Like the letter 'ra', the letter 'laam' can also be pronounced as a thick
/ full mouth (tafkheem) or thin (tarqeeq) letter.
To produce this sound, the tongue elevates in the mouth producing a thick/ heavy sound.
2 categories:
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The
in the pronunciation of the name 'Allah'
ﷲ
, when it is preceded by a fathah
or
Dammah
Examples
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The in the pronunciation of the name 'Allah'
ﷲ
; when it is preceded by a sukoon
, and the letter before that carries a
fathah
or
Dammah
CAUTION!
If the letter preceding the name 'Allah'
ﷲ
is a thin one, be careful
not to pronounce it thick as this can easily be done due to the letter
laam being pronounced thick
The letter
should
be pronounced thin even though the laam is being pronounced
thick
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To produce this sound, the back of the tongue lowers so that a flat sound is produced
3 categories:
-
The
in the pronunciation of the name 'Allah'
ﷲ
when it is preceded by a kasra
-
The
in the pronunciation of the name 'Allah'
ﷲ
when it is preceded by a sukoon, and this is preceded by a
kasra
-
In all other instances
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Miscellaneous
When the letter preceding the name 'Allah' is a
, the harakaat of the letter preceding the
will determine if the
in Allah's name is pronounced thick or thin
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Extract from Verse |
Surah : Verse
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Tafkheem (thick) |
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(2:143)
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Tarqeeq (thin) |
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(3:86)
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