Madni Qaida in English Page 47 – Lesson 16: Thick and Thin Practice Words
Welcome to Madni Qaida in English Page 47 at Learning Quraan. Page 47 is a practice page for Tafkheem and Tarqeeq: Alif after heavy and light letters, the Lam of Allah, and Ra in many positions.
This page is part of Lesson 16: Tafkheem and Tarqeeq (Thick and Thin). 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 47?
- Words such as قال, صراط and طالب.
- The name Allah in phrases such as رسول الله and بسم الله.
- Ra words such as ابراهيم, مرصاد and والنهار.
How to Practise This Page
- Alif simply follows the letter before it: thick after a thick letter, thin after a thin one.
- The Lam in the name Allah is thick after Fathah or Dammah and thin after Kasrah.
- Go through the Ra conditions one by one before reading a word that has Ra.
Sixty Words for Lesson 16
Page 47 is the practice page for Tafkheem and Tarqeeq. The first two rows test Alif, the next three test Lam, and the last five test Ra. Grouped by the rule each word practises:
| Rule | Words from this page |
|---|---|
| Alif after a thick letter (thick) | قَالَ سِرَاجًا طَالِبُ صِرَاطَ (Surah al-Fatihah 1:7) خَالِدًا (Surah an-Nisa 4:14) غَاسِقٍ (Surah al-Falaq 113:3) |
| Alif after a thin letter (thin) | كَانَ مَالًا مَفَازًا (Surah an-Naba 78:31) تَابُوْا عَابِدٌ |
| Lam of Allah, thick | اَللّٰهُ وَاللّٰهُ فَاللّٰهُ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ هُوَ اللّٰهُ (Surah al-Ikhlas 112:1) مِنَ اللّٰهِ رَسُوْلُ اللّٰهِ (Surah al-Fath 48:29) رَضِيَ اللّٰهُ (Surah al-Bayyinah 98:8) قَالُوا اللّٰهُمَّ (Surah al-Anfal 8:32) |
| Lam of Allah, thin | لِلّٰهِ (Surah al-Fatihah 1:2) بِاللّٰهِ بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ (Surah al-Fatihah 1:1) قُلِ اللّٰهُمَّ (Surah Al ‘Imran 3:26) |
| Other Lams (always thin) | اِلَّا الَّذِيْنَ اِنَّ الَّذِيْنَ عَلٰى صَلٰوةً |
| Ra, thick | رَجُلٌ اَلَمْ تَرَ (Surah al-Fil 105:1) رُزِقُوْا اَكْثَرُ اَجْرًا اَجْرٌ (Surah at-Tin 95:6) اِبْرٰهِيْمَ عَرْشٌ (Surah an-Naml 27:23) اَمْ صَبَرْنَا (Surah Ibrahim 14:21) تُرْجَعُوْنَ يُرْزَقُوْنَ اِرْجِعْ اِرْجِعُوْا اِرْجِعِيْ (Surah al-Fajr 89:28) اِرْكَعُوْا (Surah al-Hajj 22:77) رَبِّ ارْحَمْهُمَا (Surah al-Isra 17:24) رَبِّ ارْجِعُوْنِ (Surah al-Mu’minun 23:99) اِنِ ارْتَبْتُمْ (Surah at-Talaq 65:4) اَمِ ارْتَابُوْا (Surah an-Nur 24:50) كُلُّ فِرْقٍ (Surah ash-Shu‘ara 26:63) فِرْقَةٍ (Surah at-Tawbah 9:122) مِرْصَادٍ فِيْ قِرْطَاسٍ (Surah al-An‘am 6:7) |
| Ra, thin | وَالنَّهَارِ (Surah al-Baqarah 2:164) رِجَالٌ اَمْرٍ فَاصْبِرْ (Surah al-Ma‘arij 70:5) قُمْ فَاَنْذِرْ (Surah al-Muddaththir 74:2) خَيْرٌ (stopping) (Surah al-Qadr 97:3) نَذِيْرٌ (stopping) (Surah al-Mulk 67:26) |
The Small Circles in the Last Row
The last two words, خَيْرٌ and نَذِيْرٌ, are followed by a small circle, the sign of stopping at the end of a verse. When you stop, the Tanween drops and the Ra becomes Saakin; with a Ya Saakin before it, the Ra is read thin: “khayr”, “nadheer”. Read without stopping, the same words would have a thick Ra.
Mistakes to Watch For
- Treating every Alif the same. غَاسِقٍ has a thick Alif; عَابِدٌ a thin one.
- Thick Lam in لِلّٰهِ. After a Kasrah, the Lam of Allah is thin.
- Thin Ra after a temporary Kasrah. اِرْجِعُوْا and اِرْكَعُوْا keep a thick Ra.
- Missing the heavy-letter exception. فِرْقَةٍ and مِرْصَادٍ have a thick Ra.
A Five-Minute Practice Plan
- Minute 1: rows 1 and 2: thick or thin Alif.
- Minute 2: rows 3 to 5: the Lam of Allah and other Lams.
- Minute 3: rows 6 and 7: thick Ra with a vowel or after a Fathah or Dammah.
- Minute 4: rows 8 and 9: thick Ra after a temporary Kasrah or before a heavy letter.
- Minute 5: row 10: thin Ra.
Check Yourself
صِرَاطَ · مَفَازًا · رَضِيَ اللّٰهُ · بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ · اَكْثَرُ · رَبِّ ارْجِعُوْنِ · فِيْ قِرْطَاسٍ · وَالنَّهَارِ
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