Tajweed Essentials Author: Altaf Sabir Kapadia

ـقرا رنا ال ـقد يس كرول كر فهل من م د ن للذ We have made the Quran easy for remembrance. So, is there anyone who will

remember (and seek advice)? 54:32

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Name of Book: Tajweed Essentials

Author: Altaf Sabir Kapadia

Version: First edition (APRIL 2016)

Published by: Darul Arqam Of Michigan

Website: darularqammichigan.weebly.com

Email: alkap80@gmail.com

© 2016 Altaf Sabir Kapadia. All rights reserved.

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Table of Contents

Tajweed Essentials ................................................... 6

Makhaarij 6 ........................................................ مـخارج

Rules on the pronunciation of letters ....................... 8

Full Mouth Letters ................................................. 13

The rules of Ghunnah............................................. 14

The rules of Noon Saakin (ن) and Tanween ( ) ...... 16

Idh-haar 17 ........................................................ :اظهار

Ikhfaa 18 ............................................................. :اخفاء

Idghaam 19 ..........................................................:ادغام

Qalb 21 ................................................................. :قلب

The Rules of Meem Saakin ..................................... 22

Idghaam Meem Saakin مادغا :.................................... 23

Ikhfaa Meem Saakin 23 ....................................... : اخفاء

Idh-haar Meem Saakin 24 ................................... :اظهار

Qalqalah قلقله Part 1 ................................................ 25

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The rules of Raa ..................................................... 28

The rules of Laam (ل) in the word 32 ....................... اهلل

The Chapter of Waqf (To stop at the end or in the

middle of a verse) .................................................. 34

Part A: The Symbols of Waqf .................................. 35

Part B: How to make waqf at the end of a word .... 36

Part C: Rules of Qalqalah related to waqf ............... 38

Part D: Rules of Raa Saakin related to waqf............ 39

The Rules of Madd ................................................. 41

Maddul Asli- الصلـي مد ............................................... 42

Maddul Far’ee- ـفرعـي مد ال ........................................... 43

Maddul Muttasil- ـمت ـصل مد ال ...................................... 44

Maddul Munfasil- ـمنـفـصل مد ال .................................... 44

Maddul Aaridh Waqfi- وقـفـي العارض مد .......................... 45

Letters of Leen ....................................................... 45

Maddul Leen Aaridh Waqfi- ................................... 46

م وقـفـي عارض الل ـيـن د ........................................................ 46

Maddul Laazim- ز مد مال ............................................ 47

Kilmi Muthaqqal- مـثـق ـل كـلـمـي .................................... 48

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Kilmi Mukhaffaf- مـخـف ـف كـلـمـي .................................... 48

Harfi Muthaqqal- مـثـق ـل حـرفـي ..................................... 49

Harfi Mukhaffaf- مـخـف ـف حـرفـي .................................... 50

Leen Laazim- لزم لـيـن ............................................... 51

The rule of the word 52 ........................................... انا

The rules regarding the tiny س on top of 53 ........... ص

Miscellaneous rules ............................................... 54

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Tajweed Essentials

The definition of Tajweed: To recite every letter

correctly, from its place and with all its qualities.

The purpose of Tajweed: To recite the Qur’an in the

manner it was revealed and recited to Rasulullahملسو هيلع هللا ىلص, for the pleasure of Allah Ta’ala.

Makhaarij مـخارج

Definition: Makhraj is the place where the sound of a

letter originates.

According to Imam Khalil حر , there are a total of 17

Makhaarij (places where the sound originates).

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The Arabic names of our teeth

ثنايا عليا .1(Thanaaya Ulya)

7. (Dawaahik Ulya)

ثنايا سفل.2(Thanaaya Sufla)

8. (Dawaahik Sufla)

رباعي عليا.3(Rabaa'ie Ulya)

9. (Tawaahin Ulya)

4. (Rabaa'ie Sufla) 10. (Tawaahin

Sufla)

5. (Anyaab Ulya) 11. (Nawaajiz Ulya)

6. (Anyaab Sufla) 12. (Nawaajiz

Sufla)

Note: Numbers 7-10 are known as (Adraus)

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Please have a look and understand the above diagram.

