Learn How To Read Al-Qur'an - Maha Rashid

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Learn How To Read
Al-Quran
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Table of Contents
Introduction........................................................................................................................... 1
The Arabic Letters................................................................................................................. 2
Short Vowels ....................................................................................................................... 3
Fat-hah.................................................................................................................................. 3
Words with Fat-hah ............................................................................................................ 5
Exercise 1............................................................................................................................ 11
Kasrah ............................................................................................................................... 12
Words with kasrah ............................................................................................................. 14
Exercise 2............................................................................................................................ 16
Dhammah............................................................................................................................ 17
Words with Dhammah......................................................................................................... 19
Exercise 3 .......................................................................................................................... 21
The Connected form of the Arabic Letters.......................................................................... 23
Saakinah Letters.................................................................................................................. 33
Words with Sukoon ............................................................................................................. 35
Exercise 4............................................................................................................................ 38
Madd letters ........................................................................................................................ 41
Words with Alif Madd ....................................................................................................... 43
Exercise 5............................................................................................................................ 46
Words with Yaa Madd ....................................................................................................... 48
Exercise 6............................................................................................................................ 51
Words with Waw Madd....................................................................................................... 56
Exercise 7............................................................................................................................ 58
The Tanween ....................................................................................................................... 63
Words with Tanween ......................................................................................................... 67
Exercise 8............................................................................................................................ 70
The Shaddah ....................................................................................................................... 72
Words with Shaddah and short vowels ............................................................................... 75
Words with Shaddah and Tanween ................................................................................... 78
Words with Shaddah and Madd.......................................................................................... 79
Exercise 9 .......................................................................................................................... 81
Hamzatul-Wassl .................................................................................................................. 83
Skipping Hamza Tul-Wassl ................................................................................................ 84
Exercise 10.......................................................................................................................... 84
Pronouncing Hamza Tul-Wassl ......................................................................................... 85
Exercise 11.......................................................................................................................... 88
Laam At-Ta'reef .................................................................................................................. 89
Exercise 12.......................................................................................................................... 90
Rules of Stopping .............................................................................................................. 91
Exercise 13.......................................................................................................................... 92
The Hamzah ....................................................................................................................... 95
Exercise 14......................................................................................................................... 95
Referances........................................................................................................................... 98
Learn How To Read Al-Quran
Introduction
This book is designed for beginners who are eager to read Al-Quran via its Arabic
Uthmani script. It is a step-by-step guide for learning to read the Quranic script. The
learners are encouraged to engage a teacher to guide them through this book Inshallah.
After completing this book, the learner is encouraged to upgrade to the Book of Tajweed
Reach the Goal via Tajweed Rules to learn about Rules of Quran Recitation.
Using the Uthmani Script

This book is one of few books that present all the Quranic words in their original
script (from Madinah Mushaf) which is the Uthmani script.
One thing that I can relate from my own experience in teaching Quran-reading is
that it is much simpler to read the Uthmani script because of the system of signs that is
only found in the Uthmani script.
Throughout my experiences in teaching Quran, I noticed how difficult it is for
those students who have been reading other scripts to read the Uthmani script because of
differences in the writing, style and system of signs.
Also, the Uthmani script is gaining more popularity throughout the muslim world
with the widespread and more generous distribution of copies in Madinah Mushaf.
The system of signs (vowels) in this script conforms to the way the Quran should
be recited and makes understanding and following the rules of Tajweed very natural.
Initially, this script may appear difficult but in the end it provides greater clarity and
precision.
This book can be used together with learn to write Arabic-Part I & II. It is
worth stressing the importance of learning to write the Arabic script during learning
reading. This is a necessary skill in its own right as a basis for further study of Arabic
language. Writing also helps tremendously in the process of mastering the reading of the
script, and for that reason, reading and writing should proceed together.
With the purpose of building the reading skill I have relied heavily on the mere
reading from the Uthmani script without bringing in any of the Tajweed rules. Learning
the rules of recitation can be the next goal and the learner will find the authors other
book Reach the goal via Tajweed rules very useful.
May Allah bless this effort to contribute to the more widespread and continued reading of
the Holy Quran. I also pray that through this work many will take on themselves the
great task of learning Arabic as a language with a sole purpose to understand Allahs
Words.
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The Arabic Alphabet

!

%
"#

"$

& &
'

()*
Short Vowels (Harakaat)

The meaning of Harakaat:
It is the plural of the Arabic word Harakah and it means
Movement
Types of Harakaat:There are three types of Harakaat (Vowels)

First: Fat-hah
The way it is written :
Above the letter
Example:

The way of pronunciation:
Fat-hah is pronounced by separating the two jaws and opening the
mouth.
The following table shows the Arabic Alphabet with Fat-hah: -
The Arabic letters with Fat-hah

Words with Fat-hah

Read the following words with Fat-hah
At the end
In the middle
In the beginning

r&us
tr'y
xs{r&

|=ys
y9|
r&yt/

|Ms3y
yxtFs
x8ts?

qtyfx
Wonderful
You just read 10
words from
Quran.
Your total is 10
The
letter

At the end
In the middle
In the beginning

sVt

yltt
yù
usd

yyu
ytnr&
uxq

yxtu
yzy
ztFyz

y|ym
sy|
yzy
y]yt/
Congratulation
You completed 14
words from Quran
Your total is 24
6
The
letter

At the end
In the middle
In the beginning

xt6t
z>x2
|=ys

u|ym
x8ts?
yy_u

yuy9s9
ttt
zty

}t6t
|=|x.
sty

y#tx.
ts3x
MashaaAllah
You completed 17
words from Quran
Your total is 41
The
letter

At the end
In the middle
In the beginning

s3t
|s
y|

ts
|ym
>u

x|o0
ss
t6s

st
n=s

u
yy_
t7t
Wonderful
You completed 14
words from Quran
Your total is 55
8
The
letter

At the end
In the middle
In the beginning
!

