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Worksheet: The letters: where and how
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🎙️ Tajweed: recite beautifully
1. What is tajweed?
Tajweed means reciting each letter correctly, giving it its due. It is how the Qur'an was taught to the Prophet ﷺ.
Q1.
What is a 'clear mistake' (lahn jali)?
Q2.
What reward does someone get who finds reading hard but keeps trying?
Listen to Surah Al-Faatiḥah on this site, then record yourself reading it. What sounds different?
2. Makhaarij: where each letter comes from
Every Arabic letter has its own place in the mouth or throat. There are five main areas.
Q1.
Which letters come from the lips?
Q2.
Which throat letters are the deepest?
With a mirror, say أَبْ, أَتْ, أَقْ and watch where your tongue and lips move.
3. Heavy and light: letters, Allah and Raa
Seven letters are always heavy. The Laam in 'Allah' and the letter Raa are sometimes heavy and sometimes light.
Q1.
Is the Laam of 'Allah' heavy or light in 'bismillah'?
Q2.
Name three of the always-heavy letters.