Quiz 3 - Isti'aadhah and Basmalah

Isti'aadhah, Basmalah & Options of Joining

What does the Ist’aadhah mean?

I seek refuge in Allah from Shaytan, the outcast.

What does the Basmalah mean?

In the Name of Allah, The Most Beneficent, The Most Merciful.

Is it compulsory to begin recitation with the Basmalah?

No

When should the Ist’aadhah be read?

At the beginning of recitation.

When beginning recitation with this Ayah, what should you begin with?

The Isti’aadhah and Basmalah.

When beginning recitation with the following Ayah, what should you begin with?

The Isti’aadhah only.

Is it necessary to say the Isti’aadha between two Surahs when joining them?

No

What is forbidden way of saying the Isti’aadha and Basmalah when beginning recitation?

There is no forbidden way.

What are all the permissible ways of connecting two Surahs?

1. Cut all.

2. Cut the last Ayah of the previous Surah and join the Basmalah with the first Ayah of the next Surah.

3. Join all.

Which Surah in the Qur’an does not begin with the Basmalah?

Surah at Tawbah.

What is the name given to the breathless pause that is obligatory in 4 places in the recitation of Hafs an 'Aasim?

Sakt

How many options are there for combining surah Al Anfaal with the next Surah?

3

Which Surahs has an obligatory Sakt?

1. Surah al Mutaffifeen

2. Surah Yaseen

3. The first Ayah of Surah al Kahf

4. Surah al Qiyaamah

Where there is an optional Sakt, you can either pronounce the Sakt or there is another way to continue recitation. True or false?

True

When connecting Surahs, do you have to recite the Basmalah of the second Surah?

Yes