Madni Qaida in English Page 20 – Lesson 5: Tanween (Double Vowels)

Welcome to Madni Qaida in English Page 20 at Learning Quraan. Lesson 5 introduces Tanween: two Zabar, two Zayr and two Paysh. A letter with Tanween is called Munawwan, and Tanween is really a Noon Saakin at the end of a word.

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What is on Madni Qaida in English Page 20?

• The three forms of Tanween and why they sound like a Noon Saakin.
• How to spell a Tanween letter out loud.
• Why the Alif or Ya written after two Zabar is not pronounced.

How to Practise This Page

• Remember that Tanween sounds like a Noon Saakin at the end of the word.
• When spelling, say the letter name and then ‘two Zabar’, ‘two Zayr’ or ‘two Paysh’.
• Do not pronounce the Alif or Ya that is written after two Zabar.

What Tanween Is

Lesson 5 brings in the double marks. Two Fathahs, two Kasrahs or two Dammahs on a letter are called Tanween, and a letter carrying Tanween is called Munawwan. On this page the Tanween marks are printed in red, so they stand out from the single Harakaat of Lessons 3 and 4.

Why It Sounds Like Noon

The page explains the idea behind the mark: Tanween is really a Noon Saakinah (a Noon with no vowel) that comes at the end of a word. Instead of writing the Noon, the vowel mark is written twice. So اً sounds like اَنْ, اٍ like اِنْ, and اٌ like اُنْ.

How the Book Spells Tanween

For each box the book gives a spelling pattern: name the letter, name the double mark, then say the sound. Using Meem:

Notice the Alif after the Fathatayn in مًا. The page says this Alif (and sometimes a Ya, ى) is written after two Zabar but is not pronounced when spelling. It is part of how the word is written, not part of the sound: تًا is “tan”, not “taan”.

Every Box on Page 20

Four rows, eight letters. In the first row, the Dammatayn box uses a round Ta (ةٌ), the Ta Marbutah, which is very common at the end of Quranic words.

Mistakes to Watch For

• Losing the “n”. طًا is “ṭan”, not “ṭa”. Without the Noon sound, Tanween becomes a single Fathah.
• Reading the Alif. “taan” for تًا. The vowel stays short.
• Mixing the marks. Two slanted lines above is Fathatayn; two below is Kasratayn; the doubled Waw-shape above is Dammatayn.
• Thinning the heavy letters. ظٍ and ضٍ stay heavy with Kasratayn.

A Five-Minute Practice Plan

1. Minute 1: spell three boxes the book’s way: “Meem, two Zabar, man”.
2. Minute 2: read each row Rawan: تًا then تٍ then ةٌ.
3. Minute 3: read Lesson 4 sounds against Lesson 5: زَ then زًا; ذِ then ذٍ; ثُ then ثٌ.
4. Minute 4: read the heavy letters only: طًا then ظًا then ضًا.
5. Minute 5: read the Check Yourself line below.

Check Yourself

ةٌ · طٍ · ذًا · زٌ · ظٌ · ضٍ · ثًا · سٌ

Source: the page shown above is from the Madani Qa‘idah (English edition), Lesson 5, book page 9, published by Maktaba-tul-Madinah (Dawat-e-Islami). Lesson notes written by Learning Quraan.

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