!

!
stq
txts
xx

u|
sr&
|s

t,t/r&
ys)s?
tFs%

8ts?
x.r&
=tF2

tt
#n=y
ys9
Congratulations
You completed 15
words from Quran
Your total is 70
9
The
letter

At the end
In the middle
In the beginning

s3ym
tr&
ut

zs3y
ut
xt6t

yy_
7n=y

=yus
,yu

"

"

8uxtu
8yt
Congratulations
You completed 12
words from Quran
Your total is 82
10
The
letter

Exercises 1
1. Read and write the following words
|=s%u
zs3y
Yn=y{
8ts?
}s3t
|ym
usd
ys
|=|2
]yt/
|=ys
t,t/r&
|ym
zty
tyfx
x|o0
stq
zn=s
MashaaAllah
You completed 18
words from Quran
Your total is 100
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Second: Kasrah

Below the letter
Example:

Kasrah is pronounced by dropping the lower jaw.
The following table shows the Arabic Alphabet with Kasrah: -
12
The Arabic letters with Kasrah

13
Words with Kasrah

Example

Mt/r&

mq

r&

yz
The letter

MashaaAllah
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words from Quran
Your total is 112
Example

6ym

grB

u

xs
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The letter

Example

tu)

rOuu

r2

rOr&
The letter

Example

#yz

u+t/

r&

s9u
The letter

Example

q

xym

=t
!

yy
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words from Quran
Your total is 124
15
The letter

Example

su

lu

7=t

ts?
The letter

Example
The letter
"
"

yt

Exercises 2
)u
s?
|/ yz
7yt7/
ysW/
|=yL{
,s?
}t
yt
MashaaAllah
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words from Quran
Your total is 137
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Third: Dhammah
Above the letter
Example:

Dhammah is pronounced by rounding the two lips completely without
letting them come into a complete contact.
The following table shows the Arabic Alphabet with Dhammah: -
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The Arabic letters with Dhammah

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Words with Dhammah

Example

?

um

&

y7s
The letter

MashaaAllah
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words from Quran
Your total is 152
Example

y]7yz

k=t

t/

/

>
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The letter

Example

y7&

^t

|~

xs?r&

#s
The letter


Example
The letter
"
Mt7=

|M7.
$

&
(

Example

Y
#
,=z

"
ox
' %&

(#r&u
(1)
The letter

Example
!
=

#s?

9
%
u
)
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words from Quran
Your total is 165
This sign (
tyfx
The letter

) is called circle Sukoon. It makes the letter silent. Like in these words
y7s9'& and (#r&u
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Exercises 3
%
y#|
tyfx
7s?
3t
G)s
xs?r&
,=z
us
y7)
y
=|ym
t9
yfs
uYx.
sW=O
yx/
y7r&
#s
MashaaAllah
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words from Quran
Your total is 186
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x8|t7s
Short vowels review

Fat-hah is pronounced by separating the two jaws and opening the
mouth.
Kasrah is pronounced by dropping the lower jaw.
Dhammah is pronounced by rounding the two lips completely
without letting them come into a complete contact.
Exercise
$
*
+

$!
#
#
#

%
%
%
!
$"
"
+"

, -

(
(
(

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+! $
Th connected form of the Arabic letters

First: The orphan letters (2)
Example
Connected form
xs{r&
xs{r's
uu
=yus

yzy
sy|

r&
z>x2
rOuu
yzt
/
xs
The letter

These letters are called orphan letters because they do not join the following letters
(in the direction of writing from right to left). If they are in initial or median position,
they cause a graphic rupture in the word. So they have only two positions: single and
final. The letter which follows is automatically in initial position.
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Second: The rest of the Arabic letters
Example
Connected form
t/
The letter
r2
y]7yz
|=ys
>
xs?r&

grB
yxtFs

|Ms3y

Num
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Example
Connected form
rOuu
The letter
%[`$gwR
sW=O

y]7yz
y^ym
yù

tyfx

grB
k=t

yltt
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Example
Connected form
uxq

MysGu

#t
yx/

yyu
,=z

xy

r2
yxtu

yt/
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The letter
Example
Connected form
|Ms3y

y|ym

}t6t

tyfx

um

Ct%
m9$#
y9|
"
|/
#
}s3t
$
<
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The letter
Example
Connected form
$y9pt
The letter
&
>
|ym
'
us)r&
(
ts
t6s
*
ss
+
x|o0
,
xu
zn=s
.
y7r&
/
xym
0
t
1
28
Example
Connected form
n=t
2
y]yt/
3
ysu
4
u
xx
6
txts
7
tG;t
8
stq
MysGu
:
x
;
#_s?
<
t|s
29
The letter
Example
Connected form
%
G)s
,=z
sty
z>x2

|Ms3y

7=t

x8ts?
s9u
|=yL{
=t

yt

s)/

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The letter
Example
Connected form
/3tt
The letter
|~
5x
$osu
ox
=
tu)
r&
yxtu
ygw
ut
ys9
ts?
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Example
Connected form

us
4Sn=s?
yy
|~
t/
3t
The letter

$y9ts
t9

yz
yt
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Saakinah letters

The meaning of Saakinah:
It means stationary. That is a letter with no movement on it Stationary.
The way it is written:

A saakinah letter either does not have any Harakah on it or it has a sukoon
sign
on it.
Note: a Saakinah letter is always preceded by a letter with a

Harakah on it
The following table shows the Arabic Alphabet with Sukoon (preceded with
a letter with Harakah, since the Arabic word can not start with a Saakin
letter): -
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The Arabic letters with Sukoon

*
-
2
6

5
;
?

>

,

+
=

34
+
/

3

89
>

'
0
5

,

:
?

(
-

1
6

%

)
.

!
&

"

&

3

7
=

<

<

Words with Sukoon

Example at the end
The letter
Example in the
beginning
The letter
'to

t't
=Gt

M6?

Mus

yt7?r's
]otrB

|MV7n=s

ls

_r's

yts?

yym

|t

,=rB

yr&

MashaaAllah
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words from Quran
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Example at the end
The letter
Example in the
beginning
The letter
y)s?

y_?

?t2

n@
!
pr&
"

6tG)t
!

trB
$
9s?
#
?
&
y/
%
)r's
'(
t7/
'
|Mtur&
)

?
*+
uY/
*
-
3s%s
,
MashaaAllah
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words from Quran
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Example at the end
The letter
Example in the
beginning
The letter
#ys?
/
x|r&
.
,=s
01
y)s?
0
@
3
3?
2
)s?
4(6
F=ftr&
45
3s)n=s{
786
|Ms%r's
7(
s's
:;
p]s?
9
_r&
<5
yy_
<5
(#ts
=>
y_s?
=
s59
?8
uxr&
?>
MashaaAllah
You completed 18
words from Quran
Your total is 239
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Exercises 4
1. Read the following joined letters

!
!

($
()
%'
%&
"$
"#
.
.
,

,
-
*
'
*
+
4
3'
02
01
/
/ $
:;
9
7 8
7 2
51
56
?;
??
>
>8
<
<=
<A
<
<2
96
@6
@
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2- Read the following words
tt
ygw
s9r&
s)s9u
s9
y7tr&u
%&
t|s
Ms)9r&u
Mtr&u
n=t
y#x.
yxn=r&
n=t
yltzr&
=r&
y)s?
tyys
M3n=r&
u)t
s%
x8u
,n=
tr's
p]s?
Mys
m;
s)/
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words from Quran
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trOr's
$#t
#9r&
t$s#{r&
yt
My_tzr&u
u=s
pt2
|Mr&uu
t
6r&
x8t
s
xy
tt
yr&u
t/
x
|mr&
|Mts
x8t.
Ms99
y{
r&
n=t
*/
z=
s9
n=t
zyus
Congratulations
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words from Quran
Your total is 309
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Madd Letters

The meaning of Madd:
It is to stretch or to prolong.
Types of Madd letters:

1. Alif preceded by any letter with a Fat-hah on it. Written as ( )or ( ).
2. Waaoo Saakinah, preceded by any letter with a Dhammah on it. Written
as ( )or ()
3. Yaa Saakinah preceded by any letter with a Kasrah under it. Written as
( )or (
).

A Madd letter is pronounced by prolonging or stretching the Harakah
on the letter before it.
Examples:
Alif Madd
|=#ux.u
3txr&
Waaoo Madd
tyo
#y
Yaa Madd
y7
s9)
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The Arabic letters with Alif Madd

The letter
with Alif
Madd
The
letter
The letter
with Alif
Madd
The letter
with Alif
Madd
The
letter
The
letter
The letter
with Alif
Madd
The
letter

!

) (
'
& % $
#
"
1
0
/
.
- ,
8 7 6
6

+ *
5 45 3
42
Words with Alif Madd

The example at the
end
The example in the

middle
The example in the

beginning
The Madd
letter
#uu
$t/
y#u

4n1r& (3)
x8tt6s?
y$t/

4tAr&
tFz
z>$s?

4s\&
u$sW
]9$rO

4yy
yyy_
y7?u!%y` (4)

$ysn=r&u
$pt
Ffyfym
%s{r&
$srB
yz

3yy
#yyy_
t/#y

In case a letter is written on top of another letter,

the reader is supposed to consider only the one on top
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words from Quran
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This wave sign ( ! ) means that the reader is supposed to prolong the Madd for longer time.
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The example at the
end
The example in the

middle
The example in the

beginning
The Madd
letter
#s)
Ms%#xs
|N#s

#uIs?
l#tys
/#

3tfG9
$om;#t9
!$tGs9#y

4|t
/$|m
Ms9$|s

4yt
!$to
t$x

4|tu
Fu;|r&
7m$|

4yt
_$t
Ms%$|

4sr&
s=
.s

4ss9
t$s
ts

4to
$ys
=t

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words from Quran
Your total is 363
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The example at the
end
The example in the

middle
The example in the

beginning
The Madd
letter
!$t=7t
z$tt
|=9$x

4s2
$xs
6s?$s

4s+|s
Gs)xt
t$s%

4x.r&
%s3t
t%x.

