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Book Name:

Learn Tajweed - The Easy Way

Compiled by:

Dr. Abdulazeez Abdulraheem

stEdition 1 :

Research & Development Mohsin Siddiqui Abdurrab Khurram QuraishiAamir Irshad, Abdul QuddoosDr. Zarish TabassumUsama Saleha, Qari SaidurrahmanObaidullah Muzzammil HaqueKafeel Ahmad, Irshad AlamMohammed Furqan

Reviewers Dr. Usman AhmadMaqsood Husain

Advisors

Mohsin Siddiqui, Sana Dossul, Qari Imran

Contributers Khawja Nizamuddin AhsanDaleeluddin KhanZubair Abdurraheem Abdul Qadir Fazlani

Translators Dr. Abdul Basit SiddiquiArjan Ali, Sayyed AneesulhasanSayyed Aneesul HasanMujahidullah Khan

Arabic Font DesignersLate Shakeel Ahmad, Ayesha Fawzia

Graphic DesignersAhmad Ghazi, Shabana ParveenAbdul Quddoos, Kafeel Ahmad

Qur’anic Words Count

Pages:

Founder & Director: Understand Al-Qur’an Academy

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April 2020

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Double Dhammah ( ـ )

Shaddah ( ـ )

Shaddah with Tanween

Shaddah on (ن & م)

Revision - 21 to 26

Rules of Madd

Separated Letters

Laam of the Word "Allah"

Shamsi Letters

Qamari Letters

Rules of Meem Sakinah

Rules of Raa

The Tiny Noon (Noon Qutni)

Silent Letters

Revision - 28 to 40

Stop Signs while Recitation

Rules for Starting & Stopping of the Recitaiton

Show (Izhar)(to show Noon Saakinah & Tanween)

Hide (Ikhfa)(to hide Noon Saakinah & Tanween)

Merge (Idhgaam)(to Noon-Saakinah/Tanween with next letter)

Change (Iqlaab)(Noon-Saakinah/Tanween with Meem Saakinah)

20 frequently repeated words in the Quran

Prefixes and suffixes

In the name of Allah, Most Beneficent, Most MercifulIn the name of Allah, Most Beneficent, Most MercifulIn the name of Allah, Most Beneficent, Most Merciful

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PageNumberLessons Name

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Revision - 5 to 10

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Double Fathah ( ـ )

Double Kasrah ( ـ )

Standing Fathah

Sukoon

Soft Waw (ـى)

Soft Yaa (ـو)

Hamzah Saakinah

Qalqalah Letters (ق ط ب ج د)

Hams (Sukoon onت & ك)

Standing Fathah, Standing Kasrah, inverted Dhammah

Fataha (Zabar)

Alif Madd (ـا)

Kasrah (Zair)

Yaa Madd (ـى)

Dhamma (Pesh)

Waw Madd (ـو)

, ,

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,

Introduc�on

Clarifica�on

Ÿ does not know the right way to recite it, i.e., with Tajweed.

This course is for the whoŸ Knows how to recite the Qur’an but

Tajweed

To recite the Quran as par the Makharij & Sifaat of le�ers and the rules of recita�on.

مخا�ج صفات ق�اعد

ص ض ط ظ

ـاهللا ـاهللا

ا � ـ�Remaining

Le�ers

ق غ خـاـا

� ـ�

او أي

اك ات� اق اط اب��

� ا� اد�

ـا ـي ـون، م��

These rules occur…

Ÿ On every pageŸ In every lineTherefore, it is necessary to learn Tajweed.

Importance � � � � � � ��عن أبي لبابة �شير �ن عبد المنذر �ضي ا� عنه ، أن النبي صلى اهللا عليه �سلم قا�

� � � : « من لم �تغن �الق�آن فليس منا » ر�اه أبو دا�د �إسناد جيد .

Abu Lubabah Bashir bin Abdul-Mundhir (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص said, "He who does not recite the Qur'an in a pleasant tone is not of us.'‘ [Abu Dawud]. However, reci�ng in pleasant tone is not enough if you have…

• Problems in Makharij

• Problems in other Rules • Problems in Sifaat

We recite with mistakes b’cos

Ÿ Improper learningŸ Mother tongue effects carried into Arabic (Ex: Urdu speakers reci�ng like Urdu)

Ÿ To help you to recite the Qur’an correctly (i.e., with Tajweed)

Ÿ To prac�ce these rules on Freq. occurring words (a total of 350 words from all the lessons that occur 40,000 �mes in the Qur’an! 50%!!)

Ÿ To teach you the main rules rules of Tajweed … including their importance and the possible logic (why they are imp)

To give you prac�cal �ps on how to implement these rules

Ÿ No exposure to TajweedObjec�ves

Lesson-1a:

ممممممام

بببببباب�

وووووواو

ففففففاف

ثثثثثثاث اثم� ثم�كثيرك�ث�

ذذذذذذاذ

أ�ح� �س�اس ي�س�س �جوه

� إذاأذهب الذين أع�ذ

Lesson-2a:Makhraj: Join the outer parts of the lips.

Makhraj: Join the inner parts of the lips.

Makhraj: Form a circle of the lips, and then separate them to produce the sound

Makhraj: Touch the lower lip to the edge of the upper teeth.

Common mistakes: Don’t say it as va!!