Learn and memorize the Arabic name of every tooth.

Rules on the pronunciation of letters

ا Comes from the emptiness of the mouth.

Pronounced from the wet portions of the ب

l ips.

With the tip of the tongue, touchin ت g the

roots of Thanaaya Ulya.

With tip of the tongue, touching the ث

EDGE of Thanaaya Ulya.

ج With the center of the tongue, touching

the hard palate.

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ح Pronounced HARSHLY from the center of

the throat.

خ Pronounced HARSHLY with a full mouth

from that part of the throat, nearest to the

mouth. And raising the back part of the tongue

towards the palate.

د Pronounced SOFTLY with the tip of the

tongue, touching the roots of Thanaaya Ulya.

ذ Pronounced SOFTLY with the tip of the

tongue, touching the EDGE of Thanaaya Ulya.

ر With the tip of the tongue, touching the

gums of Thanaaya Ulya and Rabaa'ie Ulya. Note:

This letter will be pronounced with a full mouth

and at times, lightly with an empty mouth.

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ز With the tip of the tongue, touching the

EDGES of Thanaaya Sufla and a little of

Thanaaya Ulya. Thus giving the sound of Z.

س Same as the letter ز but with a sound of

a whistle.

ش Same as the letter ج but with the sound

of "SH" as in Sheep.

ص Same as the letter س but with a full

mouth.

ض This is a full mouth letter. With

upturning the edge of one side or both sides of

the tongue, and touching the inner gums of

Dawaahik and Tawaahin. Also, raising the back

part of the tongue towards the soft palate. TIP: When you pronounce it, make sure to keep

the front tip of the tongue away from the roots

of Thanaaya and Rabaa'ie Ulya and have it

touch the palate.

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ط Same as ت but with a full mouth.

ظ Same as ذ but with a full mouth.

ع Same place as ح but pronounce it with a

stress, by going down deeper into the throat

and give a squeeze to your throat.

غ Pronounced SOFTLY with a full mouth

from that part of the throat, nearest to the

mouth. And raising the back part of the tongue

towards the palate.

,With the edge of Thanaaya Ulya ف

touching the inner portion of the bottom lip.

ق Raising the extreme back part of the

tongue, touching the palate and uvula.

ك Similar to ق but away from the Uvula.

With the tip of the tongue, touching the ل

gums of the teeth, which extends from the

Dawaahik of one side to the other.

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م Pronounced from the dry portion of the

l ip.

ن With the tip of the tongue, touching the

gums of the teeth, which extends from the

Anyaab of one side to the other.

Pronounced by the incomplete meeting و

of both portions of the lip.

Pronounced SOFTLY from that part of the ه

throat nearest to the chest.

Same place as ء ه but without giving away

the sound of breath.

With the center of the tongue, touching ي

the palate.

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Full Mouth Letters

The following seven letters will always be read with a

full mouth:

خ ص ض غ ط ق ظAn easy way to remember it, is to combine the letters:

ـخ ظـط قـص ضغ

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The rules of Ghunnah

Whenever a Meem م has a Tashdeed , make

Ghunnah by making a humming sound with the mouth

closed for about 2 seconds.

Whenever a Noon ن has a Tashdeed , make Ghunnah

for about 2 seconds, by making a nasal sound with the

front part of the tongue, spreading against the hard

palate.

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Examples:

كم ع م م به ن ام فل ن ا كـل ه ن م ن م ع ن ا الظ ن يـن ا ان م م غ

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The rules of Noon Saakin

( ) and Tanween (ن)There are four Rules for Noon

Saakin and Tanween:

1. Idh-haar اظهار 2. Ikhfaa اخفاء 3. Idghaam مادغا

4. Qalb قلب

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Idh-haar اظهار: If after a noon Saakin or tanween, one of the letters

of Idh-haar appear,( ء،ه،ع،ح،غ،خ ), then Idh-

haar will be made by reciting it without any nasal

sound or ghunnah.

متنـعا منهم هلن اوم شيةن خم يـرن غم توننحوتـ ظيم ش ععر د م هاقو بد اذ ا اا

ة خورحـم يـر ـصب اة غسفيـن اكيم م ا حـعلي

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Ikhfaa اخفاء: If after a noon saakin or tanween, the following

letters appear, then Ikhfaa will be made.

