Green Lane Masjid

Tajweed Foundation Level

Lesson 4

الج�وف� لق والح�

Recap of lesson 3 1)Put ( √ ) or ( X ) in front of the following sentences, correcting those sentences that are wrong:

a) The Gunnah has only one mekhrej which is the empty space of the mouth and throat.

X Gunnah from khaishoom

a) The 3 medd letters are pronounced from the shifataan.

X Medd letters from al-jouf

a) All the 28 Arabic letters are pronounced from the Al-Halq, Ash-Shifataan and Al-Lisan.

d) Al-Halq has 3 specific makharij while Al-Lisan has 10 specific makharij.

e) Most of the Arabic letters are pronounced from Al-Lisan.

f) In the Arabic language there are 17 specific makharij, 3 of them are in Al Halq.

g) The 5 main malharij are: Al-Halq, Al-Khaishoom, Al-Lisan, Al-Ghunnah, Al-Jouf.

X Not Ghunnah but Ash-Shifataan

2) Match the Arabic to the English:

The Lips الج�وف�

The Tongue وم الخ�يش�The Empty space

of mouth and throat �ان ف�ت الش�

The Nose الح�لق�

The throat الل�س�ان

3) What is the difference between a specific makhrij and a main mekhrij?

A main makhrij has at least one specific or approximate makhrij whereas a specific makhraij will have at least one letter articulated from it.

وف ر� ار ج� الح� م�خ�

(Articulation points of the letters)

Main

ج م�خر�No. Of Specific

ج م�خر�

No. of letters

The Throat �لقالح 3 6

The Tongue ل� �انسال 10 18

The Two lips ل�ف �تانال 2 4

The Nose �وميشالخ 1 �ة� الغ�نEmpty space in the mouth & throat

�وف�الج 1 3

م�د�ود

Use وف�الج� only to say

the 3 medd letters in 1

approximate م�خر�ج:

No other part of the mouth is Used to lengthen a sound.

What are the 3 medd letters?

وف� الج�Empty Space of mouth and throat

�وـا� ي

ط� الح�لق و�س�The middle

part of throat

أقص�ى الح�لقThe furthest part of throat

أدن�ى الح�لقThe closest part of throat

لق� الح�

أهـ

حعخغ

اإلست عالءThe characteristic of Istia’la

The letters غand خ have the characteristic of istia’la.

Istia’la means:the elevation (raising) of the back of the tongue to the upper palate upon pronouncing the islia’la letters, which are:

خص ضغط قظ

Trapping the sound between the Roof of the mouth and the tongue

The sound flows out of the mouth

اإلست عالء

لق� الح�

1)Put ( √ ) or ( X ) in front of the following sentences, correcting those sentences that are wrong:

a) Al-Halq is a main makhrij with 6 specific

makhaarij for 3 letters. X 3 specific makhaarij for 6 letters.

b) The letters ( ء ) and (هـ ) are pronounced from

the furthest part of the halq while ( ح ) and (ع )

are pronounced from the closest and ( غ ) and

ح ع are pronounced from the middle. X ( خ) from middle and خ from closest غ

c) Al-Jouf has 1 specific makhrij. X 1 approximate

c) Al-Halq is one of 5 main makharij. X 3 specific

d) Al-Jouf has 3 specific makharij for 1 letter. X 1 approximate makharij for 3 letters

e) The letter of the halq are in the following order starting from the furthest part of al-halq:

( خ) ( غ ) ( ع) ( ح ) ( هـ) ( ء )

X ع then ح

d) The 3 mudood letters are � ـا و . يX ي

e) Al-Halq is divided into 3 specific makharrij called �ى الح�لق4 و�س�ط4 الح�لق4 وأقص�ى الح�لق أدن

2) a) What are the 3 mudood and what are the

conditions for them to exist? 4 ـا و ي

b) Where are the 3 mudood articulated?

الجوف

3) a) How many specific makhaarij does Al-Halq have? 3

b) Name the specific makharij with their english meaning.

c) What are the six letters that are articulated from the specific makharij of al-halq?