Tajweed Rules: Uthmani Script (Hafs)

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Uthmani Script (Hafs)

• Hafs is from 'Aasim by the way of Ash-Shatibiyyah, aligning with the recognized and respected Uthmani Script.

Rania Habib

• Compiled and arranged the book with details to Tajweed and its applications.
• She is a Tajweed teacher and author of Tajweed rules in three parts, demonstrates the depth of her knowledge in this field.

Nourhan Zein Eldien

• Revised the English language used in the book.
• Holds a B.A. degree in English language from the Faculty of Al-Alsun and a Postgraduate Diploma in written translation.

ElShaimaa Osama

• Revised the Arabic language and is a Master's researcher in linguistics, specializing in Science.
• Aligns with principles of linguistic precision.

Study Book Introduction

• The study of Tajweed rules enables reciters to pronounce and recite letters correctly like Prophet Mohammad (PBUH).
• The book offers Tajweed rules in a simplified manner, making the application of recitation rules easy and more accessible.
• The book combines both Arabic and English languages to facilitate ease of learning.
• Allah enabled me to develop interactive ways in teaching Tajweed rules.
• Simple language, illustrations, tables and figures are used to help the learner.

Introduction Arabic By: Dr. Mohammad Eldosouky Amin Kohela

• Dr. Kohela highlights Allah’s promise to protect the Quran and how it is available to everyone.
• He praises the author Rania Habib.
• Notates that her book is well-organized with clear explanations, accurate images, and the use of the original Ottoman font.
• He also states that she presents her book in English to serve the holy Qur'an.

Arabic Alphabets

• Includes the names of the letters and the position according to the word they are in.

Madd Letters

• The study guide notes the use of the three Madd letters, واو ياء الف, to prolong or stretch sounds when reciting the Quran.
• The origin of the terms الياء أم الكسر, الواو أم الضمة, الالف أم الفتحة

Mushaddad Letters

• Mushaddad letter with Shaddah sign ّ shows letter must be pronounced twice, with first being a non-voweled.

Ghunnah

• Ghunnah has the Tanween sign at the end of nouns and when continuing the reading w/o stopping, Noon must be pronounced but not written.

Different Tones for Letters

• This details that depending on vowels and diacritics, each letter has a different way to be pronounced.

Tafkheem (Heaviness) and Tarqeeq (Lightness)

• Letters have three characteristics which include heaviness and lightness and sometime both
• Heaviness, Tongue should elevate, where mouth becomes full
• Lightness, Tongue will lower, where mouth has no sound

Groups of Letters

• Have different letters depending on what category they fit in.
• Heaviness: خص ضغط قظ.
• Tarqeeq: حروفه ء ب ت ث ج ح د ذ ز س ش ع ف ك م ن ه و ي
• Sometime heaviness and sometimes lightness: ل ر and ألف

Rulings on Raa

• The study guide presents when you should pronounce the letter ‘Raa’ heavy or light.

Rulings on Laam

• The study guide illustrates on when to make the Laam heavy on words associated with Allah/God and what vowel preceds them (فتح or ضم).

Tadribs for Tafkheem and Tarqeeq

• Tadribs give words for proper pronunciation associated with Tafkheem and Tarqeeq,

Makharij Al-Huroof (Articulation Points of Letters)

• Makharij Al-Huroof is the location of where the letters are formed inside the mouth and its associated sections.
• Details where sound comes from with detailed description and diagram

Letter Characteristics

• This study guide showcases two letter components,
• Opposites and no opposites

Opposites Characteristics

• The opposites that a letter shows
• whisper vs audibility
• strength vs softness
• elevation vs lowering
• adhering vs separation

No Opposites Characteristics

• The characteristics within a letter itself.
• whistle
• ease
• deviation
• repetition
• spreading out
• lengthening
• qalqalah
• ghunnah

More on Ghunnah

• Ghunnah has to sounds from the nasal cavity which comes from Noon (حرف النون) and Meem (حرف الميم).

Practicing Letters

• The guide also includes the proper way to say the letters with each specific quality with practice words.

Noon/Meem Mushaddad (with shaddah)

• Noon shares two components, nasal and is formed by two with emphasis.
• They make more and more pronunciations in the next pages.

Rules of Noon Sakinah for Tanhween

• The different between clarity, merging, changing and hiding.
• Clarity- when after those letter have those 6 letters, ء هـ ع ح غ خ
• Merging- the Tanŵeen merges as other word in يرملون and it comes between two words only
• Two sections about Merging with غنة or without غنة for حروف ل, ر.

Qalb Rules:

• Qalb happens from letter noon’s end to the alphabet of baa.

Ikhfa Rules:

• The rules of Hiding that are used for letters before pronunciation to get each word correct.

Letter of Meem Table With Definitions of Tajweed

• If a Meem is found in other, there's a rule with 3 sections. These sections make sure of a sound coming in the chart. These sections help explain about various letters' functions.

Mad - Introduction

• This has both extra stretching of sounds.