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{{Short description|Term for pronouncing the words and letters of the Quran correctly}}
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[[File:Chapter 1, Al-Fatiha (Mujawwad) - Recitation of the Holy Qur'an.mp3|thumb|right|A mujawwad recitation of [[Al-Fatiha]].]]
'''Mujawwad''' is an adjective that comes from the noun tajweed which means pronouncing the words and letters of the [[Quran]] correctly and according to the classic Arabic. Mujawwad is a melodic style of Quran recitation which is known throughout the Muslim world. As opposed to [[Murattal]], multiple types of sectioning are used in regard to its phrase lengths. The vocal quality of Mujawwad can be relaxed, tense, or alternate between the two, to create a dramatic effect. The melodic structure tends to be step-wise, but leaps of a fourth or more are also used; range can extend over an octave. The [[Melismatic]] properties of Mujawwad can be quite extensive as compared to the mostly syllabic content of [[Murattal]]; Quran recitation.

Murattal is the adjective of the noun tarteel, which is reciting the Quran in a slow mannered pace.

==Styles==
There are several primary styles/tunes ([[Arabian maqam|Maqām]] {مقام}) of recitation. They are as follows:
# [[Ajam (maqam)|`Ajam]] {عجم}
# [[Bayati (maqam)|Bayāt]] {بيات}
# Ḥijāz {حجاز}
# Nahāwand {نهاوند}
# [[Rast (maqam)|Rast]] {رست}
# Jiharkah
# Kurdi
# Bistibkur
# Bustanikar
# Yekah
# Syabir
# Suznak
# Sikah
# Dukah

[[Category:Quran reciting]]
[[Category:Islamic terminology]]
[[Category:Arabic language]]

== References ==
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