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The Wisdom behind reciting the Quran
out loud in Salah, and silently
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[Hassan Ilyas] Ghamidi Saab,
please tell us,
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people frequently have this
question in mind
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that the Salah we offer
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everyone understands
the truth of Salah
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but among the practices of Salah
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some prayers are recited loudly
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whereas some are offered silently
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so the recitation in Salah
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during jama'ah (congregational prayer)
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this difference between jahri (loud)
and sirri (silent) prayers
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is there any reason or wisdom behind it?
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and do address the question of principle
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that by getting into these things
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do we even have access to such a
point of view
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from where we can decide
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the purpose of these things?
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[Javed Ahmed Ghamidi] No, there is no
issue in talking about this
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It is obvious that anything that
Allah ta'la or Allah's messenger has said
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it is based on wisdom
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but some aspects of this
wisdom are rational
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some aspects are logical
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some aspects are sensory,
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and some aspects are
related to taste.
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So this is an aesthetic aspect
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that is, usually for a poetic symposium
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or for a musical gathering
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or if a thing of beauty
is under discussion
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then for that night-time is preferred
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because the Zuhr and 'Asr prayers
take place during the height of the day
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you are at business or at your job
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and you have to run to your work
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so in this case, the recitation is
supposed to be done silently
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because night-time is the time of rest
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and in a way, it is a time of quietness
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and only during that time if
something is read in a good voice
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then you listen as well as take pleasure
from it,
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therefore, in favor of this aesthetic
aspect
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the recitation of all the prayers during
night-time is supposed to be loud
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however, when prayers of congregational
nature take place at a grand scale
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because people come there specially,
after taking out time
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and they come with the motive to take
part in a congregational prayer
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and they have to listen to
the sermons and speeches,
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then during juma'ah and the Eids,
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prayers have to be recited aloud
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so it is done by virtue
of this aesthetic aspect.