Madni Qaida in English Page 27 – Lesson 8 Chart and Lesson 9: Letters of Leen
Welcome to Madni Qaida in English Page 27 at Learning Quraan. Page 27 finishes the vertical vowels chart and introduces Lesson 9, the two Letters of Leen: Waw and Ya.
This page is part of Lesson 9: Huroof-e-Leen (Soft Letters). See every page on the Madni Qaida in English index, or learn with a teacher in our online Quran courses.
What is on Madni Qaida in English Page 27?
- The last rows of Khari Harakaat practice with و, ف, ل, ن, ر, ج, ش and ى.
- When Waw Saakin or Ya Saakin after a Fathah becomes Leen.
- Leen is read softly, without stretching or a sudden pause.
How to Practise This Page
- Waw Saakin or Ya Saakin after a Fathah becomes Leen.
- Read Leen gently and softly, with no stretching and no jerk.
- Compare Leen with Maddah on the same letter so the difference is clear.
The Last Rows of Lesson 8
The four rows at the top complete the Khari Harakaat chart from page 26. Every box is stretched for two counts:
| Letter | Khara Zabar | Khari Zer | Ulta Pesh |
|---|---|---|---|
| و Waw | وٰ waa | وٖ wee | وٗ woo |
| ف Fa | فٰ faa | فٖ fee | فٗ foo |
| ل Lam | لٰ laa | لٖ lee | لٗ loo |
| ن Noon | نٰ naa | نٖ nee | نٗ noo |
| ر Ra | رٰ raa | رٖ ree | رٗ roo |
| ج Jeem | جٰ jaa | جٖ jee | جٗ joo |
| ش Sheen | شٰ shaa | شٖ shee | شٗ shoo |
| ی Ya | یٰ yaa | یٖ yee | یٗ yoo |
Watch Ra: with Khara Zabar and Ulta Pesh (رٰ, رٗ) it is heavy; with Khari Zer (رٖ) it is light, just as with the short vowels. And Waw keeps rounded lips with no teeth: وٰ is “waa”, never “vaa”.
Lesson 9: The Letters of Leen
Lesson 9 introduces a softer sound. There are two Letters of Leen: Waw and Ya. The rule depends on the mark before them:
| Letter of Leen | When | Example | Sound |
|---|---|---|---|
| و Waw Saakin | A Fathah comes before it | بَوْ | “baw”, close to “ow” in “now” |
| ی Ya Saakin | A Fathah comes before it | بَیْ | “bay”, close to “y” in “my” |
Compare this with Lesson 7. A Waw Saakin after a Dammah is a Letter of Maddah (بُوْ “boo”); after a Fathah it is a Letter of Leen (بَوْ “baw”). The same is true of Ya: بِیْ “bee” is Maddah, بَیْ “bay” is Leen.
The page gives two instructions for reading them: say them gently, in an Arabic accent, without stretching and without a sudden stop. The book spells them as “Ba, Waw, Zabar: baw” and “Ba, Ya, Zabar: bay”.
Mistakes to Watch For
- Stretching Leen like Maddah. بَوْ is not “baaw”. It glides and stops.
- Urdu-style vowels. Saying بَوْ as “bo” or بَیْ as “be” (as in Urdu “ب” + “ے”). Keep the “a” and the glide.
- A jerk at the end. The Sukoon closes the sound softly.
A Five-Minute Practice Plan
- Minute 1: read the four Lesson 8 rows, two counts each.
- Minute 2: Maddah against Leen: بُوْ then بَوْ; بِیْ then بَیْ.
- Minute 3: try other letters: جَوْ then جَیْ; خَوْ then خَیْ.
- Minute 4: spell three Leen sounds the book’s way, then read them Rawan.
- Minute 5: read the Check Yourself line below.
Check Yourself
وٰ · فٖ · لٗ · نٰ · رٖ · رٗ · بَوْ · بَیْ · جَوْ
Source: the page shown above is from the Madani Qa‘idah (English edition), Lessons 8 and 9, book page 16, published by Maktaba-tul-Madinah (Dawat-e-Islami). Lesson notes written by Learning Quraan.
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