4n?uy
E|
ys9
$yt
=yr&
7=t

!$us9
osr&
$t

$ys9
39y9r&
!$y

3uy
(#|#us?u
$y#u
!
$ux9r&u
u!$ur&
=yt
"
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words from Quran
Your total is 393
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Exercises 5
2. Read the following
t$t u=s
|=|2 $tu &!$t t 4o_r& !$t
x8u t $u|uu
x8u| y7s9 yun s9r&
ut &! ygw s9r&
4yt t|9s u
$yt6) $ss u
#|s? s )y
4ys uu
u $t y71ur& !$tu
{#x
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from Quran
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The Arabic letters with Yaa Madd

The
The letter
letter
The letter with Yaa
with Yaa
Madd
Madd
The
letter
The letter
with Yaa
Madd
The
letter
The
letter
with Yaa
Madd
The
letter

' & % $ # " !
/ . - , + * ) (
5 4 4 3 23 1 0
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Words with Yaa Madd

The example at the
end
The example in the

middle
The example in the

beginning
The Madd
letter
!%t
#n=\}
!$tG)u
%#$
<tF3n/
6y
&#
A't
3?'t

&#

V?

&#
=_&
$y_
&#
xm&
tm
&#
r&
zr&
Gxz
&#
tu
]ym
%#
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words from Quran
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The example at the
end
The example in the

middle
The example in the

beginning
The Madd
letter
%k!
t$yt
%#
grB
/3t
%#
pg
.y
/3tGt
%#
t
Mt
&#
yn@
Gy
&#
r&
t=

&#
r&
t
#u
&#
ur&
y

&#
tym

&#

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words from Quran
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The example at the
end
The example in the

middle
The example in the

beginning
The Madd
letter
=%r&
4| ( 5)
&#
tG/r&
xu9
uu
&#
Bu
o
!$p-
&#
+7?
6)s?
&#
5tGn@u
.r&u

&#
='y
<
&#'
s?
tWy_
û
&#
u g
tt

&#
StGn@
kt

&#
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words from Quran
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Sometimes this word can be written as | and it has the same way of pronunciation.
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The example at the

end
The example in the

middle
The example in the

beginning
The madd
letter
tGn@
tx

%#!
tGt
3t

&#"
Exercises 6
1. Read the following words carefuly
Example
Yaa Madd
Example
Yaa
Saakinah
The
letter
#n=\}
%#$
tr&
%
) (
?6y
&#
tt/
&)
3?'t
&#
|Ms?r&
&)
V?
&#

&)
=_&
&#
yfus?
&)
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Yaa
Saakinah
The
letter
Example
Yaa Madd
Example
xm&
&#
]ym
&) .
zr&
&#
u yz
&) /
]ym
%#
yt
%
)
t$yt
%#
ts
%
)
%#
tx
%
)
.y
%#
$pJy
%
)
&#
ys%
&) 0
yn@
&#
otr's
&) 1
t=
&#
$u|tu
&) 2
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Yaa
Saakinah
The
letter
Example
Yaa Madd
Example
t
&#
|Ms%
&) 3
y
&#
osr&
&) 4
tptm:
&#

&) 5
&#
$ot
&) 6
xu9
&#
x
&) 7
o
&#
xzr&
&)
3)s?
&#
os)V{
&)
.r&u
&#
s59
&) :
='y
&#'
n=t
&) '
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Yaa
Saakinah
The
letter
Example
Yaa Madd
Example
tWy_

yn=9

tt

$yott/

kt

|My
<
tx
3n=u

3t

o@umr's

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words from Quran
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The Arabic letters with Waw Madd

The letter
with Waw
Madd
The
letter
The letter
with Waw
Madd
The
letter
The letter
The letter
with Waw The letter with Waw
Madd
Madd
The
letter

' &
% $
# "
!
/ . - , + * ) (

5 4
3 23 1 0
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Words with Waw Madd

The example at the
end
The example in the

middle
The example in the

beginning
The Madd
letter
(#u9
utu
zr&
!=(
(#7y=tu
t7|ts
x8/
>?
(#?u
.?'tu
tt?
>?
(#W6s9
Wy7?

>=
(#_tu
t_s

>?
(#stGs
st
$ys?m
>?

>?
(#yuj9
)s?
!?
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words from Quran
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The example at the
end
The example in the

middle
The example in the

beginning
The Madd
letter
(#xtsu
tptm:

>=
(#s?
tt
|=%
>?
(#=7tF9
t7tu

>=
(#r&u
t=tsu
$yu
>=
(#%u9
z>)t
(#9%
>=
(#3r&
t3u9
>=
(#9$s%
=_
=t
>='
(#n=s?
yrO
#y(6)
>?
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Some times this word can be written as y and it has the same way of pronunciation
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The example at the
end
The example in the

middle
The example in the

beginning
The Madd
letter
(#%x.
ttB
>?
(#x.
tyt
>?
(#=s?
#y
!?!