Makhraj: Touch the �p of the tongue to the edge of the upper teeth and blow with a light sound. Common mistakes: ØDon’t say it as za!!

ØDon’t take out more than the �p

Makhraj: Touch the �p of the tongue to the edge of the upper teeth and blow with a strong sound. Common mistakes: Ø Don’t say it as za!!

Ø Don’t take out more than the �p

Lesson-3a:

Lesson-4a:

Lesson-5a:

Makhraj: Touch the �p of the tongue to the edge of the upper teeth and blow with a very thick & high sound. Say ذ with ‘awe’!

Lesson-6a:

عظيمظالماظلم ظلم

ظ ظ ظ ظ ظ ظاظ

تتتتتتات

دددددداد�

� طي�اأطعمهم �الباطل يهبط

ط ط ط ط ط طاط�

زززززاز ز

سسسسسساس

Common mistakes: Ø Don’t say it as Zaw; Zoy!! Ø Don’t take out more than the �p

Makhraj: Touch the �p of the tongue to the roots of the upper teeth.

Makhraj: Touch the �p of the tongue to the roots of the upper teeth.

Makhraj: Thicken the tongue and touch it to the upper gum; Say ت with ‘awe’Common mistakes: Ø Don’t say twa or taa

Ø Don’t make your lips round for ط

Makhraj: Touch the �p of the tongue to the edge of the lower teeth and blow with a strong sound.

Makhraj: Touch the tongue to the edge of the lower teeth and blow with a so� sound.

Makhraj: Thicken the tongue, touch it to the edge of the lower teeth and blow with a thick and high sound.Common mistakes: Ø Don’t say sa or swa

Ø Don’t make your lips round for ص

Lesson-7a:

Lesson-8a:

ص ص ص ص ص صاص أصب�هم �ت�اص�ا ص�اط صدور

للللللا�

ننننننان

� ر � � ر �ا�أكبر ص�اط �حلة نص� اهللا

جججج�ججا��

ششششششاش

ىىىىىىاى يوم عليهم يحيي يميت

Lesson-9a:

Makhraj: Touch the �p of the tongue to the upper gums near the roots of the teeth.

Common mistakes:

Makhraj: Touch the �p of the tongue to the upper gums a li�le above the roots of the teeth.

Makhraj: Touch the �p of the tongue to the upper gums above the roots of the teeth.

Ø Don’t say ر as ra (low). It is like raw but without making your lips round for raw. Ex: Rat, Rot.Ø Arabic Ra is between Mexican and English R.

Makhraj: Touch the MIDDLE (not the edge) of the tongue to the palate or roof of the mouth.

Makhraj: The middle of the tongue is close to touching the palate or roof of the mouth.

Makhraj: The middle of the tongue is close to touching the palate or roof of the mouth.

Common mistakes: Don’t lose the le�er esp. in ي

Lesson-10a:

ض�ض � ض �ض ض ضاض أضحك ضآلين ضيآء مغض�ب

Common mistakes: Don’t say ز، ذ، ظ، ض�ا Makhraj: Touch the edge of the tongue to the roots of the molars, either to the right or le�.

Lesson-11a:

ككككككاك

� قا�أق�ب قلقيل

ققققققاق�

ج��فأت�ا إياك� أمة�

ء ء ء ء ء ءاء

هيهذا �هو

ه ه ه ه ه هاه

Lesson-12a:

Makhraj: Touch the inner part part of the tongue to the roof of the mouth right at the back.

Makhraj: Touch the inner part of the tongue to the roof of the mouth right at the back (behind the uvula) A li�le inside!

Lesson-13a:

Common mistakes: Ø Don’t say ك or خØ Don’t say it with a low sound.

Makhraj: From the lower part of the throat. Common mistakes: Ø Don’t say without a jerk.

Ø It is not same as ‘a’ in English.

Makhraj: From the lower part of the throat.

Common mistakes: Don’t say without a jerk (esp. during recita�on)

Makhraj: From the middle part of the throat. Common mistakes:

Ø Don’t say ع as ءØ Anything too much becomes bad.Ø If you say ع، ح properly, they appear normal.Ø For prac�ce and ge�ng control, you can exaggerate. But not during recita�on.

Lesson-14a:

ع ع عع ع ع �ع أعبد عابد�ن عباد يسمع

Common mistakes: Don’t say ح as ha!

Makhraj: From the middle of the throat Take a deep breath and release it from inside the throat!

Lesson-15a:

Very thick & high(اطباق) Thick(تفخيم) Low(استفاله) High (استعالء)ء

غ غ غغ غ غ �غ أغن�

غاسق غشا�ة غف�انك

خ خ خخ خ خا� أخ�ج خلق خسرخالف

Lesson-16a:

Common mistakes: Don’t recite it thin. It is a thick and high sounding le�er.

Makhraj: From the upper part of the throat.

Common mistakes: Don’t recite it thin. It is a thick and high sounding le�er.

Makhraj: From the upper part of the throat.

Lesson-18a: Review (Makharij of le�ers)

مخا�ج صفات ق�اعد

ص ض ط ظ

ـاهللا ـاهللا

ا � ـ�Remaining

Le�ers

ق غ خـاـا

� ـ�

او أي

اك ات� اق اط اب��

� ا� اد�

ـا ـي ـون، م��

To recite the Quran nicely. How? By taking care of Makharij & Sifaat of le�ers and the rules of recita�on.

