ARA102

TheEssentialsofTajweed
By
WisamSharieff

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DefinitiontomakeourpronunciationoftheQuranbetter/perfect/asit
wasrevealed.
GettingOurReadinguptoPAR:
(1)Phonetics
(2)Accents
(3)Rhythm

Part1:
Phonetics:____________________________________________________
Thereare29lettersintheArabicalphabet:

Eachletterhastwocharacteristics:

1. ________________________________________________________
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2. ________________________________________________________
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Exceptions:_____and_____

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(Address)

Placeofpronunciation(address).

Alloftheseplacesofpronunciationfitbetween_________________
and_____________________________.

Notes:
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LettersoftheThroat:

3rd

Closesttoyourmouth
2nd

Middle
1st

Bottom;closesttothechestcavity

LettersoftheLips:

*Keepinmind:
Ifyourlipsareallowedtotouchwhilepronouncingtheseletters,then,by
definition,theycannottouchwhenpronouncingotherletters.
Forexample:itiscommonmistakeforpeopletotouchtheirlipswhen
saying

BehindtheUvula:________

InFrontoftheUvula:_________

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PartsoftheTongue:

PlacesofPronunciation:
3rdpartofthetonguebetweenrightorleftmolarwithoutmovingthe
tipofthetongue:

2ndpartofthetongue,behindthebottomteeth:(Besureyour
tongueisnotbending.)

2ndpartofthetongue,behindthetopteeth:

2ndpartofthetongue,attheedgeoftopteeth:

Thetopandbottomteethtogether:

Thetipofthetongue,behindthetopteeth:,

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Thetipofthetongue,attheedgeofthetopteeth:,

Thetipofthetongue,behindthebottomteeth:

Closeyourbackteeth:

TheRulesforand:

Atfacevalue,isALWAYS______________

TheONLYwordinwhichcanbeheavyis:___________
Itwillbeheavyonlyifthelastletterbeforehas:_______________

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ys%9$# !$# $t

!$# |Mymu !$# 6y !$# !$# t

AtfacevalueisALWAYS________________
willbeheavywhen:
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willbelightwhen:
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Fymu

Zts)t/

s%

#) #Yys% !$# r& t%x.u

F{$# As)/

$] Mn=y9$#u

?u9$#u 9$#u 9t @$us9u fx9$#u

Notes:
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Transitions:Transitionsfromheavytolightandfromlighttoheavy:each
lettercarriesitsownidentity

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ACCENTS:
Accentsembellishandelongatethesoundsofletters.
Whendiscussingletters,wecanreferto:
1. Thesoundtheymake
2. Thecompletesound:thesoundthelettermakesaddedtothe
accentonit

ie:Thesoundoftheletter+anaccent=acompletesound

Whendiscussingaccentsyouwillneedtodooneoftwothings:
1. Pronouncethesoundalettermakesor
2. Takeacompletesoundandconnectittothenextsound

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BasicAccents:

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Eachoftheaccentsisstretchedforonecount,whichisequivalenttoa
second.TheArabictermforthisis

DoubleAccents:

Whenpronouncingtheseaccentsitisjustlikethebasicthreeaccentsbut
withanNsoundattheend.

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AdditionalPractice:

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Connect:

Youmustconnectthecompletesoundofthepreviousletterwiththeletter
thathasthissymbol.

Connect&Hold:
Thisaccentmeansthatyoumustconnectandhold.
Itisthestrongestaccent:Itforcescancellationoftheaccentthatcomes
directlybeforeit

Examples:

Thewillgetcancelledinthiscase
becausetheconnect&holdis
strongerthantheconnect
1. Findthecompletesound
beforetheconnect&hold
2. Connectittotheletterthat
hastheconnect&hold

3. Holdthesoundofthat
connection

AdditionalPractice:

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1. Takethecompletesoundof
withthelineonthebottom
2. Connectittothesoundofthe
withtheconnect&hold
3. Holdthatconnectionlike
pressingyourfingerstogether

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TheHeadof:

ThisaccentisfoundinallUthmaniscriptMushaf.
ItiscalledtheHeadof.
Itdoeshoweverlooklikeafishhead.
So,asarule,youcatchafishthenchoptheheadoff.Therefore,
whenyouseethissymbolonaletter,youdonotpronounceit(you
chopitout),whichmeansthatyoucanceltheletter.

Stretchingvs.Holding:

Hereyouare
Hereyouareholding
Stretchthecountfor3
stretchingthesound
thesoundofthe
secondsonyourfingersforthe
ofthe,like
completesound
andthetogether,
countingseconds
Withoutbreakingyourbreath,
likepressingyour
withyourfingers.
fingerstogether.
holdthesoundbetweenthe

andpressyourfingerstogether
toholdthesound

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TheRulesofElongation:
Therulesofelongationhelpstudentsunderstandhowlongtostretch
acompletesound.Moreover,italsodiscusseshowmuchnotto
stretch.
Asexplainedearlier,mostaccentsarestretchedforonecount.
***Itisjustasimportantnottostretchasitistodosowhennecessary.

Rule1:TheBasicStretch
Allofthebelowwillbestretchedfor2(counts).

