Namaz mein Ahista aur Buland Awaz mein Qirat ki Hikmat - Javed Ahmed Ghamidi

The Wisdom behind reciting the Quran
out loud in Salah, and silently

[Hassan Ilyas] Ghamidi Saab,
please tell us,

people frequently have this
question in mind

that the Salah we offer

everyone understands
the truth of Salah

but among the practices of Salah

some prayers are recited loudly

whereas some are offered silently

so the recitation in Salah

during jama'ah (congregational prayer)

this difference between jahri (loud)
and sirri (silent) prayers

is there any reason or wisdom behind it?

and do address the question of principle

that by getting into these things

do we even have access to such a
point of view

from where we can decide

the purpose of these things?

[Javed Ahmed Ghamidi] No, there is no
issue in talking about this

It is obvious that anything that
Allah ta'la or Allah's messenger has said

it is based on wisdom

but some aspects of this
wisdom are rational

some aspects are logical

some aspects are sensory,

and some aspects are
related to taste.

So this is an aesthetic aspect

that is, usually for a poetic symposium

or for a musical gathering

or if a thing of beauty
is under discussion

then for that night-time is preferred

because the Zuhr and 'Asr prayers
take place during the height of the day

you are at business or at your job

and you have to run to your work

so in this case, the recitation is
supposed to be done silently

because night-time is the time of rest

and in a way, it is a time of quietness

and only during that time if
something is read in a good voice

then you listen as well as take pleasure
from it,

therefore, in favor of this aesthetic
aspect

the recitation of all the prayers during
night-time is supposed to be loud

however, when prayers of congregational
nature take place at a grand scale

because people come there specially,
after taking out time

and they come with the motive to take
part in a congregational prayer

and they have to listen to
the sermons and speeches,

then during juma'ah and the Eids,

prayers have to be recited aloud

so it is done by virtue
of this aesthetic aspect.