،ق،كت،ث،ج،د،ذ،ز،س،ش،ص،ض،ط،ظ،ف

Ikhfaa means to make a nasal sound for about 2

seconds, with the front part of the tongue hovering

close to the hard palate.

ن ن جم ت قلتن ثم منـتوا ض زبع خرف اتذ ار نا ك اداك د رنانصاف كور ش ر غفو وي ال سليا ظظ ـلل يل باقات طو ـم ـس م ا ضا قو نـل ـي

عداو هان ة ك ن ا قمـث ليل لهن فحسـم

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Idghaam ادغام: If after Noon Saakin or Tanween, the letters

appear, then Idghaam with ghunnah will ي،و،م،ن

be made. Idghaam means to join the harkat letter (a

letter with zabar, zer or pesh) with the idghaam

letter and pronounce it with a nasal sound for about

2 seconds. Also, if after Noon Sakin or Tanween,

from the Idghaam letters, a و or ي appears, then

blend the nasal sound into the sound of و or ي .

نعلموم ي قوـل ناديي ا ي ـمناد عملن ي ـوم او ة جن حرير لـي ن و م حب ـوني ـل رجا ء ن م ا م احد ه و ـ ال اجفة و ذ يـومئ نهم ر ـخي ح م لو ـحفوظ عدود م ام اي ا ت عمة ذ ن ايومئ بـي ال ن رسو زيدكمن ن فل او كثـيـ يهدير ما ولدد و ووالـ ضيع ن ـع طل

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If after a noon saakin or tanween, the letters ل،ر appear, then Idghaam without ghunnah will be made.

اتـ اا ر ب و حـيـم ل ن ا ہ ـرم ي ها ر ن ا حـيـم غـ فـور ر ـت ل ـهمن جـ كمـتاع ا ل مـ

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Qalb قلب: If after Noon Sakin, a letter ب appears, then the

Noon Saakin will change into a Meem Sakin (م ) and

it will be read with ghunnah. The ghunnah will be

done by making a humming sound with the mouth

closed. The ghunnah will be done for about 2

seconds.

E.g. عدبن م

If after tanween, a letter ب appears, then take away

a harkat from the tanween. Then join it with the

tiny Meem Saakin and make ghunnah.

E.g. بـما ـفس ـفس بـما ن ن

خلبـ نم ا يا بن ء الل قلهاب نم ـنسف ل الـن اصيةب ع ا قو يـغ الب ل ابـ مابـ د ا جهـن مبـ ذ يومئ نهاـئ طا ب ش فر بـ ت ياا ي ـنات يـمان لبا ن مـطمئ ـمت ـقيـنبا م عـلي ل ي ا ـي ـن ب ت ت

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The Rules of Meem Saakin

There are three rules for

Meem Saakin:

1. Idghaam Meem Saakin مادغا

2. Ikhfaa Meem Saakin اخفاء 3. Idh-haar Meem Saakinاظهار

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Idghaam Meem Saakin مادغا : If after Meem Saakin م ,there appears another

meem م , then ghunnah will be made by making a

humming sound with the mouth closed. The

ghunnah will be done for about 2 seconds.

نم م وارجلـك عكمم م ان ـه ـه م م ل وس ـك ام م ل رسلونم م اليك يـم م تـيـن كيا نـ

Ikhfaa Meem Saakin خفاءا : If after Meem Saakin م, there appears a Baa ب,

then ikhfaa will be made by making a humming

sound with the mouth closed. The Ikhfaa will be

done for 2 seconds.

مام بــهن فاخذ تالبـي ـن م برسله همم برب ه ـمعروفم بيامره ال هام بماسبـقك ه م بمنـتا

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Idh-haar Meem Saakin اظهار: If any other letter besides Baa ب or meem م appears

after a Meem Saakin م, then do not make ghunnah.

ـه م ثل ياب لدونم خ انفسه انـت ـهام ل ـك يهام فل منسك ا ه اسكوهم ن ـجـلودم وبطونـه ال

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Qalqalah قلقله Part 1 Qalqalah means to make a bouncing sound by either:

Tapping the tongue against the hard palate.