Alineontopfollowed

Alineonthebottom

byan

followedbya

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OtherTypesof
:
Allthesignsofelongationfitinoneoftwocategories.
Theyrunfrom:
1.EasttoWest
or
2.NorthtoSouth

NorthtoSouth:
Thefollowingsignsofelongationallpointnorthtosouth:
Theseareallrecitedfor2counts.
Two

Two

One

Two

Two

One

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Two

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One
Harakah

Two
Harakah

Two
Harakah

One
Harakah

Two
Harakah

One
Harakah

Two
Harakah

Two
Harakah

Two
Harakah

One
Harakah

Two
Harakah

Two
Harakah

One
Harakah

Two
Harakah

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Two
Harakah

One
Harakah

Two
Harakah

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EasttoWest:
Thefollowingsignsrunfromeasttowest.
Theyareallrecitedfor35counts

Howdoyouknowifitshouldbestretchedfor3,4,or5?

Aneasttowestonanyletterwillbestretchedfor3counts:

Aneasttowestfollowedbyawillbestretchedfor4counts:
Aneasttowestonamiracleletterwillbestretchedfor5counts:
Anysignthatlookslikethis:

youhavethelibertytostretchanywherebetween35counts.

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WhatisaMiracleLetter?
LettersofwhichonlyAllah(SWT)knowsthemeaning
Theycomeonlyatthebeginningofa(surah)
TheRule:
Holdthestretchforatleast5

, $m

$!9#

!2 m !9#

Whenevertheresa followedbyaorwith

Inthiscase,westretchfor2counts.

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MixedReview:

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RHYTHM:TheEffectsofAccentsonPhonetics

:TheBouncingSound:
Thisruleofrhythminvolves5letters.
Whenanyofthesefivelettershaveaconnect,theybounce

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Practice:
***Dontconfusepronunciationofheavyandlightletters!!!
Bemindfultoapplytheproperheavytolighttransition,evenwhen
(tajweed).connectingtwosounds.Phoneticsmakesup60%of

$Wt/ z>utI%# x8| |/F{$# u 2? $#t s9

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MixedReview:

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HowWeUseOurTongues:
Sometimeswearentawareofwhereourtongueistouchingand
howmuchpressureweareapplying.
Exercise1:SaythelettersN,LandR

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Beconsciousofwhereyourtongueistouching:thetopofyour
mouth,aboveyourtopteeth.
Exercise2:Sayitagain,butthistimeleaveyourtongueupthere,
pressitwhereitis,Nnnnnnnn,LlllllllllandRrrrrrrrrrr.
Exercise3:TrytosayNwithouttouchingyourtongue.

Tomakeiteasier,trymakinganasalsound,vibratinginyour
nose.

TTvs.TNT:
1. Youcancontrolyourtongue
2. Youcanmakeyoutonguefloat(versestouching)
3. Whenyoufloatyourtongueitmakesanasalsound
4. Whenyoutouchittotheroofofyourmouthitdoesntmakeanasal
sound

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Rulesforor (TheEasyApproach):

1. Ifwith ,,,orisfollowedbythelettersofthethroat(
) :TongueTouches(TT)Yourtonguewilltouchthe
roofofyourmouth.

zyz y9 /$t/r& #s yz 7ymr& #2

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Myz tu

t >tt

8u%tn $t

=tG39$# r& u

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2. IfthereisaletterthatisNOTfromthethroatthen:TonguedoesNot
Touch(TNT)

t pF{$# $pJtrB grB 5t My_

8_ i yyr&

4 tj3x .'s? #Z9z

E| t

#vx ;s t$s)W

5=om; |N#s #Y$t

3. Ifwith ,,,orisfollowedbyanylettersin:Placea

ontheletterof

***IntheUthmaniScriptyoumaynotfinda .So,whetherthereis

a (connectandhold)ornot,youshouldputonethere.

A>$s) u ;tt

#Z99u 5=ys

y79 .%s!

!$# ut 9 r&

@ i 7ts%
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:StrongNasal:
anddemandsomespecialattentionwhenisplacedonthem.
Everytimeyouseeaonaoryouneedtomakeastrongnasal
sound.
Youwillvibratethesoundwithinyournasalcavitytoproducethe
strongnasalsound.
SoisthatTTorTNT?
GhunnaTTORTNT
DonotgetconfusedwiththeplacementofyourtongueforGhunna
Tonguewillbewhereattheplaceofpronunciationoftheletterthat
youaresaying
HowLongDoIHoldit?
Aswithany,holdfortwocounts.
Itisjustlikepressingyourfingerstogether&easierthantryingto
counttheholdonyourfingers.

$9$#u f9$# z

MsV9$# hx

FollowedBytheLetter:

t z|M}$# )

's

Whenisfollowedbytheletterthesoundvibratesbetweenyour
lipsfor2counts

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Baby
Youmightseeababyplacedoveraletter.
Youarebeingaskedtoaddthesoundtothatletter.
Vibratethelips.

&it/ s=0 n=t ?'t 9

yst:$# xt6.s9 ( x.

TheWord
Whenreadingtheword,itwillbepronounced

0on
Whenthereisazeroonan,youcancelit

Sharp
Whenhasaonit,itbecomessharp

y7o_ ) @sVy/ y7t?'t u

2' 6?'u=s <'t/ <'&

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Stereosound
hasaconnectitmakesaStereoSoundWhen

x.

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tG9$# us

u !$# u t

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