Talim-ul-Quran — Page 48
LETTERS SIMILAR IN SOUND (TWO DISTINCT SOUNDS OF CERTAIN ALPHABETS). In Arabic, accurate pronunciation of letters is very important. Each of the 28 letters of Arabic consonants has its own distinct sound. Correct pronunciation of Arabic letters can be mastered in two ways: 1. By reading Arabic letters like one reads English alphabet. . Ed 2. By reading Arabic letters with sukūn (quiescent letters). While reading quiescent letters voice is settled on the quiescent letters. This makes the reader to pronounce the letters better. . Use the following excercise to practice correct pronunciation of similar Arabic letters with and without sukūn. . EXCERCISE ها هَادِي اهْدِ تألم الِم た ihdi hādī hä. Ha' talam 'ālim. Pā hamzah ع عا عالم تَعْلَم 'Ain 10 تا دا دار آذرى adri dār dā. Dāl ta lam 'ālim تَارِكَ أَتْرُكْ ض أَضْعَفْ ضَامِرٌ adaf dāmir dā. Dād utruk tārik tā. Ta' ط طاهِرُ أطْهَرُ ذ ذا ذَاكِرْ اذكر udhkur dhākir dhā. Dhāl athar tāhir tā. Ta' ثَانِي مَثْنى ز زَا راجر uzjur zājir za. Zā mathnā thành thā. Thā' س. E سيا ساكن اُسْكُنْ ظ أَظْلَم ظالم ظا azlam zālim zā. Za' uskun säkin sa. Sin ص ضا ق اصبر صَابِرُ \g قَادِرْ أَقْدَرْ aqdar qādir qā. Qāf isbir sābir sa. Sād ح. I حَاكِم أحكم ك گا كَامل أكْمَلْ akmal kāmil kā. Kāf uhkum hakim ha. Hä' 48