Tajwid means to beautify or to do well. However, in regards to the recitation of the Qur'an it means, "To pronounce every letter correctly from its exact point of origin together with all its qualities, and to know where and how to stop."Tajwid does not mean to recite the Qur'an in a beautiful voice while disregarding the rules of recitation.
The importance of Tajwid (correct recitation) can not be sufficiently emphasised.
The word "Tartil" has been translated as slow, measured tones. It has been further explained by Ali( R.A) to mean "the correct pronunciation of the letters and...