Or tapping the upper part of the lip with the

bottom part of the lip.

Or tapping the uvula with the extreme back part

of the tongue.

If any of the following letters ق،ط،ب،ج،د have a

saakin, Qalqalah will be made.

Make a bouncing sound, by tapping the uvula with -ق

the extreme back part of the tongue.

رقبـ سمقا ـ قن ص

Make a bouncing sound, by tapping the tongue -ط

against the hard palate.

نطفوس لعطم عمناطا

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Make a bouncing sound, by tapping the upper part -ب

of the lip with the bottom part of the lip.

ق ابـس ح ـب ل واب ابا

Make a bouncing sound by tapping the tongue -ج

against the hard palate.

عه جر ريجتـ ر جف

Make a bouncing sound by tapping the tongue -د

against the hard palate.

دلم يل بردا ـق دل

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Note: While making qalqalah, be sure to not create a

harkat sound) (. For example جف ر should not be

read as ر جف . *Part 2 of Qalqalah is in the Chapter

of Waqf (Stopping).

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The rules of Raa Part 1- Raa ر prounounced with a full mouth:

1. If a Raa ر has a zabar or pesh, then it will be

read with a full mouth.

رتز بـعر رثـم رام

2. If a Raa Saakin ر has a zabar or pesh before it,

then it will be read with a full mouth.

مر تاب صرف نثرا سلار Note: If there’s an empty mouth letter before the Raa

Saakin, then upon joining the two letters, blend the

sound from empty mouth to full mouth.

3. If a Raa Mu-shaddad ر has a zabar or pesh,

then it will be read with a full mouth.

ـتقشع ر يـف ر مر ح ب ر

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Note: If there’s an empty mouth letter before the Raa

Mu-shaddad, then upon joining the two letters, blend

the sound from empty mouth to full mouth.

4. If before a Raa Saakin ر, there is a temporary

zer (a zer which was not there from before),

then it will be read with a full mouth.

حـمهماار جعـي...ار۞

5. If before a Raa Saakin ر , there is a zer in the

previous word, then it will be read with a full

mouth.

حـمهماب ارر تابوام ارا ۞جعـونب ارر

6. The Raa Saakin ر in the following four words,

will always be read with a full mouth:

قة رف رق طاس صاد ارا صاد ارم

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Part 2- Raa ر prounounced with an empty mouth:

7. If a Raa ر has a zer , then it will be read with an

empty mouth.

رذـن ق ازر برتــقاو

8. If a Raa Saakin ر has a zer before it, then it will

be read with an empty mouth.

شر ب همذرانـ هموروشا

9. If a Raa Mu-shaddad ر has a zer, then it will be

read with an empty mouth.

ر شمن ولل جالر بالبـ ر

Note: If there’s a full mouth letter before the Raa

Mu-shaddad, then upon joining the two letters,

blend the sound from full mouth to empty mouth.

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10. If before a Raa Saakin ر, there is an original zer

(a zer which was there from before), then it will

be read with an empty mouth.

صرتـفانـ ربـاص عونفر

11. If before a Raa Saakin ر , there is a zer in the

same word, then it will be read with an empty

mouth.

ككمشرب رفذك ربـويص

*Part 3 of of the rules of Raa is in the

Chapter of Waqf (Stopping).

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The rules of Laam )ل( in the

word اهلل If a zabar or pesh appears before the word اهلل , then

the word اهلل will be read with a full mouth.

Examples for a zabar before the word اهلل :

اهللي ـرض اهللر ـن اهللم خـت

Examples for a pesh before the word اهلل :

راهللصـن هللوا اقوات ـ اهللل وـرس

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If a zer appears before the word اهلل , then the word

.will be read with an empty mouth اهلل

اهللت مرضا اهللل ق اهللم بس

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The Chapter of Waqf (To stop at the end or in the

middle of a verse)

There are four parts to this lesson:

A. The symbols of Waqf. What to do when one

comes across certain symbols.

B. Rules pertaining on how to stop at the end or in

the middle of a verse.

C. Rules that are related to the Chapter of

Qalaqalah.

