Why I call myself an Artist

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Why I call Myselt an Artist BismiLLAH AlhamduliLLAH I am Hamidah Abbas , an Islamic thinker. I completed the Muslim Intellectual Development Program (Sharī'ah Intelligence Training) on 17 June 2026 . The five-day training was held at Bayseone Hall, opposite the NASFAT praying ground, Samonda, Ibadan, Oyo State. It was organised by the Da'wah Institute of Nigeria, Islamic Education Trust (IET), Minna, in collaboration with the Muslim Ummah of South West Nigeria (MUSWEN). As a thinker, I have many interests and areas of research. However, my core area of interest is gender and polygamy in Islam . A simple way to summarise everything I do is: Spreading light. Whether it is “music”, salvation, agriculture, gender and polygamy in Islam, or society, my objective has always been to make things a little brighter than they were before. For me, it has always been light over darkness . I am from Ìbàdàn, Oyo State, Nigeria . I hold a Bachelor of Agriculture degree from the Fed...

Tajweed Journey: Lesson 2

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بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ

In the name of Allah, the most Gracious, the most Merciful

From the desk of Hamidah Sẹ̀gílọlá Abbas, at an author's studio in Ibadan, Oyo, Nigeria

Distinguished worshippers of ALLAH, I present…

A 2 Minutes Tajweed Journey

Mastering the science of Tajweed (2-Minutes at a time) | Vol. 2 (Click here to read all Volumes)



Tajweed Journey | Vol. 2


Say Shhh: The Secret Muscle Behind Powerful Recitation...  📩
To recite the Qur'an,
Your voice is not sufficient.
You also need your stomach.

Well, you need a muscle close to your stomach.
This muscle is called a diaphragm,
it is part of the machine that you need to breathe

If you're constantly running out of breath while reciting the Qur'an,
It means your diaphragm is not strong enough.
So how can we make the diaphragm stronger?

I need you to pretend that you're a teacher for a minute
Pretend that your students are making loads of noise
So say shhhhhh to them
Say it with all of your strength
Say it like you mean it.
Say shhhhhh like the noise is super annoying.

You see that muscle that you've just felt when you said shhhhhh, it is the diaphragm.

It is that which needs to become strong so that you can recite from the diaphragm
It is that which needs to become strong so that you'll stop running out of breath.
It is that which you need to engage more so that your recitation can become more possible.

Buy some balloons. That's your assignment. You actually need to go and buy balloons. Yes, that balloon that's used for decorations. Yes that 🎈. Go and purchase it. and keep practicing with it until you can recite Suratul Fatiha in one breath, I'll keep practicing too, In Sha ALLAH. And may Almighty ALLAH grant all of us success.

This has been the 2 Minutes Tajweed for today.

And ALLAH knows best.

Sincerely,
Hamidah Sẹ‌gílọlá Abbas
A Speaker who Writes @ Hall of Light
https://about.me/hamidahabbas

📘 May Almighty ALLAH reward you for all the good that the Hall achieves.


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