Abstract

Qur’an was revealed by Allah (SWA) as guidance to mankind, it contains qisas (Stories of the past nations), Tauhid (Islamic monotheism), Examples and Islamic law (Shari’ah). The aims of Islamic Shari’ah is to secure man’s belief, life, progeny, sense and wealth. The messenger of Allah (SAW) teaches his companions specifically and his Ummah generally, how to read and understand the message of the Qur’an and the need for teaching others. He mentions the virtues of Qur’an memorization and memorizers at many occasions, like wise his companions played a vital role in conveying the proper way of Qur’an recitation and memorization to the subsequent generations. This became tradition over centuries among the Muslim Ummah.  This paper examines the historical origin of tajwid and tahfidh in Sokoto State and the role of Musabaqa (Qur’an recitation completion) towards it development. The paper however discovered how the Qur’an recitation competition contributed in producing Huffadh among Muslim youths in the state.

Keywords

Qur’an, Tajwid, Tahfidh, Musabaqa (Qur’an recitation completion).