D. Rules that are related to the Chapter of Raa )ر(.

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Part A: The Symbols of Waqf

When the following symbols appear, one should stop

completely:

م ع ط قف

When the following symbols appear, one will have the

option to stop or continue without stopping:

ص صلے ز

When the following symbols appear, one will pause for

a moment without breaking the breath:

س سكته وقفه

This means its preferable not to stop.

This means its preferable to stop.

This means, one should not stop at that place.

Instead, he can stop at a word before or after it.

ق

ج

ال

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Part B: How to make waqf at the end of a word

1. If the last letter of a word has any harakah

besides do zabar ) ( , kara zabar ( ) or a zabar

with an alif ( ا) , it will be removed and

replaced with a saakin.

دحس دحس دبـلـ دبـلـ

جيـخر جيـخر د اح داح

خو ف فخو 2. If the last letter already has a sakin, Kara zabar,

or a zabar with an alif, then there will be no

changes while making waqf.

هادس هادس ـه ماعمال ـه ماعمال

ـش ـش ـىت ل ـىت ل

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3. If the last letter has a do zabar and an alif, then

remove one zabar and use the alif to stretch the

last letter. If there is NO alif, then add one.

Example with an alif: ابد ا دا اب

Example without an alif: ء جزآ ءاجزآ 4. If the last letter is a taa marbootah (a round

taa), then regardless of what harakah it has, it

will be changed into a small haa with a sakin on

top. ة قو هقو

5. If the last letter has a tashdeed, then hold on to

the last letter for about 1 ½ seconds.

ـر مـف ـر مـف

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Part C: Rules of Qalqalah related to waqf

If any of the letters of قطب جد receives a saakin due

to waqf, then qalqalah will be made.

قخـلـ قلـخـ Also, if the qalqalah letter has a tashdeed, then while

making waqf upon it, hold on to the qalqalah letter for a

moment.

ق ـح ـق ح

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Part D: Rules of Raa Saakin related to waqf

1. If before a Raa mawqoofah ر (a raa that

received a saakin due to Waqf), there’s another saakin letter. And before that, there’s either a zabar or pesh. The raa saakin will be read with a full mouth.

ن ور من ن ورمن شر ع شرع

رارمع ال ب رارمع ال ب

In this example, before the raa saakin, there’s an alif

with a zabar. It will be read with a full mouth.

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2. If before a Raa mawqoofah ر (a raa that

received a saakin due to Waqf), there’s another saakin letter.

And before that, there is a zer. The raa saakin

will be read with an empty mouth.

كر ولب كرولب

3. If there’s a yaa saakin ـي before a raa

mawqoofah (a raa that received a saakin due to

waqf), then regardless of whether there is a

zabar or pesh before the Yaa saakin, the Raa

saakin will be read with an empty mouth.

ـ خل بـيـر ـخ بـيـرل

يـروال ط يـروال ط

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The Rules of Madd The meaning of Madd is to stretch the sound of a letter.

There are three letters of madd:

1. An Alif ( ا ) with a zabar before it.

2. A waw Saakin ( و ) with a pesh before it.

3. A Yaa Saakin ( يـ ) with a zer before it.

There are two types of Madd:

Maddul Asli- الصلـي مد

Maddul Far’ee- ـفرعـي ال مد

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Maddul Asli- الصلـي مد After the letters of Madd ( (ا ، و ، ـ ي , there should be:

NO Humza (ا،ا،ا،ء)

NO other saakin letter after a يـ , و or ا NO Tashdeed- And NO madd symbols ( ) on top.

Maddul Asli will be stretched for one alif only.

NOTE: One Alif means the amount of time it takes to lift

one finger.

It is NOT permissible to stretch it more or less than one

alif. Otherwise one will be adding or subtracting a letter

from the the Qur’an.

ليـوقـ ح وـن تاذ

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Maddul Far’ee- ـفرعـي ال مد After the letters of Madd ( ا ، و ، يـ) , there’s either:

A Humza (ا،ا،ا،ء)

Another saakin letter after a يـ , و or ا A Tashdeed- And at times, a madd symbol ( ) on top.

