20 Rules

Question 1

Mim and nun mushaddadah

Answer 1

I will always read them with ghunnah

Ghunnah is for the sound to come out the nose for a duration of 2 harakat

Question 2

Qalqalah

Answer 2

When the 5 letters have saakin, I will read with qalqalah.

Qalqalah is for the letter to bounce back or echo, instead of stopping smoothly and immediately

Question 3

Lam of Allah

Answer 3

When lam of Allah has Fathah/dhammah I will read full mouth. If kasrah I will read in empty mouth.

Tafkheem - to raise the back of tongue towards the palate whilst pronouncing a letter. As if the mouth is full

Question 4

Ra mutaharrikah

Answer 4

When ra has a Dammah/fathah it will be full mouth, and when it has kasrah, it will be empty mouth

Question 5

Ra Sakinah

Answer 5

When ra sakinah is after a dhammah/fathah it will be full mouth. And when it has kasrah it will be empty mouth

Question 6

Full mouth letter

Answer 6

7 letters خصضغطقظ will always be read full mouth

Question 7

Alif

Answer 7

If alif follows a full mouth letter it’ll be full mouth and if it follows an empty mouth letter it’ll be empty mouth

Question 8

Ikhfa Shafawi

Answer 8

If mim sakin appears before a ب, there will be ikhfa shafawi with ghunnah

For the lips to touch lightly during the ghunnah and press firmly to pronounce the ب
رَبَّهُِمْ بِهِم

Question 9

Idgham shafawi

Answer 9

If mim sakin appears before another mim, it will be isgham shafawi with ghunnah

Merge two mins

Question 10

Izhar shafawi

Answer 10

If mim sakin appears before any other letter (except ب and م) it will be izhar shafawi without ghunnah

To read the mim sakin clearly without ghunnah

Question 11

Qalb

Answer 11

if mim sakin or tan wren appear before ب, the sakin or tanween will change to م and there will be ikhfa shafawi with ghunnah

To change the nun sakinah or tanween to mim

Question 12

Idghaam without ghunnah

Answer 12

If nun sakin appear before ل or ر there will be idgham without ghunnah

To merge two letters together and read without a pause

Question 13

Idgham with ghunnah

Answer 13

If nun sakin or tanween appear before any 4 letter يمنو the nun sakin or tanween will merge into the letter and be read with ghunnah

Question 14

Izhar

Answer 14

To read nun sakin and tanween clearly without ghunnah

If nun sakin of tanween appear before any 6 throat letters ء ه ع ج غ خ there will be izhar without ghunnah

Question 15

Ikhfa

Answer 15

Ikhfa means - tip of tongue to light touch the gums of the upper front teeth whilst ghunnah is completed

If nun sakin or tanween appear before any other letter (other than izhar, idgham with and without, and qalb letters). There will be Ikhfa with ghunnah

Question 16

Mass mutassil

Answer 16

If a stretched letter appears before a hamza in the same word, I will stretch for four harakat

Question 17

Mad munfasil

Answer 17

If stretched letter appears before hamzah in next word, stretch for 4 harakat

Question 18

Madd arid

Answer 18

Stretched letter appears before stopping sukoon stretch for 4 harakat

Question 19

Madd lazim

Answer 19

Stretched letter appears before a sukun or shaddah stretch for 6 harakat

Question 20

MADD asli

Answer 20

Stretched letter appears before anything else, other than hamza, sukun or shaddah, it will stretch for 2 harakat