In the name of Allah, Most Beneficent, Most Merciful
SOME IMPORTANT TAJWEED RULES
(Print these 2 pages on both sides of a paper and keep the paper in your copy of the Qur’an for quick everyday reference)
1. PRONUNCIATION (
)
To know the pronunciation of a letter, just put an alif with Zabar before it, and say it loud.Ex:
:
Halaqi huroof
(from throat)
: from inside the small tongue
: Tongue-tip & the roots of the upper teeth
:Tongue-tip & the edges of the upper teeth
: Tongue-tip & edges of upper gums
: Right/left side of the tougue touching the topGhunnah (
): double stretch; from nose)
2. ATTRIBUTES OF LETTERS (
)
•
: Continue breathing whilepronouncing
•
: Thick & high
•
: Extra thick & high
•
(
)
: Extra sound (Qalqalah)
•
(
) Huroof-e-Madd - double stretch
•
: (South; Dubai) Soft letters
3. RULES OF MADD (
)
(wave type): 2 or 5-6 stretches(kinky type): 5-6 stretches(kinky on
): 6 stretches
) (
: 2-6 streches (generally at verse-endings)
4. RECITING '
' OF THE WORD
Flat Thick
_ : _ :
_ :.
5. RULES OF READING
•
: Ghunnah (from nose; Double stretch)
•
If after
,
comes in the start of the secondword, then
will be suppressed (with Ghunnah).
Ex:
6. RULES OF READING
Flat Thick
1.
2.
_
_ _
3.
_ _
_ _ _ _
4. Within a word, if a thick or extra thick letter comesafter
then
will be pronounced thick.
7. RULES OF PRONOUNCING
If Youhave,after
or
1.
, pronounce it clearly (
).
2.
then --- merger (
) with
.
then --- merger (
) without
.
3.
then - exchange
or
with
.
4.
Any other letter comes, then we will suppress(
) the letters
or
.
8. RULES OF STOPPING & STARTING
When you stop at a verse end, stop your voice and take a breathe. Takecare of the meanings, when you stop in the middle of the verse.
When you stop:
1.
Put a
on the last letter.2.
If the last letter has
, then stop with a
with doublestretch.3.
If the last letter is
, then convert it to
.4.
If the last letter is
or
, then convert it to
.
When you start:
1.
If the first letters are
, then start with
.2.
Depends on the
,
, or
of the third letter.
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bu, tu, ... ;
:
be, te, . ;
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