Maddul Far’ee is broken down into 5 types:

1. Maddul Muttasil- ـمت ـصل ال مد

2. Maddul Munfasil- ـمنـفـصل ال مد

3. Maddul Aaridh Waqfi- ـعارض وقـفـي مد ال

4. Maddul Leen Aaridh Waqfi- ال ـيـن عارض وقفي مد

5. Maddul Laazim- ز ال ممد

Related

to

Humza.

Related

to

Waqf.

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Maddul Muttasil- ـمت ـصل ال مد After the letters of Madd ( ا ، و ، يـ) , there appears a

Humza (ء) in the SAME word. It’s preferable to stretch

it for 4 alifs.

ءيضـيـ ـ ءوتـنـل آءج

Maddul Munfasil- ـمنـفـصل ال مد After the letters of Madd ( ا ، و ، يـ) , there appears a

Humza (ا،ا،ا) in the FOLLOWING word. It’s preferable

to stretch it LESS than Maddul Muttasil which will be 2

½ alifs.

ـيـها يهدويـ ل ـيـها اوتوبـ ل مرتاآ كم

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Maddul Aaridh Waqfi- العارض وقـفـي مد

After the letters of Madd ( ا ، و ، يـ) , there appears a

temporary Saakin due to waqf (stopping). It will be

stretched 3 or 5 alifs.

ـمـيـز ـمـيـز انفـي ال انفـي ال

ود و مـشـهـ ـودو مـشـه

يـدلـما يـر يـدلـما يـر

Letters of Leen There are two letters of Leen:

1. A waw Sakin ( و ) with a ZABAR before it.

2. A Yaa Sakin ( يـ ) with a ZABAR before it.

، قـوج ا، زو ل ، عـي ـن خـي ـر

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Maddul Leen Aaridh Waqfi-

ا ل ـيـن عارض وقـفـيلمد After the letters of Leen ) يـ ، و (, there appears a

temporary Saakin due to waqf (stopping).

It will be stretched 1 ½ or 2 alifs.

مـن خـ وفن خـمـ وف

ـ يـفوالـص ـيـفوالـص

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Maddul Laazim- ز ال ممد There are 5 types of Maddul Laazim:

1. Kilmi Muthaqqal- مـثـق ـل ـيكـلـم

2. Kilmi Mukhaffaf- كـلـمـي مـخـف ـف

3. Harfi Muthaqqal- حـرفـي مـثـق ـل

4. Harfi Mukhaffaf- مـخـف ـفحـرفـي

5. Leen Laazim- ملـيـن لز

Terms to remember:

Hurooful Muqatta’aat عات ـمقط A word that is in : حروف ال

the beginning of many surahs. Only Allah Ta’ala knows

the meaning of these words.

KIlmi: A word which is NOT from the Hurooful

Muqatta’aat (Letters of Muqatta’aat).

Harfi: A word which is from the Hurooful Muqatta’aat

(Letters of Muqatta’aat).

Muthaqqal: A word that has a tashdeed.

Mukhaffaf: A word that has a permanent Saakin.

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Kilmi Muthaqqal- كـلـمـي مـثـق ـل After the letters of Madd ( ا ، و ، يـ) , there appears a

Tashdeed in the same word. It will be stretched 3 or 5

alifs.

ـ والـة، آق ـحال ـو، اتـحتف ص ين ـآج

In this example, it has two kilmi muthaqqals, ا and و .

Kilmi Mukhaffaf- ـي مـخـف ـفكـلـم After the letters of Madd ( ا ، و ، يـ) , there appears a

permanent saakin in the same word. It will be stretched

3 or 5 alifs.

There is only one example in the Qur’an: آآ ا نئ ـل

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Harfi Muthaqqal- حـرفـي مـثـق ـل After the letters of Madd ( ا ، و ، يـ) , there appears a

Tashdeed in the letters of Muqatta’aat. It will be

stretched 3 or 5 alifs.

ا ـيم (م ل م) الـف م ـل In this example, the Laam ـل will

be Harfi Muthaqqal because of a tashdeed after it. )سط يم (سـيم م ـطا م In this example, the Seen سـ

will be Harfi Muthaqqal because of a tashdeed after it.

