > 6:52... > 2] as to tarteel > 73:4 > Yusuf Ali translation > and recite the Qur'an in slow, measured rhythmic tones. , > and recite the Quran as it ought to be recited.[Shakir] > Pickthall > and chant the Qur'an in measure, > warattili alqur-ana tarteelan > 3] In this cynosure of all dispensations the Aqdas reveals > *** Recite [**OTLOO**]ye the verses of God every morn and eventide. Whoso > faileth to recite [*YATLO**] them hath not been faithful to the Covenant of > God and His Testament, and whoso turneth away from these holy verses in this > Day is of those who throughout eternity have turned away from God. Fear ye > God, O My servants, one and all. Pride not yourselves on much reading > [**QARAA'AT**]of the verses or on a multitude of pious acts by night and > day; for were a man to read [**YAQRA'**]a single verse with joy and radiance > it would be better for him than to read [**YATLUU**] with lassitude all the > Holy Books of God, the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsisting. Read [**OTLOO**] > ye the sacred verses in such measure that ye be not overcome by languor and > despondency. > (Baha'u'llah: The Kitab-i-Aqdas, Pages: 73-74) > > the reason this dust put in brackets the original words is for you to see > the beauty of the rendering... > ***68. QUESTION: Concerning the sacred verse: "Recite ye the > verses of God every morn and eventide." > ANSWER: The intention is all that hath been sent > down from the Heaven of Divine Utterance. The > prime requisite is the eagerness and love of > sanctified souls to read [**tilaawat**]the Word of God. To read > [**tilaawat**] > one verse, or even one word, in a spirit of joy and > radiance, is preferable to the perusal [**qaraa'at**] of many > Books. > (Baha'u'llah: Aqdas: Questions and Answers, Pages: 126-127) > *** > > as to deepening and communing there are many references > > In the Iqtidarat Baha'u'llah reveals may we be aided to ask for forgiveness > every morn and evening: > http://www.h-net.org/~bahai/areprint/baha/G-L/I/iqtidar/iqtid259.gif > lines 3 and 4. > > 3] of course the whole point about reading is as the Universal House of > Justice say it should be ***with reverence attention and thought*** > 2. The regular reading of the Sacred Scriptures, specifically at least each > morning and evening, with reverence, attention and thought. > > (The Universal House of Justice, 1983 Sept 01, On Steps to Spiritual > Growth) > > In the Surih of Sabr [Patience] revealed with emphasis on the sufferings of > Job, Vahid, and Imam Husayn Baha'u'llah says every morn and even they lament > Husayn's sufferings yet they perpetrate likewise. > http://www.metavergence.com/veiled/patience.htm > ***O Thou beauty of the holy One! This is not the first deed the unbelievers > perpetrated for in the past they killed Husayn and His companions and they > enslaved His family and now they cry over him and lament His events every > morning and eve.*** provisional and tentative. > And in the Sacred and peerless Iqan a most amazing and revolutionising > Utterance > *** Twelve hundred and eighty years have passed since the dawn of the > Muhammadan Dispensation, and with every break of day, these blind and > ignoble people have recited their Qur'an, and yet have failed to grasp one > letter of that Book! Again and again they read those verses which clearly > testify to the reality of these holy themes, and bear witness to the truth > of the Manifestations of eternal Glory, and still apprehend not their > purpose. They have even failed to realize, all this time, that, in every > age, the reading of the scriptures and holy books is for no other purpose > except to enable the reader to apprehend their meaning and unravel their > innermost mysteries. Otherwise reading, without understanding, is of no > abiding profit unto man. > (Baha'u'llah: The Kitab-i-Iqan, Page: 172) > *** > Writing about Martha Root the Guardian says she had no companion but to > continue in tilaawat and no joy but to deeply study [mut.aala'a] the ayaat > verses. > > > > > khazeh > > > ---------- > You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe send a blank email to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Baha'i Studies is available through the following: > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://list.jccc.net/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=bahai-st > news://list.jccc.net/bahai-st > http://www.escribe.com/religion/bahaist (public) > http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] (public) > ---------- You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Baha'i Studies is available through the following: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://list.jccc.net/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=bahai-st news://list.jccc.net/bahai-st http://www.escribe.com/religion/bahaist (public) http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] (public)