ح ح حح ح ح ا� ال�حمن� الحمد ال�حيم� حد�د

Lesson-17a:

Place where the sound of the le�er comes out from. The ar�cula�on point of the le�er.

Plural of مخ�ج is مخا�ج

: Exit مخ�ج

Remember the 3 sets � ق خ غ ص ض ط ظ

Using a le�er poem

are from the lips

Tongue has

many 12 from

the Tip

from its middle are

from its edges are

six from the throat

10 Important features of the Poem

1. Whole set2. on finger �ps3. in Makhraj order

4. in Makhraj groups5. of rhyming le�ers6. with ac�ons (TPI)7. that relate to Sifaat

8. Repeated with different Harakat and Rules9. Tajweed rules make sense!10. Easy to explain and understand the Sifaat

Thick: Thick and High: Very Thick and High:

لك مع جعل ت�ك ��ق خلق �لغ صب� ض�ب ظلم

ما �ا �ا فا

ما �ما فما ال �ال فال اكن لنا لها �ان قا� خاف �لغا طاقة عصاك �مضان

Lesson-19a: Words with Fathah

Note: � ق خ غ :Thick ص ض ط ظ Thick and High: Very Thick and High:

Remaining le�ers are thin.

Prac�ce: Words with thin le�ers: Words with Thick le�er:

Words with Thick & High le�ers:

Words with Very Thick & High le�ers:

Lesson-20a:Words with Alif MaddAlif Madd: When Alif comes a�er a fathah le�er,it is called Alif Madd.For example:

Note: �ا قا خا غا :Thickصا ضا طا ظا Thick and High: Very Thick and High:

Remaining le�ers are thin.

Word with Thick le�er:

Words with thin le�ers:

Words with Thick & High le�ers:

Words with Very Thick & High le�ers:

Lesson-21a:Words with Kasrah

Note: خ ق غ :Thick and Highص ض ط ظ Very Thick and High:

Remaining le�ers are thin.

The Arabic vowel signs are called 'Harakaat'. For the sake of brevity and ease, we will refer to them as signs. They are:

Fathah (Zabar); Kasrah (Zair); and Dhammah (Pesh). The easiest sign (Harakah) to pronounce is Fathah (e.g.ب). We will

call such le�ers Fathah-le�ers. Fathah le�er is read fastly. It gives the sound of 'a' for the le�er upon which it rests.

مى �ى �ى فى

فى لى �نى دين فيه فيها بالغيه قيل أخيه ص�اطي حافظين �صيبك

� ق خ غ ص ض ط ظ

Lesson-22a:Words with Yaa MaddIf a Kasrah-le�er is followed by a Yaa-Saakinah (ى), the le�er sound is stretched twice. We call this Yaa as Yaa-Madd.

The yaa in all of these is Yaa Madd.

قى غى خى صى ضى طى ظى Thick and High: Very Thick and High:

Rest of the le�ers are thin and therefore, Yaa Madd also will thin.

Words with thin le�ers:

Words with Thick & High le�ers:

Words with Very Thick & High le�ers:

Lesson-23a:Words with Dhammah

Note:

Note: Thick: Thick and High: Very Thick and High:

Remaining le�ers are thin.

Word with Thick le�er:

Words with thin le�ers:

Words with Thick & High le�ers:

Words with Very Thick & High le�ers:

هو عذاب �تب ��يد �سل قد� خلق �الغ ض�ب طبع ظلم

Prac�ce:

Prac�ce:

مو �و وو فو

د�ن قال�ا اكن�ا عمل�ا ظلم�ا كف��ا �ق�ل �ق�ل�ن �لغ�ا صور �ض�ا طور حافظ�ا

�و قو خو غو صو ضو طو ظو

ـــــــ

دا�د له

هذا ذلك �ذلك اخ�ة طغين امن�ا ايت ايتنا

�ه هذه �لف

Lesson-24a:Words with Waw Madd

The Waw in all of these is Waw Madd and it will have double stretch.

Note: Thick: Thick and High: Very Thick and High:

Remaining le�ers are thin.

Prac�ce: Words with thin le�ers:

Words with Thick & High le�ers:

Words with Very Thick & High le�ers:

Lesson-25a:Words with Standing Fathah, Standing Kasrah& Inverted Dhammah

Standing Fathah, Standing Kasrah & Inverted Dhammah. They are like Alif Madd, Yaa Madd, and Waaw Madd. Double stretch for each.

Prac�ce: Standing Fathah

Standing Kasrah Inverted Dhammah

(Ulta pesh)

هي لم سمع عمل اذا �ها �ما لما قيامة اخ�ة طاغية ص�اط �ضي �اطل

Words with thin le�ers:

Words with Thick & High le�ers:

Words with Very Thick & High le�ers:

Prac�ce:

Take special care of ص ض ط ظ and ع خ غ.

If a Dhammah-le�er is followed by a Waaw-Saakinah (و), the le�er sound is stretched twice. We call this Waaw as

Waaw-Madd.

Take special care of ص ض ط ظ and ع خ غ.

