‫القلقلة‬

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 Mechanism of Qalqala

Voweled letters are produced by parting the two

components of the articulated parts accompanied
by opening of the mouth, circulating of the lips, or
lowering of the jaw.

For example:

‫س‬
ُ ‫س‬
ِ ‫س‬
َ ‫ع‬
ُ ‫ع‬
ِ ‫ف َع‬
ُ ‫ف‬
ِ ‫ف‬
َ ‫َم ِم ُم‬
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 Mechanism of Qalqala

Saakin letters are produced by collision of the two

components of the articulated parts without any
mouth or jaw movement.

For example:

‫ف ع س ج ر‬ ‫م‬

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 Mechanism of Qalqala

However....

The qalqala letters when they have a sukoon on

them have violated the mechanism of articulating
saakin letters.

‫قطب جد = ق ط ب ج د‬

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 Mechanism of Qalqala

Because...

The qalqala letters have the characteristic of

shiddah ‫( ا ل ِّش َّدة‬the sound does not run at all when
these letters articulated with sukoon).

Causing annoyance in the articulation point due to

the imprisonment of the sound behind the
articulation point.
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 Mechanism of Qalqala
Solution...
To overcome this annoyance, qalqala letters when
they have sukoon on them:

• are produced by parting the two components

of the articulated parts. Contrary to the rest of
the saakin letters.

• Without any correspondent movement of

the mouth and jaw.
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 Mechanism of Qalqala
Difference between saakin letter, qalqala letter
and voweled letter
  Mechanism of Corresponding
articulation mouth/jaw
  movement
 

Saakin letter Collision of None

articulated parts

Qalqala letter Parting of None

articulated parts

Vowled letter Parting of Movement

articulated parts
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 Definition of Qalqala

• Disturbance of the letter

• when in the state of sukoon
• to the extent of hearing a strong accent
• as it is articulated by the parting of the two
components of the articulation parts
• without accompanying it any opening of the
mouth, not circulating of the lips, nor lowering
of the jaw.

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Letters of Qalqala

‫قطب جد‬

‫ق ط ب ج د‬

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 Note...

• The qalala does not resemble a

fetha nor a dhammah nor a
kesrah.

• The qalala does not take the

vowel of the proceeding letter
nor the following letter.

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 Merged qalaqala letter

‫ْج‬ For example:

‫الح ُّج‬
َ
‫ ُج = ُّج‬+
Articulated by Articulated by
parting of two collision of two
components of components of
articulated articulated
parts (hence parts (hence no
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 Different states of Qalqala letters
  Mechanism Correspondin
of g mouth/jaw Qalqala? Example
articulation  movement

Merged saakin
Collision of
articulated None
None First ‫ ب‬in
qalqala letter
parts
َّ‫تَب‬
Non-merged Parting of Second ‫ب‬ َ
in َّ‫تَب‬
saakin Qalqala articulated None YES
letter parts

ْ ‫َأ‬
Parting of
Vowled qalqala
letter
articulated
parts
Movement
None
ُ‫صحاب‬
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 Divisions of qalaqala

‫الصغرى‬ ‫ال َقل َقلَةُ ال ُكبرى‬

ُّ ُ‫ال َقل َقلَة‬ The Greater
The lesser Qalqala Qalqala

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 Divisions of qalaqala
‫الصغرى‬
ُّ ُ‫ال َقل َقلَة‬
The lesser Qalqala

 Qalqala in middle or end of word and

not stopping at the word.

 Say qalqala then proceed to next

letter.


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‫قَ ْد َأ ْفلَ َح‬
 Divisions of qalaqala
‫ال َقل َقلَةُ ال ُكبرى‬
The Greater Qalqala

 Qalqala at the end of a word and

stopping at the word.

 Say qalqala more clearer than the

lesser qalqala.

 ‫ارق‬َّ
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 Practice of qalaqala

Open on surah Al-Buruj

Surah number 85
Page 590

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