Madni Qaida in English Page 66 – Questions and Answers (Questions 35-40)
Welcome to Madni Qaida in English Page 66 at Learning Quraan. This page revises Lesson 15 (Meem Saakinah) and the first part of Lesson 16 (thick and thin letters).
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What is on Madni Qaida in English Page 66?
- Idgham Shafawi, Ikhfa Shafawi and Izhar Shafawi.
- The meaning of Tafkheem and Tarqeeq.
- When the Lam of Allah and the Alif are thick or thin.
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What Questions 35 to 40 Revise
Page 66 continues the revision section with questions 35 to 40 on Lessons 15, 16. Each topic is explained below in our own words, with an example and a link back to the lesson. Use the page as a quiz: ask the question, let your child answer, then check.
The three rules of Meem Saakinah
Idgham Shafawi: another Meem follows, the two merge with Ghunnah (لَكُمْ مَّا). Ikhfa Shafawi: ب follows, the Meem is hidden with Ghunnah (هُمْ بِهٖ). Izhar Shafawi: any other letter follows, the Meem is clear, no Ghunnah (اَلَمْ تَرَ). Back to Lesson 15 (page 44).
Tafkheem and Tarqeeq
Tafkheem is reading a letter thick (full); Tarqeeq is reading it thin. The seven heavy letters are always thick. Alif, Lam and Ra change between thick and thin depending on their position. Back to Lesson 16 (page 45).
The Lam of the name of Allah
After a Fathah or Dammah, the Lam in اللّٰه is thick: وَاللّٰهُ, رَسُوْلُ اللّٰهِ. After a Kasrah it is thin: بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ. Every other Lam is thin. Back to Lesson 16 (page 45).
Thick and thin Alif
Alif copies the letter before it: thick after a thick letter (قَالَ), thin after a thin one (كَانَ). Back to Lesson 16 (page 45).
Quick Quiz for Your Child
- Which rule applies in كُنْتُمْ بِهٖ?
- Is there Ghunnah in اَلَمْ نَشْرَحْ?
- Is the Lam thick or thin in بِاللّٰهِ?
- Is the Lam thick or thin in هُوَ اللّٰهُ?
- Is the Alif thick in صِرَاطَ?
Answers: 1) Ikhfa Shafawi · 2) no (Izhar Shafawi) · 3) thin · 4) thick · 5) yes, it follows the heavy Ra
Source: the page shown above is from the Madani Qa‘idah (English edition), Questions and Answers, book page 55, published by Maktaba-tul-Madinah (Dawat-e-Islami). Explanations written by Learning Quraan.
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