No sign on ى No sound! هدى فهدى ي�ى ا�ىك هدىنا عيسى م�سى ميكىل �نىها

بل هل ام لم ان لن من من ان اذ قل هم ل�ن لهم لكم منه منهم منها تلك جعلنا �عد �هدي

يعلم �علم�ن �علم�ن �عمل�ن �عمل�ن

Lesson-26a:Words with Standing Fathah (Special case)

Prac�ce:

Lesson-27a:Words with Sukoon

Prac�ce:

Some�mes the le�er ى in the Qur'an is wri�en but not pronounced. A standing Fathah is placed on such types of Yaa.

The short form and the full form (along with connectors shown below them) are the same as in a typical Yaa. in brief,

don't pronounce ى if there is a standing Fathah on the le�er before it.

vThe letters with "Sukoon" are called as "Sakinah" letters. v The letter which carries Sukoon is not to be read

separately, this is to be read by joining it with the previous letter. For practice, in the Poem by placing Zabar above Alif, v

every word has placed with Sukoon. Lesson of Sukoon is divided into six parts for ease of learning. For example to get v

the proper understanding of Qalqalah, Soft letter (Lain Letters), Hams etc. In this Book we will use only Sukoon words.v

او لو س�ف ل�ال ف�ع�ن �وم قوم ق�مه

مو، �و، وو، فوـ ـ ـ

عليه عليهم عليك عليكم علينا عليها اليه اليك بين �ينهم كيف ليس بغير

مي، �ي، وي، في ـ ـ ـ

يام� �اتى �اخذ�ن �الك�ن �ـئس شئت ��من�ن م�منين ا = ء ـ ا = ء ـ ا = ء ـ ا = ء

Lesson-28a: Words with So� Waaw

  …,So� Waaw: Don’t say: mow, bow, wow, fow  ـو

:Prac�ce

Lesson-29a: Words with So� Yaa

Yaa Sakinah: ـي   Don’t say: maye, baye, waye, faye…

Lesson-30a:Words with Hamzah Sakinah

Pronounce it with a li�le jerk.

Alif with harakah = Hamzah

If a Fathah-le�er is followed by a Waaw-Saakinah (و) then it should be pronounced so�ly, and quickly, as you say it in

English words such as "mouth", "south", or "house" and not like the one in "how" or "cow".

If a Fathah-le�er is followed by a Yaa-Saakinah (ى) then it should be pronounced so�ly, and quickly, as you say it in

Dubai, eye, or fly. Only a few cases of So� Yaa with its full form are there in the Qur'an.

:Prac�ce

The le�er Hamzah with a Sukoon sign is called Hamsah-Saakinah. The baby le�er Hamzah can be placed on 'Alif (أ), Waaw (ؤ), Yaa (ئ). If Zabar, Zair, Pesh or Sukoon is placed then Alif becomes Hamzah i.e. ام�، اذا، �اس etc..

:Prac�ce

قالت �تل�ن جعلته �الفتنة ا�ب� ا�ث� ذ�� تكف��ن

Lesson-32a:Words with Qalqalah Le�ers

مت �ت �ت ـ ـ ـ، مك �ك �ك ـ ـ ـWhy on these two? Suppose the Imam stops the breath while saying them, you will have difficulty in recognizing what he said: أكبر ، أتبر

:Prac�ce

When � �� �� �� �� have a Sukoon sign on them, Qalqala occurs. Qalqala is an extra sound which is somewhat

similar to a half-Dhammah sound. The extra sound helps a person standing behind Imam in Salah to know, for � � ��example, if the imam has recited ا�، اط، اق or اد . Qalqalah le�ers are 5 and its collec�on is قطب جد The Sukoon sign on

Qalqala le�er are given like ( ) this.

� � � � � � � � خلقنا خلق يطعم محيط سبحن اب�هم قبل �قب تج�ى م�يج�� � � � � عدن قد لقد احد

:Prac�ce

Lesson-31a: Words with Hams Le�ers

Hams is valid for several other le�ers too but we have given only two here because many people do mistakes in these two le�ers only.

If there is a Sukoon on � or the breath should not be stopped while pronouncing them.ت

� � � قليال شيـئا سبيال اذى مث�ى هدى � � اية �قص فضل �عض ��م�ذ سم�ت

كتاب ع�يز جميع مبين عليم أصحاب

� ا� � � � اق �غ ا� � � � اص اض اط اظ�

Lesson-33a: Words with Double Fathah, Double Kasrah, & Double Dhammah

Prac�ce:

Double Kasrah

Double Dhammah

Lesson-34a: Words with Shaddah

Note: Thick: Thick and High: Very Thick and High:

Remaining le�ers are thin.

Double Fathah

� � � � � لك الذى الذين التى ايها فباي � � �ب �به �بهم �بك �بكم �بنا

� � � يحب متقين لعلكم لعلهم �

Prac�ce:

Double Fatha, double Kasrah,double Dhammah are called as Tanween means a Harkat which gives the sound of Noon. Double Fatha, double Kasrah and double Dhammah alway appear at the end of the word.

