+ Review of Makhaarij Al Huda Scarborough – Tajweed Class
Mar 23, 2016
+
Review of Makhaarij Al Huda Scarborough – Tajweed Class
+OUTLINE
1. Mouth and Teeth Diagrams2. Letters of the Oral Cavity 3. Letters of the Throat 4. Letters of the Tongue 5. Qalqala Letters6. Characteristics of Daawd7. Characteristics of Sheen
+Diagram of Mouth
+Diagram of Mouth - Teeth
+Letters of the Oral Cavity(Al Jawf) -This is the empty space in the mouth The three vowel letters and sounds originate
from here: Alif, Wow, and YaaAlif always originates from hereWaaw originates from here when its saakin
and a dhammah is before itYaa originates from there when its saakin and
a kasrah is before it
+Alif, Waaw, Yaa
+
YaaRaising the tongue to the roof of the mouth
1.Air flowsthrough Makhraj
2. Voiced
3. Softness in sound
4. Back and Middleof tongue do not rise
+Letters of the Throat (6)Aain
AAINVoiced
Air flow takes detour
Back of tongue
does not rise Middle of
tongue does not
rise
Happy/light letter
+Aain - Makhraj
+Haa
HAAVoiceless
Air Flow continues
Back of tongue
does not rise Middle of
tongue does not
rise
Happy/Light Letter
+Haa – Makhraj
+Ghaain
GHAAINVoiced
Air Flow continues
Back of tongue rises Middle of
tongue does not
rise
Awesome/Heavy Letter
+Ghaain – Makhraj
+Khaw
KHAAWVoiceless
Air Flow continues
Back of tongue rises Middle of
tongue does not
rise
Awesome/Heavy Letter
+Khaaw – Makhraj
+Hamza
HAMZAVoiced
Air Flow stops
Back of tongue
does not rise Middle of
tongue does not
rise
Happy/Light Letter
+Hamza – Makhraj
+Haah
HAAHVoiceless
Air Flow continues
Back of tongue
does not rise Middle of
tongue does not
rise
Happy/Light Letter
+Haah – Makhraj
+Letters of the Tongue
Extreme back of the tongue rises
Touches the SOFT palate
Voiced Air Flow stops at
makhraj Middle of tongue does
not rise Qalqala
Back of the tongue rises
Touches HARD palate Voiceless Air flow stops at akhraj Can NOT have qalqala
QAAF KAAF
+Qaaf – Makhraj
+Kaaf – Makhraj
+
Let’s Look at the Makhraj and Characteristics of the Qalqala
Letters
+ Qalqala Letters Qaaf, Taaw, Baa, Jeem, Daal Taaw – tip of tongue touches the gums of the
top two teeth Baa – lips close Jeem – middle of the tongue touches the hard
palate Daal – tip of the tongue touches the gums of the
two top teeth HOW DOES QALQALA OCCUR? Air flow is
restricted at the makhraj; also the letters are voiced
In the Qu’ran, when stopping at a qalqala letter, you change the harakah into a
saakin
+Makhraj of Taaw
+Makhraj of Baa
+Makhraj of Jeem
+
JEEMRaising the tongue against the hard palate
1. Airflow stops at Makhraj
2. Voiced3. Qalqalah
4. Back and middle oftongue donot rise
+Makhraj of Daal
+Characteristics of Daawd
DAAWDVoiced
Air flow continues through
the Makhraj
Back of tongue rises Middle of
tongue rises
Awesome/Heavy letter
+Makhraj of Daawd
+Placement of Tongue – Sound is Distributed towards Right and Left, NEVER Front Teeth
+
SheenRaising the tongue towards the hard palate
1.Air flowsthrough Makhraj
2. Voiceless
3. Spreading of sound
4. Back and Middleof tongue do not rise
+References
Illustrations: All photo credits go to Dr. Ayman Swayd http://www.therightfulrecital.com/2013/12/15/ibn-al-
jazaris-muqaddimah-part-8a-the-makhraj-of-%D8%B9-and-%D8%AD/