Table of Contents (Toc) ... : Rules of Raa and Laam
Table of Contents (Toc) ... : Rules of Raa and Laam
Table of Contents (Toc) ... : Rules of Raa and Laam
Huroof Al-Isti'ala - The Seven Heavy Letters The Qalqala - Bounce Letters Where Your Tounge Sticks Out Slightly
Ghunna
What is a Ghunna? The Two Types of Ghunna Ghunna Muraqaqa Ghunna Mukhafkhama
1. Highest Tafkheem
This is where a full mouth letter has a Fatha then followed by an Alif. Upon such letters you put a really strong emphasis more so than you would if it just had a Fatha without an Alif.
2. Second Tafkheem
Simple when a full mouth letter has just a Fatha without a following Alif. This case place emphasis on the letter however not as much emphasis as you would do for the Highest Tafkheem
3. Third Tafkheem
This is a full mouth letter that has a kasra, in this case you do not emphasise as much, and in some cases not at all, as you would do for the previous two degree's of emphasis.
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The Rule of Raa ( ) Raa ( )with fatha or damma will be a full mouth Raa ( )that is a heavy Raa ( ,)but Raa ( )with
a kasra it is more gentle
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The Rule of Laam ( ) Laam ( )is always gentle however when it is used in the name of Allah it transforms into a full mouth letter, this is the only time ever that you should treat Laam ( )as a strong letter.
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What is a Ghunna?
A Ghunna is the making of a sound from the nasal. You encounter Ghunna's in the Quran hundreds of times and it adds to the flow and beauty of the Quran. Ghunna is best explained by a Tajweed teacher.
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Ghunna Muraqaqa
This is when the Noon is followed by gentle letters, so you should make the Ghunna very gentle. Gentle letters are the letters that are not full mouth, so the letters which do not happen to be the 7 heavy letters.
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Ghunna Mukhafkhama
This Ghunna involves the seven heavy letters when the Noon is followed up by a heavy letter you make the Ghunna heavy and strong.
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What is a Noon Sakeena? A Noon Sakeena is either a Noon ( )without any tashkeel (Arabic vowel marks), in other words an Empty Noon, or it can be a Noon with a Sukoon, in other words a Noon Sakeena ()
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What is a Tanween?
The Tanween is an extra Noon that you cannot see, they appear in the Quran as the following:
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1. 2. 3. 4.
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Al-Izhaar
Al-Izhaar is when Ghunna should not be made. This rule comes into action when the following letters appear after either Empty Noon,Noon Sakeena, or Tanween:
Remember that no Ghunna is made on the word when any of the letters above come after either an Empty Noon ( ), Noon Sakeena ( ) or Tanween ( For example there would be no Ghunna on these words:
The strongest Izhaar: When you encounter the Izhaar with the Hamza ( ) you strongly emphasise this Hamza, once again a Tajweed teacher is really required in these situations.
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Al-Idghaam
This rule involves the Empty Noon and Tanween ( ), that is the Noon without any tashkeel (Arabic vowel marks). The condition is that the Noon ( ) or the Tanween must be succeeded by any of the following letters:
When this condition is met you must do Ghunna on all the letters with the exceptionof Laam ( ) and Raa ( ) Must do Ghunna Letters:
Example of an Idghaam:
Make the Ghunna on the Yaa (
All scholars have agreed that the Ghunna is 2 Harakas in length The four words on which Idgham is nullified: There are four words in which there appears to be an Idgham but in fact that Idgham is nullified and the word should be said without any Ghunna i.e. Idgham, the words are as follows:
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Ikhfaa
Ikhfaa appears whenever a Tanween or Noon Sakeena is followed by any of the 15 letters below:
When such a condition is encountered you make Ghunna on the Tanween/Noon Sakeena, however this Ghunna is such it is as if you are merging the Ghunna into the next letter. You will know that the Ghunna is right when someone who hears the Ghunna can tell what letter is about to come next from the type of Ghunna you made. It is best to find someone who knows Tajweed to check your Ghunnas and pronounciations as well, remember these are just notes to help you remember and revise Tajweed rather than teach you from scratch. An example of an Ikhfaa:
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Iqlaab
This rule occures when a small meem ( ) appears on top of an Empty Noon ( ), whenever this happens you will find that the letter immidiatly after will be a baa (
An example of an Iqlaab:
Please note that the above is not a proper representation of the word as the meem should be small and on top of the Noon but due to technical restrictions I was not able to achieve what I wanted, if you can do it please email me and tell me how to do it, contact details near the bottom of the page. When such a condition is encountered you make a special type of Ghunna. It is a lightnasal sound which is a Meem but at the same time it is also a Noon like a Ghunna in the middle of both letters. It is best to ask your Tajweed teacher whether you have got the Iqlaab right. What might help you get it is that when you make the Ghunna your lips are not openbut they are not closed either, something in the middle.