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Lesson #1 Confused Letters

Rule: These are the commonly confused letters, it is

important to pronounce these letters properly to preservethe meaning.

Practice: Identify the difference between each letter within

the rows.


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Lesson #2 Thick Letters

7 Letters:Rule: These 7 letters are always read thick regardless if

they have .

Lesson # 3 Neutral Letters3 Letters: Rule: These 3 letters are the only letters that are

sometimes read thick and other times read thin depending

on their condition. (Conditions will be learnt in Lesson #5)

Lesson #4 Thin Letters

18 Letters:

Rule: All of the remaining letters, meaning excluding thickand neutral letters, are always read thin no matter what.


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Lesson # 5 Neutral Letters

3 Letters:

Rule of :Alif ( ) by itself is always read thin regardless if it

has a . The only time Alif ( ) is read thick is when

it is connected AFTER a thick letter.

Example:

Rule of : Raa ( ) is read thick with a or a but it is

read thin with a .

Rule for : Lam ( ) itself is a thin letter and read thinwith any Harakah ( ). The only time is read thick is

when it appears in Allahs name and the letter BEFORE

has a or a but it is read thin with a .This is called

Laam-ul-Jalalah.


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Lesson #7 Qalqala (Bounce)5 Letters:

Rule: When these 5 letters appear with a

Jazam ( Sakin ), or at the end of an

ayah, the sound of the letter will bounce

(echo) back. No other letters besides

these 5 will have Qalqalah.

Practice: Choose any of the Qalqalah

letters and write down three examples in

the proper form. Do not write more than

1 example using the same letter.

Example:


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Lesson # 8 Huroofe LeenLetters:

Rule: If or appear with a on

the letter before them you will

read it quick and sharp.

Lesson # 9 Mushaddad

Letters:

Rule: If these letters appear witha tashdeed ( ) on them you will

make a nasal sound for the

length of 2 Alifs ( ). This

prolonged sound is called

gunnah.


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Lesson #10 Maddah Letters3 Letters:

Rule1: The only three letters that cause other

letters to stretch are . They must appear

in the proper form in order to stretch another.

The length of the stretching is equal to 2 Alifs

or the length it takes to lift 2 fingers

Proper Form: (Using as the example)

= Ba + aa = Bo+oo = Be +ee

In this manner you stretch the word, the

length of 2 Alifs( + )

Rule2- In addition if these words are followed

with (Hamzah) they will take a big madd, or

an Alif ( ).


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Lesson # 11 Iqfah

Letters:Rule: If any of these letters

appear after noon sakin ( ) or

tanween ( , , )you will do

Ikhfa.

Ikhfa is a prolonged nasal sound

for the length of 2 Alifs ( ).

Ikhfa is different but similar toGunnah. If Gunnah is a full noon

( ) sound, then Ikhfa is a half

noon ( ) sound. For example the

n sound in inside representsGunnah and the n sound in

uncle represents Ikhfa.


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Lesson # 12 Izhaar

Letters:Rule: If any of theseletters

appear after noon sakin ( ) or

tanween ( , , )you will read

them quickly without Gunnah orIkhfah. No nasal sound.


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Lesson # 13 Idhgaam

Letters: With Gunnah-Without Gunnah-

Rule- If any of these letters

appear after noon-sakin ( ) or

tanween ( , , ) we will mix

them with the noon sakin or

tanween and do Gunnah for the

With Gunnah Letters).


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Lesson # 14 Iqlaab

Letters:Rule: If the letter appears

after noon sakin ( ) or tanween

( , , ) you will change the noon

sound into a meem ( ) sound,and do Gunnah.

Lesson # 15 Ikhfa Meem Sakin

Letters:Rule: If the letter appears

after meem sakin ( ) youll do

gunnah for the meem.


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Lesson # 16 Idgham Meem Sakin

Letters:Rule: If the letter appears after

meem sakin ( ) you will mix

them together with tashdeed ()

and do Gunnah.

Lesson # 17 Izhaar Meem Sakin

Letters: All except meem ( ) and

baa ( ).

Rule: If any letters appear after

besides (baa) or (meem),

you will read the meem sakin ()

quick and sharp.


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Lesson # 18 Waqf

Rule/Letters-- Compulsory Stop

- Necessary Stop

-

Stop vocal soundfor a moment without breaking

breath.

- Necessary to continue,

do not pause

- Desirable to

continue, do not pause

-Recommended Pause

- Optional, to pause or

continue


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- Denotes similar rules as

at the end of the proceeding

ayah.

- Any two of the three

ayahs may be read in continuity.

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