Hamzatul Qaṭ‘
This type of Hamza is always pronounced—whether starting, middle, or end of a word.
What is Hamzatul Qaṭ‘?
Hamzatul Wasl is only pronounced in this situation.
What is when starting from it?
What two types of Lām at-Ta‘reef exist?
What are لام شمسية and لام قمرية?
The لام of the Divine Name (Allah) is heavy only after this type of vowel.
What is a fatḥah or ḍammah?
In the phrase "ٱلَّذِي أُنزِلَ", identify:
The type of hamza in “أُنزِلَ”
Why the لام in “ٱلَّذِي” is not pronounced
Hamzatul Qaṭ‘
Because ذ is a sun letter, so the لام of Al-Ta‘reef is fully assimilated into it
Give one marker in the Mus’haf that indicates Hamzatul Qaṭ‘.
What is a hamza symbol (ء) on an alif, waw, or ya?
What happens to Hamzatul Wasl when connecting from a previous word?
What is it is dropped (not pronounced)?
What happens to the لام when it comes before a sun letter?
What is it is not pronounced (assimilated)?
The لام of “Allah” becomes light after this vowel.
What is a kasrah?
Which category of Hamza is in the word “إِيَّاكَ”?
What is Hamzatul Qaṭ‘?
Name one Qur’anic example where Hamzatul Qaṭ‘ appears in the middle of a word.
What is يَسْأَلُونَ / مَلَائِكَة?
What sound do you begin with when starting a verb beginning with Hamzatul Wasl?
What is the short vowel on the third letter?
What sign in the Mus’haf tells you a word begins with Al-Qamariyyah?
What is a sukoon over the لام?
What determines whether a regular لام is heavy or light?
What is its surrounding letters (heavy letters cause heaviness)?
Does Hamzatul Wasl appear in past-tense verbs?
What is no, only in present, imperatives, and nouns?
What determines whether Hamzatul Qaṭ‘ is written on alif, waw, or yaa?
What is the strongest short vowel (kasrah → ya, dhammah → waw, fatḥah → alif)?
Why is Hamzatul Wasl in “ٱهْدِنَا” pronounced with a kasrah when starting?
What is because the third letter (the haa) has a kasrah?
Give a Qur’anic example of Al-Shamsiyyah where the لام is written but not pronounced.
What is الشَّمْس، النَّاس، الصِّرَاط?
In the phrase "قَالَ لِلْمُلُوكِ", explain why the first لام is heavy while the second لام is light, even though both appear close together.
What is because the first لام follows a fatḥah (making it heavy), while the second is lam al-jarr, which always stays light regardless of surrounding letters?
When starting “ٱقْرَأْ”, what vowel do you give the Hamzatul Wasl, and why?
What is kasrah—because the third letter has a kasrah?
In the word "أَئِنَّكَ", two hamzas appear back-to-back.
What is because both are Hamzatul Qaṭ‘, and Qaṭ‘ hamzas never merge—each must be pronounced distinctly?
Why does the imperative verb "ٱذْكُرُوا" begin with a ḍammah when starting from the Hamzatul Wasl?
What is because the third letter (the kāf) has a ḍammah, and imperative verbs begin with the vowel of the third letter when starting?
Why is the لام in “اللَّيْلِ” assimilated, while in “القَمَر” it is fully pronounced?
What is because ل (lam) is a sun letter in the first but ق (qaf) is a moon letter in the second?
Explain why the لام in “ٱلصَّـٰلِحَات” sounds heavy even though ل is naturally a light letter.
What is because the letter ص is heavy and its tafkhīm spreads into the لام?
Identify the type of Hamza AND the lām rule at play in this phrase: “ٱللَّهُ الصَّمَد”
Hamza: Hamzatul Wasl
Lām #1 (Allah): heavy (due to fatḥah on preceding word-final letter)
Lām #2 (Al-Ṣamad): shamsiyyah (lam is assimilated into ص)