Shaddah letters always read with the first letter joining to it. Shaddah letters are actually two letters. First letter is silent one and the second letter contains shaddah with a vowel sign. Shaddah letter should be read according to that vowel sign. Shaddah has a strong sound. For example:

� � � �ق�يا فظا للك حق ع�بي عدو � تو� �بين� � ت�ل�ا �صينا

� � اال اال حتى �بي

� � � يز�ى �شقق

� � � � ان انه انهم انما �� � � � � � ان انه انهم انك اني انكم انا � � � � كنا جنت جهنم �لكن

� � � � ثم مما عما لما �اما �

ـا ـي ـو ــــــ قا� فيه ه�د

4-5

ءـا ـي ـو ه��ء �ش�� السم�� اس���يل �

ـا ـي ـو

Lesson-35a:Words with Shaddah (Special Cases)

Prac�ce: Shaddah followed by Madd

Shaddah with Tanween

Shaddah followed by Sukoon

Shaddah followed by So� Waaw and So� Yaa

Shaddah followed by Shaddah

Lesson-36a:Words with Shaddah on ن & م

Lesson-37a:Words with Madd

Madd: to stretch, You get enough �me to ponder the message.Most Important Madd Types 1- Original Madd, 2- Secondary Madd

6

Prac�ce:

If there is a Shaddah on م or ن then you hate to pronounce them with Ghunnah. Ghunnah means making a sound

through your nose and stretching it twice (tow Harakaat). In this, the Shaddah for such cases is represented by the symbol ( ) compared to the usual symbol ( ).

1. Original Madd: This refers to 'Alif-Madd, Yaa-Madd, and Waaw-Madd as discussed in lessons 20, 22, and 24, The sound stretch here is double.

When 'Alif-Madd, Yaa-Madd, Waaw-Madd is followed by a Hamzah or a Saakinah le�er. Main 2. Secondary Madd:types of secondary Madd are given below:

Condi�on 2: Madd-Lazim occurs when an 'Alif-Madd, a Yaa-Madd, or a Waaw-Madd is followed by a le�er with a Sukoon or a Shaddah within a word. It has a pointed shape ( ) and its dura�on is six Harakaat (stretches).

Condi�on 1: A�ached Madd occurs when an 'Alif-Madd, Yaa-Madd, Waaw-Madd is followed by a Hamzah in the same word. It has a pointed end ( ) and its dura�on is 4 to 5 Harakaat (stretches).

Prac�ce:

Prac�ce:

Condi�on 2: Separated Madd (Jaiz) occurs when the first word ends with 'Alif-Madd, Yaa-Madd, Waaw-Madd and the second word begins with a Hamzah. It has a wavy shape ( ) and its dura�on is two or four to five Harakaat.

� م� ان�ل

� � اهللا ا�ب� �ا� ان اهللا سبحن ا� �ا� ا� �ص� ا�

باهللا و� �سم اهللا سبيل اهللا

�حيم �س�ل �� �كثي�ا صغي�ا �خي� ا�ث� غفو� ذ��

�اال�ض ا�سلنا ـ�

� ن�ل م ا � 2-5,6

Lesson-38a:Words with Separated Le�ers

the second word begins with a Hamza

Stretch 6 �mes (6 Harakat)

Lesson-39a:Rules of Laam of the word Allah

ThickLaam

ThinLaam

Thin

Thick

Lesson-40a:Rules of Raa

ThickRaa

ThinRaa

First word ends with Alif-madd, Yaa-madd, or Waaw-madd

Prac�ce:

Prac�ce:

The le�ers in such words are not joined and are read individually. These le�ers are called Huroof Muqa�a'at (le�ers that are read separately). Only Allah knows the meanings of these words. If the name of the le�er i of 3-le�erssuch as م�م، نون etc, then such le�ers are read a Madd of six stretches.There are 14 Muqa�a'at le�ers in the Qur'an which occurred 29 �mes in total. If there is a standing Fathah on thisle�er it will be stretched twice and if there pointed Madd ( ) on the le�er the its sound will be stretched 6 Harakaat.

The le�er ل of the word "Allah" has special ruled to dis�nguish it from the ل in other words. This helps a person

listening to the Imam in Salah to know what is being recited. If you have Fathah or Dhammah before the word Allah,the Laam of the word Allah is recited "thick" somewhat similar to the way you recite "Law" in English. In this book,such a Laam is denoted by a pointed edge.

Prac�ce:

The le�er Raa (pronounced somewhat similar to Raw) is not the same as that of English R. The Arabic ر has a lowfrequency. And required to be pronounced clearly. Five important rules of ر are given below. In this book, the le�er for thick Raa has a slight thickness on its tapering end.

Rule-01 Thick: If a Fathah, Double Fathah, Dhammah, Double Dhammah or an inverted Dhammah is given on Raathen read it as thick Raa (in heavy sound)

Rule-02 Thick: Fathah-le�er or Dhammah-le�er is followed by a Raa-Saakinah (ر) then it will be read thick (with heavy sound).

�ــــر � �العص� �الصب� خس�ــــر

Rule-03 Thick: Fathah-le�er or Dhammah-le�er is followed by a le�er with a Sukoon and then a Raa-Saakinah (ر) then it will be read thick (with heavy sound).

ا�جع�ن �ب

Thin: Kasrah-le�er is followed by a le�er with a Sukoon and then a Raa-Saakinah. Then this will be read thin(with low sound).

Rule-04 Thick: If a Kasrah-le�er is followed by a Raa-Saakinah (ر) and the next le�er is one of the high sounding le�ers i.e. ص،ض،ط،ظ،ق،خ،غ then the ر is pronounced thick.

