Hâcibzâde’nin Kavâ‘idü’l-Furkân fî Tecvîdi’l-Kur’ân İsimli Eserinin İncelenmesi

An Analysis of Hâcibzâde’s Work Entitled Kavâʿidü’l-Furkân fî
Tecvîdi’l-Kur’ân
Hâcibzâde Muhammed Efendi, an Ottoman scholar who lived in Istanbul
during the 1100s ah, held a prominent position in the fields of recitation,
Tajweed and the science of inheritance. Hâcibzâde compiled his
knowledge of recitation and Tajweed in a simple style in his work titled
Ḳavâʿidü’l-Furḳān fî tecvîdi’l-Ḳur’ân. In the introduction to this work,
addressed fundamental topics in the history of recitation – such as the
compilation and copying of the Qur’an, the issue of the seven letters,
the formation of recitations, the imams of recitation, the number and
virtues of the letters of the Qur’an, and the points of articulation and
characteristics of the letters – in a straightforward style. Subsequently,
the rules of tajwid are presented, enriched with the views of the recitation
imams. In the concluding section of the work, the issue of waqf
and ibtida’ and the related spelling of the mushaf are discussed. The
terms pertaining to the Ottoman script in this section are explained for
the sake of clarity. The final section of the work focuses on the etiquette
of reciting the Qur’an; it includes various narrations regarding which
salawat and supplications should be recited when beginning the recitation
of the Qur’an. The work concludes with an example of a hatim
supplication.
Keywords: Hâcibzâde; Ḳavâʿidü’l-Furkān fî Tecvîdi’l-Ḳur’ân; Qiraat;
Tacwîd; The Mushaf