N/
>?"
Exercises 7
Example
Waw
Madd
Example
Waw
Saakinah
The
letter
utu

Fy_r&
7|tsu

(#t/r's
*
.?'tu
(#s?r&

+
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Example
Waw Madd
Example
Waw
Saakinah
The
letter
Wy7?
>=
(#sWs?
>)
t_s
>?
(#yfus?u
>)
-
tsos9
>?
tym
>) .
>?
t7y=t
>) /
)s?
!?
(#y$os
!)
!=
(#s#u
!)
!?
!)
3t
!?
%y`y
!)
ts?
>?
ty
>) 0
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Waw
Saakinah
The
letter
Example
Waw Madd
Example
tt
>?
(#t
>) 1
s
>?
y7?|/
>) 2
2 9
>?
t|t
>) 3
(#
>=
(#s
>) 4
tyss9
>=

>) 5
$ottu
>?
yy
>)
t7tu
>=
(#tt7s9
>)
t=tsu
>=
ss
>)
z>)t
>=
ys%
>)
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Example
Waw Madd
Example
Waw
Saakinah
The
letter
t3u9
>=

>)
=_
>='
Is9
>) '
yrO
>?
?t
>)
ttB
>?
/3tt
>)
tyt
>?
tyt
>)
#y
!?!
(#u#u
!) !
N/
>?"
tt
>) "
2. Read and write
7
8

( ) ( )

If the Hamza is written on top of the Alif , the reader should not prolong the Hamza like in
If the Hamza is written before the Alif , the reader should prolong the Hamza like in tzF$#
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/3yL{u
3. Read the following words
_tFn=t
$ys]@t/
4x
s
$yt7Ks?
#yt
4n<)
4|tu
$yn=s9
1y$t
y79s?r&
4to
(#=Gt
/3yL{u
$y8ot/
1ur's
$y9y
$ys
$pttt
$y8ttu
$y9yr&
$y)ys?
3umr&
tys9
$p]
/r&u
s)/
tptm:
t6Fx.
/36m$|
s9)
(#%s
#y
zt/)
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At-Tanween

The Meaning of At-Tanween:
It is a Noon Saakinah that occurs at the end of nouns ( 9).
Types of Tanween:
There are three types of Tanween:
1. Tanween Fat-hah: that is pronounced with Fathah on the letter joined to
Noon Saakinah
Example:
# + "! = !
2. Tanween Kasrah: that is pronounced with Kasrah on the letter joined to

Noon Saakinah
Example:
# + %! = $!
3. Tanween Dhammah: that is pronounced with Dhammah on the letter joined

to Noon Saakinah
Example:
# + !
= &!

The Tanween always comes at the End of the word. So, the way the
Tanween is pronounced is like a Noon Saakinah at the end of the word.
Tanween occurs in Nouns except for 2 verbs in Quran.
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Shapes of Tanween in Quran (10) :

At-Tanween can be written in three ways in the Quranic text
Tanween shapes
>
Examples:
$R/t?
$Y7y
$)=yz
yz
5t
>s
8u%tn
yyz
x_#u
10
Please refer to the Tajweed Book to see the difference in pronunciation among those different shapes of
Tanween
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The Arabic letters with Tanween

Tanween
Dhammah
Tanween
Kasrah
Tanween
Fat-hah
The
Tanween
letter Dhammah
Tanween
Kasrah
The
letter

(12)
Tanween
Fat-hah
(11)

11
12
In most words in Al-Quran the Hamza ( )is written with Tanween Fath-hah without Alif after it.
Taa Marbuta ( )does not come with Alif, if it has Tanween Fat-hah.
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Tanween
Dhammah
Tanween
Kasrah
Tanween
Fat-hah
The
letter
Tanween
Dhammah
Tanween
Kasrah
Tanween
Fat-hah
The
letter
# # $ #
! ! " !
'
' ( ' %
% & %
+
+
, +
)
) * )
/
0 /
- - . -
3
3
4 3
1 2 1
7
7
8
5
6 5
;
; ;
:
9
<
<
= <
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Words with Tanween

Tanween Dhammah
Tanween Kasrah
Tanween Fat-hah
The
letter
&!$
[!$t)
=z
5=ys9
$Y7pgx
Mz&
;N$t7
$Y?$t7tu
y|
;ty
ZsWn=rO
^ymu
B]tn
$ZVtn
8l$tr&
%[`#ur&
8ys9
$[s=|
yt/
8r'/
$x
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Tanween Dhammah
Tanween Kasrah
Tanween Fat-hah
The
letter
7y`
>%tn
#Ytnr&
8{#u
>tt
#]#u9
7t/
9$ts?u
#Z
@_h
#Z9z
't/
<(x.
$Tt
t
Ct%
$Wu
<)tu
$T|s%
t/
<r&
$Z
8t
:u
$Vn
t
$W$s)r&
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Tanween Dhammah
Tanween Kasrah
Tanween Fat-hah
The
letter
8_
%Yy
n=t/
8$t/
$Zn=t/
yz
$Zt
u9tG)u
@,%y
$]%$t7
8tt6
;7n=s
%Z.uy
7ym
9n=|
Ws9
5)s?
$Ys%
5t
$Y3
_u
>s9)
$Y6oK

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Tanween Dhammah
Tanween Kasrah
Tanween Fat-hah
The
letter
s9
#u
$t/
Exercises 8
(#t7t
9#u
[!$t
#[_
$\x
ZtI
:*t7t
$Vt
#2
5t
$Z3us9u
$Jxos9
ZtFt/
$Y?$t7t
$Y?$t7t
>%tn
o
.
>$ptx
s
@,%y
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9t
@|/
<t
m
7t/uIt
>t6x.
W2r&
@go
|s%
Az
$\6|
9y
7t7tt
$)t7s
#Ju
5=om;
5=ys9
#s
t.s?
.
8ys9
>tG
9,t7s
%[nx.
;txy
$Yt
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Ash-Shaddah

The meaning of Shaddah:
It is to make the letter two identical letters.

