Remembrance of Allah — Page 133
Publisher’s Note 133 غ gh – a sound similar to the French r in grasseye, and to the German r. It requires the muscles of the throat to be in the ‘gargling’ position to pronounce it. ق q – a deep guttural k sound. ء ’ – a sort of catch in the voice. Short vowels are represented by: a for __ َ ___ (like u in bud ). i for __ ِ ___ (like i in bid ). u for __ ُ ___ (like oo in wood ). Long vowels by: a for __ ٰ ___ or آ (like a in father ). i for ی __ ِ ___ or __ ٖ ___ (like ee in deep ). u for و __ ُ ___ (like oo in root ). Other vowels by: ai for ی __ َ ___ (like i in site ). au for و __ َ ___ (resembling ou in sound ). The consonants not included in the above list have the same phonetic value as in the principal languages of Europe. As noted above, the single quotation mark [ ‘ ] is used for transliterating ع which is distinct from the apostrophe [ ’ ] used for ء. We have not transliterated some Arabic words which have become part of English language, e. g. Islam, Quran, Mahdi, jihad, Ramadan, and ummah. The Royal Asiatic Society’s rules of