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Harfi Mukhaffaf- حـرفـي مـخـف ـف After the letters of Madd ( ا ، و ، يـ) , there appears a

permanent saakin in the letters of Muqatta’aat. It will

be stretched 3 or 5 alifs.

(افق ) ق

ـ الـف ل م ) م ـال ( يمم In this example, the meem م will be Harfi Mukhaffaf because of a permanent Saakin

at the end of meem.

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Leen Laazim- لـيـن لزم After the letters of Leen ) يـ ، و (, there appears a

permanent Saakin in the letters of Muqatta’aat. It will

be preferable to stretch it for 3 alifs.

اد (ـيـن ع يا ها ) كاف ـصعــي ه ـك ص In this example,

the Ain عـ will be Leen laazim. Because inside the letter

Ain عـ , there is a يـ ( a yaa saakin with a zabar before

it). And right after that, there’s a permanent saakin, at

the end of Ain عـ .

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The rule of the word انا Wherever the word انا appears in the Qur’an, the alif ا after the noon ن , will NOT be used to stretch the

noonن. Instead, it will be read as ان.

But in the following words, the alif ا after the noon ن,

will be used to stretch the noonن:

بآءنا، جآءنا،ا ي اناسـ

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The rules regarding the tiny

ص on top of سThere are 4 words in Qur’an, where there is a tiny س on

top of ص.

In the following two words, the س will be read:

بـويـ طص (In Surah Baqarah, Ayah # 245)

بـ طة ص (In Surah A’raaf, Ayah # 69)

In the following third word, one can choose to read

either س or ص:

ـم ما هم ال يـطرونص (In Surah Toor, Ayah # 37)

In the following fourth word, the س will NOT be read:

مـبـ ـيـطر ص (In Surah Ghaashiyah, Ayah # 22)

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Miscellaneous rules

1. In the following words, the Alif will be used to

stretch the letter ONLY AT THE TIME WAQF:

نـوناالـ سـول ظ ـبـيـل ،الـر ،الـس (In Surah Ahzaab)

كـن اـل (Surah Kahaf)

But, if one does not make waqf at those places, then

the Alif will NOT be used to stretch the letter.

2. In the following word, one has a choice,

whether to use the Alif for stretching the

second laam:

(In Surah Dahr) سلسل or سلسل

3. The word قـواريرا in Surah Dahr, is repeated

twice. In the first one, the alif after raa will

ONLY be used when making waqf.

In the second قـواريرا , the Alif will not be used at all,

regardless whether one is making waqf or not.

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4. In the following words, the Alif after Laam will

NOT be used to stretch the Laam:

In Surah Aale Imraan,Ayah) تـحشـرون اهلل الل

#158)

اوضعـوال و ( In Surah Taubah, Ayah #47)

اذبـحـن ه لاو (In Surah Surah Namal, Ayah #21)

ـجـحـيم ال ل ال (In Surah Saaffaat, Ayah #68)

انـتم ل (In Surah Hashar, Ayah #13)

5. In Surah Hood, the Raa in the word هار مـج will

be read with Imaalah. In other words, it will be

read as “Ray”.

6. In Surah Haa Meem Sajdah, the second Hamza ء in the word عـجمي اء will be read with

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Tas’heel. In other words, blend the sound of

both the humzas with a soft tone.

7. While making ghunnah on the Noon

Mushaddad ن in the word ن ال تامـ , make the

lips round for a moment and then leave it.

8. In the following words, blend the sound of ط into ت , from full mouth to empty mouth,

without any qalqalah on the ط :

مـطت مافر (In Surah Yusuf)

ـ ن بـسـئل طت (In Surah Ma’idah)

مافر طت (In Surah Zumar)

فقال اح طت (In Surah Namal)

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ـخيـر ت بال ـت ـوفـيـق ۞ والوتـم من اهلل تع ال

Thursday Rabiul Awwal 26th , 1437

Thursday January 7th , 2016

May Allah Ta’ala make this book a means of benefit for

everyone in learning, reciting and implementing the

Qur’an in our lives. Also, may Allah Ta’ala make this

book a means of salvation for myself, my family, and all

my Asaatidha (teachers). Ameen

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