What does Al-trtyl mean?

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Discover the meaning of the term Al-trtyl (ترتيل) in Islamic vocabulary.

Updated on 11 April 2026 at 1:05 AM

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Definition Al-trtyl

Al-trtyl according to Kitab at-Ta'rifat (Al-Jurjani)

Attending to the articulation points of the letters and observing the pauses; it has been said: lowering the voice and expressing sorrow in recitation.

Al-trtyl according to Kitab at-Ta'rifat (Al-Jurjani)

Attending to the connection between combined letters.

Al-trtyl according to Dustur al-'Ulama (Al-Ahmadnagari)

Attending to the articulation points of the letters and observing the pauses; it has been said: lowering the voice and sorrow in recitation.

Al-trtyl according to Mu'jam al-Mustalahat al-Fiqhiyya

Linguistically: producing the word with ease and uprightness. Attending to the articulation points of the letters and observing the pauses; it has been said: lowering the voice and sorrow in recitation. Tartil is also attending to the connection between combined letters (al-Tawqif, p. 170; al-Ta'rifat, p. 48).

Al-trtyl according to At-Tawqif (Al-Munawi)

Linguistically: producing the word with ease and uprightness. By usage: attending to the articulation points of the letters and observing the pauses, or lowering the voice and sorrow in recitation (al-Ta'rifat, p. 57).

Al-trtyl according to Mu'jam Lughat al-Fuqaha

Flowing delivery in speech is an embellishment of it.

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