Ash-Shaddah sign (
is written above the letter.
The way of pronunciation

The Shaddah will turn the letter into two identical letters. The first of these
letters will have Sukoon and the second one will have the Harakah that
comes with the Shaddah
+

+

+
To pronounce a Mushaddad letter, the reader should slightly stress and hold
on to the letter and then pronounce the Harakah that comes with the Shaddah
Note: the letter that has the Shaddah on it is called a Mushaddad letter
Disconnected form
Connected form

zyy_

xr&
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The Arabic letters with Shaddah

Shaddah
with
Dhammah
Shaddah Shaddah
with
with FatKasrah
hah
The
letter
Shaddah Shaddah Shaddah

The
with
with
with Fatletter
Dhammah Kasrah
hah

! ! !

% % % $ # # # "

) ) ) ( ' ' ' &
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Shaddah
with
Dhammah
Shaddah Shaddah
with
with FatKasrah
hah
The
letter
Shaddah Shaddah Shaddah

with
with
with FatDhammah Kasrah
hah
The
letter
- - - , + + + *

1 1 1 0 / / / .
5 5 5 4 3 3 3 2
9 9 9 8 7 7 7 6
< < < ; : : :
> > > =
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Words with Shaddah

!"
Shaddah with Dhammah Shaddah with Kasrah Shaddah with Fat-hah
The
letter
/u
b=s9
87?
t=nGs)
6Kt
]6t
VytFs
km
Ntdf
tJfm
}csy9u
tjzx
$yty
ty
^dptB
tt7s?
%s#s?u
t/js3
z>x.
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Shaddah with Dhammah Shaddah with Kasrah Shaddah with Fat-hah
The
letter
h
tym
tr&u
itu
ts?
yt
cu|s
r&u
eo0u
$z
)t
_mu
$u=s
ts
exu
s)t
rB
Mn=e
=s?
jy
i|?
ytu
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Shaddah with Dhammah
Shaddah with Kasrah Shaddah with Fat-hah
The
letter
y#es
Myz
,ymr&
e!$t
,ym
7s
j.xs
.us?u
trB
e|s
utFs
's
(#=dm
t
ix?
utIs9
/.tdsu
8tsu

7srB
th|
Ms9y
$pr't
it7
tt6s?
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Examples of Shaddah with Tanween

Shaddah with Tanween
Dhammah
Shaddah with
Tanween Kasrah
Shaddah with
Tanween Fat-hah
The
letter
;>uu
5b>
${6m
?dks
%wù
<|u
7jtt
#t
@)tG
@tG
#vx
>eym
$yym
7e&
$y|
A,ym
5eu
$y)x
A7x
7e7x
%y.y
@.
9e39u
~)
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Shaddah with Tanween

Dhammah
Shaddah with
Tanween Kasrah
Shaddah with
Tanween Fat-hah
The
letter
Adx
$t
A!$y_
$xt
;ys9
5hG
#t
:s)s9
<cyz
$w9u
Examples of Shaddah with Madd

Shaddah and WAW
Madd
Shaddah and Yaa

Madd
Shaddah and Alif

Madd
The
letter
t7s?
n1u
9$7|
`!$ys?
y7dfu
$u8ft
(#
du
#ts?
tss?
b%
$y9y
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Shaddah and WAW
Madd
Shaddah and Yaa

Madd
Shaddah and Alif

Madd
The
letter
tt
$tGyz$t
us9
!ju
>8$r&
(#%!$x
#)n=tGs
(#.t?
!j.tu
t=2r&
(#=mu
j?t
$y9=y_
t|s9
ti!#u
(#su
!iyu
My_
(#yss
hm
t$r&
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Exercises 9
1. Read the following words carefully
%[`$u
x.
$]%$xu
yy_
Nui'u
/u
x.
Mts%
=s3tGt
t$r&
Nyh/u
$y1|s
e39
t
${7ym
$y)x
!$
hu
(#s
o\t/
4n=s?
t)t
tnG
Nti
My_i
9$Fyz
$\/#s?
&i
t7.u
dr&
y71|s
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M)mu
M=srBu
z>hO
Ntzr&u
>u
>%
}us?
BMy_u
${7ym
%[`$gwR
>js3
t)F=9
$\/#.
$yr't
xr&
3/u
z>s3s
x8x
${7|
uo
4Sn=s?
tk=
Ntdf
Mn=e
Nui'
x.tIs9
hk=
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Hamzat-Ul-Wassl

The meaning of Hamzat-Ul-Wassl:
It occurs only at the beginning of the word. It occurs without any
Harakah on it.

