Madni Qaida in English Page 28 – Lesson 9: Leen Practice Chart
Welcome to Madni Qaida in English Page 28 at Learning Quraan. This page is the full Leen chart: every letter with Fathah followed by Waw Saakin and Ya Saakin, such as بَوْ and بَيْ.
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 28?
- Leen pairs for every letter of the alphabet.
- Heavy letters in Leen form, such as صَوْ, طَيْ and قَوْ.
- A gentle, even reading drill with no stretch.
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.
Every Leen Sound on Page 28
This page is the practice chart for Lesson 9. Every letter of the alphabet takes a Fathah and is joined to a Waw Saakin and a Ya Saakin, giving the two Leen sounds. The Leen part of each box is printed in red, and the heavy letters are blue as usual:
| Letter | With Waw Leen | With Ya Leen |
|---|---|---|
| ب Ba | بَوْ baw | بَیْ bay |
| ت Ta | تَوْ taw | تَیْ tay |
| ث Tha | ثَوْ thaw | ثَیْ thay |
| ج Jeem | جَوْ jaw | جَیْ jay |
| ح Ḥa | حَوْ ḥaw | حَیْ ḥay |
| خ Kha (heavy) | خَوْ khaw | خَیْ khay |
| د Dal | دَوْ daw | دَیْ day |
| ذ Dhal | ذَوْ dhaw | ذَیْ dhay |
| ر Ra | رَوْ raw | رَیْ ray |
| ز Za | زَوْ zaw | زَیْ zay |
| س Seen | سَوْ saw | سَیْ say |
| ش Sheen | شَوْ shaw | شَیْ shay |
| ص Ṣad (heavy) | صَوْ ṣaw | صَیْ ṣay |
| ض Ḍad (heavy) | ضَوْ ḍaw | ضَیْ ḍay |
| ط Ṭa (heavy) | طَوْ ṭaw | طَیْ ṭay |
| ظ Ẓa (heavy) | ظَوْ ẓaw | ظَیْ ẓay |
| ع Ain | عَوْ ‘aw | عَیْ ‘ay |
| غ Ghayn (heavy) | غَوْ ghaw | غَیْ ghay |
| ف Fa | فَوْ faw | فَیْ fay |
| ق Qaf (heavy) | قَوْ qaw | قَیْ qay |
| ك Kaf | كَوْ kaw | كَیْ kay |
| ل Lam | لَوْ law | لَیْ lay |
| م Meem | مَوْ maw | مَیْ may |
| ن Noon | نَوْ naw | نَیْ nay |
| و Waw | وَوْ waw | وَیْ way |
| ه Ha | هَوْ haw | هَیْ hay |
| ا Alif (Hamzah) | اَوْ aw | اَیْ ay |
| ی Ya | یَوْ yaw | یَیْ yay |
Say each sound gently, with no stretch and no jerk at the end: the Fathah glides into the Waw (“aw”, close to “ow” in “now”) or the Ya (“ay”, close to “y” in “my”).
Boxes to Look at Closely
- Heavy letters stay heavy. صَوْ, طَیْ and قَوْ keep a full, deep sound through the glide.
- Ra is heavy here. رَوْ and رَیْ both have a Fathah on the Ra, so both are heavy.
- The Alif row. اَوْ and اَیْ begin with a Hamzah (an Alif carrying a Fathah): “aw”, “ay”.
- Same letter twice. وَوْ “waw” and یَیْ “yay” start and end with the same letter.
Leen in the Quran: Surah Quraysh
Surah Quraysh is a good place to hear Leen in real recitation: each of its four verses has a Letter of Leen.
| Word | Leen sound | Where it occurs |
|---|---|---|
| قُرَيْشٍ | Ya Leen: “qu-ray-shin” | Surah Quraysh 106:1 |
| الصَّيْفِ | Ya Leen: “aṣ-ṣayf” | Surah Quraysh 106:2 |
| الْبَيْتِ | Ya Leen: “al-bayt” | Surah Quraysh 106:3 |
| خَوْفٍ | Waw Leen: “khaw-fin” | Surah Quraysh 106:4 |
At the end of a verse the reader stops, and the rules for stopping come later in the book. In this lesson, practise the Leen sound itself: gentle and short.
Mistakes to Watch For
- Stretching. بَوْ is not “baaw”. Leen is not Maddah.
- The Urdu “o” and “e”. خَوْ said as “kho”, or شَیْ as “she”. Keep the Fathah sound before the glide.
- Thin heavy letters. ظَوْ said like زَوْ.
- Ain and Hamzah merging. عَوْ comes from the middle of the throat; اَوْ from the deepest part.
A Five-Minute Practice Plan
- Minute 1: read the Waw column, top to bottom.
- Minute 2: read the Ya column, top to bottom.
- Minute 3: Maddah against Leen: بُوْ then بَوْ; بِیْ then بَیْ; قُوْ then قَوْ.
- Minute 4: read the four words from Surah Quraysh in the table above.
- Minute 5: read the Check Yourself line below.
Check Yourself
ثَوْ · حَیْ · ذَوْ · صَیْ · ظَوْ · عَیْ · قَوْ · رَیْ · اَوْ
Source: the page shown above is from the Madani Qa‘idah (English edition), Lesson 9, book page 17, published by Maktaba-tul-Madinah (Dawat-e-Islami). Quran references are given as surah and verse. Lesson notes written by Learning Quraan.
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