Articulation Points
Characteristics of Letters
Reading Rules
Nun Sakinah and Tanween Rules
Potpourri
100
What is an articulation point?
The point at which a letter is pronounced.
100
فحثه شخص سكت are the letters of which characteristic?
Hams
100
What are the letters of madd?
و ا ي
100
Name the four possible rules when encountering a nun saakinah or tanween
1. Idth-haar
2. Idghaam
3. Iqlaab
4. Ikhfaa
100
What is the definition of Tajweed?
To give every letter its:
HAQQ (makhaarij and sifaat)
and its MUSTAHAQQ (tajweed rules).
200
Name 5 Halqee letters
Five of ه ء ح خ ع غ
200
Qalqalah is the product of which two strong characteristics?
Jahr and Shiddah.
200
How do you pronounce بِناءً if you want to stop.
بِناءا
200
Name the letters that correspond to each rule of nun saakinah and tanween
1. Idth-haar - ء ه ح خ ع غ
2. Idghaam - يرملون
3. Iqlaab - ب
4. Ikhfaa - the rest
200
Can I ever have a shaddah in the beginning of a word?
No because then the word would start with a sukoon. Not allowed.
300
Name two articulation point areas.
Al-Jawf
Al-Halq
Al-Lisaan
Ash-Shafataan
Al-Khayshoom
300
Name the letters of Isti'alaa.
خص ضغط قظ
300
Name the types of madd in the word ءاتَوْه
Madd badal
Madd Leen
300
Name all the nun saakin or tanween rules in أَنْداداً لِيُضِلَ عَنْ سبيل الله
ikhfaa
idghaam
ikhfaa
300
What is the type of mistake I have made if I say "منْ يعمل" instead of "مَيعمل"
Lahn Khafee
400
From where is the ض pronounced?
حافة اللسان or side of the tongue
400
Name 3 pairs of the Characteristics of letters with Opposites.
Hams Jahr
RakhawaTawasutShiddah
Istifaal Isti'laa
Infitaah Itbaaq
400
Write how you will pronounce قُولُوا ٱشْهَدُوا
قولُشْهدو
400
How will I pronounce دُنْيا
No change b/c idghaam cannot happen in the middle of a word therefore the hukm is idh-haar
400
According to whose recitation are we learning Tajweed?
Hafs an Asim
500
Name the 4 letters that come out from ash-Shafataan.
ف و ب م
500
Name 4 of the characteristics of the letters without opposites.
1. Qalqalah
2. Safeer
3. Inhiraaf
4. Istitaalah
5. At-Taffashee
6. At-Takreer
500
Write how you would pronounce
سُنَّةُ ٱلأَوَّلِين

using only:
regular arabic letters
standard harakaat (fat-ha, kasra, damma, sukoon)
سنْنَتُلْأَوْوَلين
500
Write how to pronounce مِنْ قَومٍ عَدُوٍ لَكُم
من قومن عدوِلَّكم
500
Explain in detail what Madd Silah Sughrah is.

1. How do you connect?
2. How do you stop?
3. What forms does it come in?
4. When does it appear?
1. If you connect, the last letter has a long vowel
2. If you stop, the last letter gets a sukoon.
3. It comes as a little waw or little yaa
4. It comes after the male pronoun haa if the letter before is not saakin.
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