It is written as: ( e)
The way of pronunciation

It has two cases, whether to be pronounced or to be skipped as shown in
the following diagram
Hamzat-Ulwassl
Pronounced
Skipped
If the reader starts

reading from the word
starting with Hamzat-Ulwasl,
so Hamzat-ulwassl should be
pronounced
If the reader connect the

word which begins with
Hamzat-Ulwassl with the letter
preceding it, so the letter
preceding Hamzat-Ulwasl is
directly connected to the letter
following Hamzat-Ulwasl.
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First: Skipping Hamzat-ulwassl

If the reader connects the word which begins with HamzatUlwassl with the letter preceding it, so the letter preceding
Hamzat-Ulwasl is directly connected to the letter following
Hamzat-Ulwasl.
Examples for Hamza-tulwassl when it is skipped
(#Wy/$$s
7$t6o?$$s
!$yo/$#u
/e
$$/
?$#u
Ft6?]
pt$#u
?u$$s
xsB$$s
tG$#u
$#u
?r&t$#u
t9F{$# yr&
Exercises 10
#Xr& Ntn/ y9$$s
4?|s n/ u z$# tx.su
#n<W{$#u tzF$# t%s3t
3u939$# stF$# 1ur's
$y8s)r& y]yt7/$# )
tyfx9$# txs39$# y7s9'&
spg:$# Nyh/u
t6 ?{$$s
s)RQ$# #u9$$/
#t/F{$# |=tG.
t9F{$# yr&
7RQ$# ,W{$$/ #uu s)s9u
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Second: Pronouncing Hamzat-ulwassl

Hamzat-Ul-Wassl will be assigned with Dhammah, If the
third letter of the verb has Dhammah
(#m$#
MVG_$#
?$#
u?G/$#
.$#
2$#
z$#
lz$#
(#6$#
$#
$#
(#sG$#
(#W3$#
)$#
L%$#
(#$#
$#
$#
(#$#
(#%$#
Exceptional case
The following words are the only verbs in Quran that has Dhammah
on the third letter and the reader should assign Kasrah to Hamzat-ulwassl if
he starts reading with it.
(#$#
(#/$#
G$#
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(#%$#
(#)?$#
Hamzat-Ul-Wassl will be assigned with Kasrah, if the

third letter of the verb has Fat-hah or Kasrah.
(#2u#$#
(#|z$#
q$#
y_$#
F=s%$O$#
>$#
4ss$#
9$#
yu$#
(#tG$#
(#tG$#
7$#
NtI$#
u$#
Gs)tG9$#
Hamzat-Ul-Wassl will be assigned with Kasrah in the

nouns:
Example:
_/$#
|Mo/$#
t$#
tGtO$#
$uO$#
t$#
<$#
Nr&t$#
(#$#
tLu/$#
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Following
nouns
At the beginning
of Nouns
Nouns with
Laam At-tareef
e# e#

e e
Example
t%!$#
e
Hamzat-UlWassl will be
assigned with
Kasrah

e
e
ts>y9$#
$t7g:$#
assigned with
Fat-hah
If the third letter of

the verb has Kasrah
or Fat-hah
Pronouncing
Hamzat-Ul-Wassl
If the third letter of

the verb has
Dhammah
At the beginning
of Verbs
Hamzat-Ul-Wassl
will be assigned
with Dhammah
&t%$#
$t$#
Example
assigned with
Kasrah
Example
(#=z$#
(#=G%$#
(#$# (#/$# G$# (#%$# (#)?$#
Except for these words in Quran

The reader should assign Kasrah to
Hamzat-ulwassl if he starts reading with it
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Exercises 11
1. Read the following underlined words one time starting reading with it
and another time starting reading with the previous word:
.k< x$# )t A#u)/ M$# (13) $tu!$s)9

.#.$# $u/ 9$# e$# }/
.GutI$# ) y7=_/ .$#
79 |Nr&t$#u 8y |Nr&t$# (#xx. %#j9
.4n?t (#$# r& n/u z$# tx.su
. ( /3Gy9#u #n?t (#9$#u (#$# r&
.MVG_$# >sV6yz >tyftx. 7sW7yz >y=x. sVtu
.F{$# s MVG_$#
7n/u 4n<) _$#
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tt 4n<) =y$#
In the word (M$#),When the reader starts reading from Hamzat ul-wassl that is followed by a Hamzah
that has Sukoon, so the reader is supposed to change this Hamzah into a Yaa Madd and that will be
).
pronounced as (
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Laam At-Tareef

The presence of Laam at-Tareef before a noun makes it definite.
1. Laam At-tareef should always be Sakinah.
2. Laam At-Tareef only occurs as the second letter of a noun, it
followes Hamzat-Ul-Wassl.
Laam At-Tareef
(14)
(15)
Laam Shamsiyyah
Laam Qamariyyah
If the letter that follows Laam

At-Tareef has Shaddah, Laam
At-Tareef will not be
pronounced (silent)
If the letter that followes Laam

At-Tareef does not have a
Shaddah on it, Laam
AtTareef is Pronounced with
a Sukoon on it
14
15
u$p]9$#
t$t7g:$#u
!$y9$#
y9$#
uq9$#
%s39$#
Laam Shamsiyyah should never have Harakah on it

Laam Qamariyyah should always have a Sukoon sighn on it.
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Very important rule concerning Hamzat-U-Wasl

If Hamzat-Ul-Wasl is preceded by a Madd letter, the letter preceding
the Madd letter is directly connected to the letter that follows Hamzat-UlWasl.
Examples:
!$y9$# #s)
$ys79$# #s)u
(#9$tG.$# #s)
|M}$# $pr't
Exercises 12
1. Read the following underlined words one time stopping at
its end and another time with connecting it to the
following word:
( zt9$# (#9$s% ) ( x69$# $pr't % )

. ( t=9$# t $ut t$s% )
( st7s)y9$# zystF%$# s) ( spg:$# (#9$|s9 )
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( 4n?F{$# n/u ù u!$tG/$#

) )
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$\/#t?r&
$\/$|m

Zt
t$pt:$#
y yz
(16)
ts>uy
$ys
If the letter
is any letter
other than
Words Ending with any

Harakah other than
Tanween Fat-hah
!

or
Qalqala
letters
ng
At
or
5x.