�ــــر حج�

Rule-05b Thick: If a kasrah occurs at the end of the word prior to the word with Raa Sakinah (ر) then Raa will be pronounced thick. for example

Rule-06 If a so� Yaa is followed by a Raa-Saakinah (ر) then the ر should be pronounced thin. This condi�on appliesonly in the case of قف� stopping.

Lesson-41a:Rules of Raa – Special Cases

Lesson-42a: Words with Shamsi Le�ers

No sign, no sound! Don’t read it.

� ا� + شمس = الشمس

� الـ + ��اب = الث�اب

Shamsi le�ers are related to the Laam Sakinah (لـ) only which occurs in the beginning of nouns to make them definite. Let us take a word star�ng with tongue �p le�er ث and join it with الـ

,is the same ث & ل You have to move the tongue-�p quickly because the Makhraj of .( الـ + ��اب)the tongue �p. To make it easy, we sacrifice ل and Shaddah is placed on ث.Lam is sacrificed for all tongue-�p le�ers and for ض & ش because of the conflict in Makharij.

Thin: Kasrah-le�er is followed by a Raa-Saakinah (ر) then this will be read thin (with low sound).

�اصبر ف�ع�ن ـر

� فالشمس��الشمس � �عمل�ا الصلحتDon’t recite with a Madd because the alif a�er Waaw in this case is not an Alif-Madd; it was a temporary Hamzah.

� � ث ذ ظ �الثم�ت، للذكر، �الظالمين

�� �التين، �الدم، �الطور ت د ط

ز س ص �� ��ت�ا الز��ة، خلق السم�ت، اقيم�االص��ة�

ا� + قمر = القمر

�القم� فالقم� ا�ت�ا الكتب

� �المتقين، �البينت، وبال�الدين، �الفلك م ب و ف

� �الجن، وباليوم، للكف�ين ، �وم القيمة، ج ي ك ق

ء ه

ع ح�ب العلمين، من الحق

غ خمت�ع الغ�ور، هم الخس��ن

فى اال�ض، عذاب اله�ن

Lesson-43a: Words with Qamari Le�ers

Lesson-44a: Rules of Meem Sakinah ( )

Don’t recite with a Madd because the alif before Laam Sakinah is not an Alif-Madd; it was a temporary Hamzah.

� � ل ن ر هو اللطيف، �ب الناس، هو ال�حمن�

�� من الشيطن، �ال الضآلين ش ض

You have learnt Shamsi le�ers in the last lesson. The rest of the fourteen (14) are Qamari (moon) le�er. م ب و ف is read clearly because the Makraj of any of these ل come before any of these, then ا� If . ج ي، ك ق، ء ه، ع ح، غ، غ

le�ers is away from that of ل. For القمر� (wal-Qamar). Note that Sukoon is stronger help sign than Madd. Therefore,skip the Madd or any other le�er in between which has no sign.

Rule-01 Hide: If a Meem-Sakin is followed by ب then suppress Meem-Sakin with Ghunnah while keeping the lipsjoined and the say Baa. In this book, the Sukoon sign on such a meem is slightly rotated ( ).

يعظكم به � ��ميهم �حجا�ة

At the end of 1st word

At the beginning of 2nd word

Rule-02 Merge: When a Meem with Sukoon is followed by Meem, then they are merged.

م + م � � لهم ما فمنهم من

� عليهم �ال الضآلين، هم فيها

الحمد، انعمت

Lesson-45a: 1st Rule of Noon Sakinah/ Tanween: Show (Izhar)

ن ه نم

ن ه و ا و د هم�ل�� � � �

دن

Six from the throatن

(Noon Saakinah)الن�ن السا�نة

In one word

Six from the throat

ن(Noon Saakinah)

الن�ن السا�نة

In two wordsIn two words

(Tanween)Similar to ن

Prac�ce:

من غير من خير غ خ

ء ه �ين��ن أنها� ع حانعمت من حسنة

عذاب اليم اسح� هذا سميع عليم عليم حكيم

�ب غفو� عليم خبىڑ

Tanween & نfollowed by

Tanween & نfollowed by

Tanween & نfollowed by

Rule-03 Express: When a Meem with Sukoon is followed by any other le�er, then read م normally.

Cau�on: When a Meem with Sukoon is followed by Waaw or Fa, then make sure that you say م clearly, There is achance that you may not touch the lips while reading م if you are not careful.

If a Noon-Saakinah (Noon with a Sukoon: ن) or a Tanween is followed by any of the throat le�ers ء ه ح غ خ then pronounce the ن or the Tanween clearly. Just read it in normal way. This rule is also applied in Tanween, because

Noon ن is hideen in Tanween.Note: Le�er will not be read if there is no Sign on them.

Lesson-46a: Introduc�on of 2nd Rule of Noon Sakinah/Tanween: Hide (Ikhfa)If a Noon-Saakinah (ن) or a Tanween is followed by any of the le�ers (ف، ث ذ ظ، ت د ط، ز س ص، ج ش، ض ك ق) then

suppress the ن or the Tanween and merge it with the following le�er with Ghunnah. For Tanween, the Ikhfaa signs

are ( ) instead of the common ones ( ).Note: Where there is no sign on a le�er that will not be read.

ثى ن�ان

(Noon Saakinah)الن�ن السا�نة

From the same Makhraj!

