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System of Transliteration n This booklet uses the system of transliteration adopted in the Five Volume Commentary and the Short Commentary of the Holy Qur’ a n published by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jam a ‘at. at the beginning of a word, pronounced as a , i , u preceded by a very slight aspiration, like h in the English word “honour. ” th , pronounced like th in the English word “thing. ” h , a guttural aspirate, stronger than h. kh , pronounced like the Scotch ch in “loch. ” dh , pronounced like the English th in “that. ” s , strongly articulated s. d , similar to the English th in “this. ” t , strongly articulated palatal t. z , strongly articulated z. ‘ , a strong guttural, the pronunciation of which must be learnt by the ear. gh , a sound approached very nearly in the r “ grasseye ” in French, and in the German r. It requires the muscles of the throat to be in the gargling position whilst pronouncing it.