!$u9$#

" #
Changed into
Sukoon on
the last letter
Stop with a
Sukoon on
Both Identical
Letters with a
small Jerk
(Nabr) in the
readers voice
dkys9$#u
Stop
with
Strong
Qalqala
o)
s9
/u
$s%u
4|tu
i9s3s
tp $#u
Words
Ending with
Saakin
letter or
with Madd
letter ( or
or )
The extra Madd sign at the

end of the word, the reader
stops on it ignoring this
extra Madd sign and make
a normal Madd for 2 beats.
Stop with Qalqala
Stop with () Haa with Sukoon
Stop with no
Harakah
and make
Ghunnah for
2 beats
=tFs9
If the
If the letter
letter is is a Qalqala
Meem or
letter
Noon

Mushadad
Words Ending with

a Mushaddad
Letter
Stopping at the End of Words

Words Ending
with Taa
Marbootah

[$! t
Words Ending
with Tanween
Fat-hah

Changed into
/ Saakinah,
no matter
which Harakah
is on the Taa
Marbootah
This is the way the reader should stop on any word while reciting Quran
Changed
into Fat-hah
on the last
letter + Alif
Madd
16
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No change
Exercises 13
s? }u $Z)y $om; (#x $p (#)9& !#s)

9F{$#
yr& ^$s% $uFt#u n=t 4n?G? #s)
7u?%t A|| 8x/ (#6='s $t $r&u
uu & !$pus?u Zt.s? /3s9 $yn=yfu9
ts~ #y) t%x. 5t s9) y9$#u x6n=y9$# ls?
7uy y#9r&
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r&u )?$#u !$# (#6$# r&

#Y$ytu Ws9 s% Nty o) b>u t$s%
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% u%r&u $\u xr& } 9$# sy$t )

WF;s? s9) Gu;s?u y7n/u z$# .$#u
)rO Zs% n=t +=y $)
t 9$#u
Wsd #\fy f$#u t9)t $t 4n?
=s% /S=dtu y9$# <'& t/js3RQ$#u su
$V9r& $/#xtu 7 #s $Y$ysu
s)tGRQ$# >tt y7n/u 4n<)
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/ yftG9 y7t$|9 / 8hptB

t#u%u ysd $un=t )
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t#u% 7?$$s t&ts% #s*s

t$ut/ $un=t ) O
s's#_$y9$# t7tB t/ x.
#$2 $y_#t %x. <(x. /ut u#t/F{$# )
#Z
tG t%x. $Yt t$ssu 9$$/ t
W9s? $y% Mn=j9u $y=n= n=t u#yu
$?$x. uF{$# ygw s9r&
$Y?#t [!$ /3us)r&u ;Myx zuu $p $u=yy_u
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from Quran
Your total is 1201
words
and 23 Ayat
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Al-Hamza

How to read Al-hamza
Al-Hamza should be pronounced along with the Harakah that comes
with it wherever it is written. That means that either Al-Hamza is written on
top of or underneath another letter or even found by itself, the reader is
supposed to pronounce only Al-Hamza along with its Harakah.
Exercises 14
2. Read the following words
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Wonderful
You completed 28
words from Quran
Your total is 1229
words and 23 Ayat
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Wonderful
You completed 43 words
from Quran
Your total is 1272 words
And 23 Ayat
96
Way to Go!
You Read 1272 words
And 23 Ayat From Quran
Do not miss this wonderful opportunity
And start Reading the Quran.
Do not forget that you still need to learn
Tajweed rules to be able to recite Quran
the way it was revealed.
Hurry!! Take your book,Reach the goal
via Tajweed Rule and find a teacher to
learn the proper way to recite Quran.
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References
1. , The Holy Quran .
2. Abdulwahid Hamid Graded Steps in Quran ReadingMELS-Muslim Education
& literary services, Miami, FL. 2001.
3. Hassan Bin Salim,
, http://saaid.net/book/open.php?cat=2&book=98,
1994
4. Haroon R. Baqai, lets beautify our recitation- 3rd Edition, Faith Publication.
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This Book,
This book teaches how to read Quran for those who do

not know how to read Quran from its Arabic text. Starting from
the Arabic Alphabet ending with complete Ayat from Quran.
This book takes the learner step by step through the typical
examples from Quran, as it covers the short vowels, the Sukoon,
the Madd, the Tanween, the Shaddah, and Hamzatul-wassl.
May Allah teach us that which benefits us and may He benefit

us with what He taught us.
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Learn How To Read

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Using the Uthmani Script

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The Arabic Alphabet

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Short Vowels (Harakaat)

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The Arabic letters with Fat-hah

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Words with Fat-hah

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The way it is written :

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The Arabic letters with Kasrah

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Words with Kasrah

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The Arabic letters with Dhammah

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Words with Dhammah

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Short vowels review

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Th connected form of the Arabic letters

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Second: The rest of the Arabic letters

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The way it is written:

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Example at the end

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Example at the end

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2- Read the following words

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