Talim-ul-Quran — Page 61
CORRECT RECITATION OF THE HOLY QUR'AN. To recitate the Holy Qur'an correctly, one should pay special attention to the following: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Ḥarakāt ( ): How much to prolong or shorten a sound. . Ramūz-e-Auqāf (J): Pause and stop Signs contained within the. Arabic text of the Holy Qur'an. . Makhārij (á): Correct pronunciation of the alphabets. . Correct combinations. . I'rāb (1): Proper punctuation. ( حَرَات THE SHORT VOWELS ( harakat. There are three vowel marks in Arabic which are used above or under a letter to change its sound in a certain way. These vowels, which are called fathah Zia, dammah are explained here: كَسْرَة and kasrah ضَمَّهُ 1. fathah : A raised hyphen placed over the pertinent consonant is called fathah. The sound symbol is "a" and its nearest correspondent in English is the word ✓ "rash". In Arabic the word "rash" will be written as and its transliteration will be "a" as in "clash". 2. ḍammah : A mark written over the pertinent consonant is called dammah. . The sound symbol for it is "u" and its nearest correspondent in English is the vowel sound in the word "wood". In Arabic, the word "bush" will be written as ✓✓ and its transliteration will be "u" as in "Push". 61