Ghunnah

ثى ن�اغنه�

Prac�ce: � � �� ف: انفسهم، ث: انثى، ذ: انذر، ظ: �نظ�، � � � � ت: انت، د: عند، ط: �نطق، ز: ان�ل

� � � � س: عن سبيل، ص: من صيام، ج: من جآء، ش: من شيء � � � � ض: �من ضل، ك: ان �نتم، ق: من ق�يب �

Lesson-47a: Examples of 2nd Rule of Noon Sakinah: Hide (Ikhfa)

… followed by ن

�انثى�ث ذ ظ: انذر � ينظ�

�عن سبيل �ان�ل�ت د ط: من صيام

ج ش ف: من جاء � � من شيء � انفسهم

ض ك ق: � �من ضل � �� ان �نتم � من ق�يب

Prac�ce:

ن

ث ذ ظ: � ماء �جاجا، �فس ذا�قة، قوم ظلم�ا � � جنات �جري، قن�ان دانية، ق�ما طاغين

لك ز�جين، ق�ال سديدا، عمال صالحا فصبر جميل، �فس شي�ا، خالدا فيها�

ق�ما ضآلين، ر�ق ��يم، شىء قدي�

ت د ط:

ج ش ف:

ض ك ق:

ز س ص:

Lesson-48a: Examples of 2nd Rule of Noon Sakinah/Tanween: Hide (Ikhfa)

Whether it is… the ending sound is the same: ‘n’ Therefore, the rules are same.

Let us take the 2nd Rule: Hide ‘n’ sound of Tanween

Prac�ce:

دنيا، �نيان، صن�ان، قن�ان

�ي و م ن: � � � لمن �شآء، من �لي، من مآء، من �عمة � � � لقوم �عقل�ن، الـه �احد، عذاب مهين، شىء �حن

� � يوم ال، غفو� �حيم

� � من لم، من �بكم، ل ر:

Lesson-49a: 3rd Rule of Noon Sakinah/ Tanween: Merge (Idghaam)

Prac�ce:

Lesson-50a: 4th Rule of Noon Sakinah/Tanween: Change (Iqlaab)

ن

Rule-01 Merge with Ghunnah: If a Noon-Saakinah or a Tanween is followed by any of these le�ers ى و م ن, grouped as (ينمو), then merge the ن or the Tanween with the following

le�er with a Ghunnah. This merger is indicated by a Shaddah sign on the following le�er. To merge Noon Saakinah with (ى و م ن) the symbol ( ) is placed, The same rule is also applied for Tanween.

Rule-02 Merge without Ghunnah: A Noon-Saakinah or a Tanween is followed by any of two le�ers ل ر, then mergethe ن or the Tanween with the following le�er without Ghunnah.

Prac�ce:

Rule-03 Excep�on: Don't read these four words merging with Noon Saakinah, read it normally. because Yaa or Waaware in one word a�er Noon Sakinah.

If a Noon-Sakinah or a Tanween is followed by the le�er ب then ن is replaced م with a Ghunnah.This change is generally shown by a �ny (م) above the ن or the Tanween.

بن

(Noon Saakinah)الن�ن السا�نة

is added on top م

with Ghunnah

To make it easy, ن is changed to م.

Prac�ce: Within a word

Between two words

Between two words

4 Rules of Noon-Saakinah/Tanween Express ن Hide ن

Merge ن Change ن

من + افت�ى = من افت�ى

من + استط�ع = من استط�ع لمن + الملك = لمن الملك � فمن + اتق� � = فمن اتق�

� ن�حن + ابنه � ن�حن + ابنه � ن�ح + ابنه � ��ح �بنه

ن�حن

� �ي�م�ذ + الحق = ��م�ذ �لحق ي�م�ذن

ق�ما + اهللا = ق�ما �هللا ق�من

Lesson-51a: Small Noon (Noon Qutni)When ن is followed by silent le�er, then kasrah is placed on ن to make it easy to read

There are many such examples in the Qur’an

If a le�er with Tanween is followed by Hamzahtul-Wasl (the Hamzah which is dropped at the �me of merging), thenthe Tanween is replaced by a small Noon. We will refer to it as the Tiny Noon. It has always a Kasrah on it. Note thatthis occurs only between two words.

� �اليما �١�٣٨ الذين = اليما ��١٣٨ �لذين ناليم

� � �لمزة ﴿ �۱ الذي � = لم�ة ﴿ �۱ �لذي نلم�ت

If you are con�nuing (without stopping at the end of an Ayah), then also you have to add the �ny Noon at the start of the word in the next Ayah as shown below.

Lesson-52a: Silent le�ersIn the Holy Qur'an at many places � � � are wri�en but now pronounced, there are few ruled for this:

Rule-01 If any Fathah, Kasrah or Dhammah le�er is followed by another le�er with Sukoon or Shaddah then recitethen merging with Sukoon Shaddah and skip all the le�ers between them.

فاليوم ��القم� �الشمس فى اال�ض �على اهللا الى الذين

اف��ن لش�ىء انا ثم�د�

Rule-02 If Alif is carrying a small circle over it then Alif is dropped.

Rule-03 The word انا should be read as ان However, if you stop at انا then stretch Alif-Madd there.

Rule-04 A�er Standing Fathah, if there is a Yaa or Waw without any sign, then don't reat it. (in Indopak prints)

م�س� عيس� الص��ة � الز��ة �Rule-05 If there is no sign on any le�er, then drop that le�er, No sign No sound.

