Al-Manhaj
Sequence 02 - Lesson 01

WRITING

Letters studied so far : ∫Ü´POQñ…Gh√¿ä

New letters to learn : R Æ Ω ¢S ± ì ê
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Listen carefully and study how the letters change according to where they are situated in
the word.

Name of Phonetic
Example single final middle initial
the letter transcription

è«∏N - ¿Ééæa - É«aGô¨L jîm j ê è` `é` `L

íjQ - ~ªë`dG - ô° M
q hâ’ h ì í` `ë` `M
±ôq °ûàe - É«aGô¨L - ~jôa fâ’ f ± ∞` `Ø` `a
¢SCÉH - AÉ°ùe - ~«©°S sîn s ¢S ¢ù` `°ù` `°S
º«∏°S - áª`jôc - ôj~e mîm m Ω º` `ª` `e
≠dÉH - Üô¨e - ∫GõZ gayn g Æ ≠` `¨` `Z
õjõY - áYGQR zây z R õ`
Note that zây R is not joined in the usual sense of writing. It does not change shape and can
only be joined to a preceding letter. It features among the so-called "orphan letters” together
with : h G O P Q R

- alif maqsûra i
This letter does not usually feature in the Arabic alphabet. It is pronounced like Alif when
used as a long vowel, namely â = G and is used only at the end of a word as in :

≈∏Y - ≈¡≤ŸG - ¤EG

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