Tajweed and Quran Recitation Rules
Letters The Definite Article Letter Hamza Letter 'RA' Letter 'LAAM' Letter 'MEEM' Noon Saakin & Tanween Idghaam Rules of Madd Madd Hamza Madd Sukoon or Shaddah Madd Others Waqf Sifaat Makhaarij Finishing Touches

The Definite Article
Letters
Letter Hamza
Letter 'RA'
Letter 'LAAM'
Letter 'MEEM'
Noon Saakin & Tanween
Idghaam
Rules of Madd
Madd Hamza
Madd Sukoon or Shaddah
Madd Others
Waqf
Sifaat
Makhaarij
Finishing Touches

The Letter ل ('Laam')

Like the letter 'ra', the letter 'laam' can also be pronounced as a thick / full mouth (tafkheem) or thin (tarqeeq) letter.

Tafkheem

To produce this sound, the tongue elevates in the mouth producing a thick/ heavy sound.

2 categories:

  1. The in the pronunciation of the name 'Allah' , when it is preceded by a fathah or Dammah

Examples

  Extract from Verse Surah : Verse
fathah (112:1)
Dammah (110:1)
  1. The in the pronunciation of the name 'Allah' ; when it is preceded by a sukoon , and the letter before that carries a fathah or Dammah
  Extract from Verse Surah : Verse
Dammah (2:185)
Dammah (2:189)

CAUTION!

If the letter preceding the name 'Allah' 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

E.g (2:7)

The letter should be pronounced thin even though the laam is being pronounced thick

Click 'here' to view practice exercises for the rules of Tafkheem

Tarqeeq

To produce this sound, the back of the tongue lowers so that a flat sound is produced

3 categories:

  1. The in the pronunciation of the name 'Allah' when it is preceded by a kasra
E.g (85:8)
  (82:19)
  1. The in the pronunciation of the name 'Allah' when it is preceded by a sukoon, and this is preceded by a kasra
E.g (3:144)
  1. In all other instances
E.g (111:1)
  (111:2)
  (108:2)

 

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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 

 

  Extract from Verse Surah : Verse
Tafkheem (thick) (2:143)
Tarqeeq (thin) (3:86)

 

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