ا�ل�ك � �ا�ل�ا اال�حام

ـــــــــــــــ ـــــــــ ــــــــ ←

شك� �العصر �الفتح شك� �العص� �الفتح

�به ربه له له

ـــــــ ــــــــ ← ـــــــــ ـــــــ

� � طه طه �الضح� �الضح�

Lesson-53a:Rules of Stopping – Part 1

Examples: Fathah, Kasrah, or Dhammah

Examples: Standing Kasrah and Inverted Dhammah

Examples: Double Kasrah and Double Dhammah

بنه�بنهر بش� بش�

Stop with an Alif- Madd in the following cases:

you stop while reci�ng to take breath, it is called Waqf قف�. When you want to stop breath the sound and take breathbut make sure that you stop at a place where meanings are not distorted. Take care of the following rules.

Rule-01 Make the last le�er Saakin in the following cases:

Rule-02 If there is Standing Fathah on the last le�er then read it as it is.

ـــــــ ــــــــ ـــــــــ ــاـ � � ت�ابا ��ابا هدى هدى م�ء م��ا �

ـــــــــــــــ ـــــــــ ــــــــ

ـــــــ ــــــــ ـــــــــ ـــــــ

ـــــــ ــــــــ ـــــــــ ــاـ

� � � المستق� المستقر السام�ى السام�ى�

� � � الغم الغم ج�ن ج�ن�

بالحق �الحق فى الحج فى الحج تب �ب �

Summary

If the last le�er has

Rule-04 If the last le�er is having Shaddah then we have three rules.4a: If the last le�er is having Shaddah with Fathah, Kasrah or Dhammah then stop at Shaddah.

4b: If Meem or Noon is the last and if it contains Shaddah with Fathah or Kasrah or Dhammah then stopthere with Ghunnah without any harkaat.

4c: If any of the Qalqalah le�er comes at the end and that le�er contains Shaddah with Fathah or Kasrahor Dhammad then stop there making a strong Qalqalah.

القا�عة القا�عة

مسلمة مسلمة �اضية �اضية

ها�ية ها�ية

تكذبن �كذبن الڑ�حيم الڑ�حيم فيك�ن فيك�ن

Lesson-54a: Rules of Stopping – Part 2

In Arabic, the rounded taa (ة) is used for feminine nouns. For example, مسلمة. If you stop at such le�er, then convert it to ه and make it Sakinah.

If there is an Alif Madd, Yaa-Madd, or a Waaw-Madd before the last le�er, then you can stop with 2, 4, or 6 Harakaat. This generally occurs at the end of an ayah.

If there is a So�-Yaa or a So�-Waaw before the last le�er, then you can stop with 2, 4, or 6 Harakaat. This generally occurs at the end of an ayah.

� �الصيف � �الصيف خ�ف خ�فLesson-55a:Rules of Re-Star�ng the Recita�on

In general you may stop at the stopping signs. However, if you stop in the middle of an Ayah because of shortness of breath, cough, learning Tajweed, etc., then go back a word or two to maintain the flow of the message. When you do that, you may need to start with a connec�ng Hamzah in 3 cases.

Rule-05

Rule-06

Rule-07

If any words, start with Alif and Laam (ا�) then start reci�ng it with Alif, Fathah over it.Rule-01

�قل الحمد هللا سي�يكم �يته -- الحمد هللا سي�يكم �يته

� بسم اهللا ال�حمن ال�حيم� � ----- ال�حمن ال�حيم�

Examples

If any words, start with Alif and Laam (ا�) then start reci�ng it with Alif, Fathah over it.Rule-02

� � � لتي لذين لذى ا ا ا است�قد �ا�ا مثلهم �مثل

الذي � است�قد �ا�ا -------� الذي

� � � اعتد�ا منكم فى السبت� ��لقد علمتم الذين � � اعتد�ا منكم فى السبت � ------� الذين

Examples

Rule-03 Star�ng with some verbs (connec�ng Hamzah + Saakinah le�er )

� اذهب اض�ب اشك��

Lesson-56a:Stop Signs

ط

Pair of 3 dots.

Given at theverse ending

along with theAyah number.

O

م

معمع

51

Pause

ال

O

on the

circle

ز

ص

ق

ج

�

No Stopping

Sign Meaning Explanation Examples

Here you are given choice,

Here you are given choice,

Better to continue recitation

Sign Meaning Explanation Examples

� فمن �بعك منهم قا� اذهب � � فمن �بعك منهم -- اذهب �

�عصاك الحج� فقلنا اض�ب � �عصاك الحج� --- اض�ب �

لى �ل�الديك ان اشك� لى �ل�الديك - اشك�

ل�حمن� لحمد، ا ا� � لذين لذى، ا ا

� شك�� ض�ب، ذهب، ا ا ا

Examples

If you stop a�er such words, and want to start from them, then start with ا (except in case the third le�er

has Dhammah)

Summary: Rules of Star�ng

There are stop signs in Quran Majeed. The purpose of these signs are to ensure that we recite Quran properly and not commit mistakes in the meanings of the verse. It should be clear to understand the verse to the reader as well as the listener. If there is more than one sign then the first upper most sign will be preferred to follow. For almost every case, an example vers is provided below it.