Tip Tongue Letters 3 (ث ذ ظ).
Salam alaikum wa rahmatu Allahi wa BarakatuHu.
Peace be upon the followers of guidance.
In this lesson we will go over the letters of the tip tongue part 3 (tarfal Lisan).
The letters of the tongue are divided into four sections:
1. The far tongue (aqsal lisan) .
2. The middle tongue (wasatal lisan)
3. The side tongue (Hafatul lisan)
4. The tip of the tongue (tarful lisan)
The tip tongue (tarfal lisan) has 11 letters that emit from it. Incha Allah
we will go over it in four parts. :
1. part 1 ن (nun) and ر (raw).
2. part 2 ت (ta) ط (taw) and د (dal).
3. part 3 ث (tha) ذ (dhal) and ظ (dhaw)
4. part 4 س (seen) ص (sawd) ز (za)
In this lesson, we go over part 3 ث (tha) ذ (dhal) and ظ (dhaw).
The ث (tha) ذ (dhal) and ظ (dhaw) are emitted from the
tip of the tongue, at the ends of the top central incisor
(front) teeth.
ث
The ث (tha) is a weak letter, and a thin letter (Muraqaqa). When pronouncing thin (muraqaqa) letters like ث (tha) keep the side of the mouth apart. The thick letters have a "o" sound, and the thin letters have an "a" sound.
It has five characteristics:
1. Hums الهمس - when pronounced you can feel air coming out of your mouth.
2. Rikhawat الرخاوة - weak, sound continues to resonate and does not stop with force.
3. Istifal الاستفال - thin letter, keep the jaw more closed and lips apart.
4. Infitah الانفتاح - keep the tongue away from the roof of the mouth.
5. Ismaat الإصمات - Not of the "super" arabic letters.
Incha Allah we will cover the characteristics of the letters more in detail in a future
lesson.
It is incumbant to memorize the emission point of the ث (tha), and guard the characteristics
firmly; it is always pronounced thin. Observe the following:
The ث (tha) should be clearly pronounced thin, if after it is a thick letter. In this case one should make the ث (tha) weak and pronounce the thick letter strongly, like:
{أَثۡخَنتُمُوهُمۡ}
{إِن يَثۡقَفُوكُمۡ}
The ث (tha) should be expressed clearly when there is a letter close
to it afterwards, like:
{لَبِثۡتَ}
{أُورِثۡتُمُوهَا}
Guard it when it is repeated like:
{ ثَالِثُ ثَلَـٰثَةٍ۬ۘ }
{ حَيۡثُ ثَقِفۡتُمُوهُمۡ }
Emit the ث (tha) from its emission point and pronounce it clearly and expressly so
that it is not pronounced like س (seen) .
The ن (nun) sakinah and tanween is pronounced with ikhfaa (hiding) when it is followed
by ث (tha) like:
{ أُنثَىٰ }
{ مِن ثَمَرَة }
{يَوۡمَٮِٕذٍ۬ ثَمَـٰنِيَةٌ۬ }
The م (meem) sakinah is pronounced clearly when it is followed by ث (tha) like:
{ أَمۡثَـٰلَكُم}
The ث (tha) is a sun letter, meaning the ل (lam) in the definitive article ال is eaten
up when it is followed by a ث (tha) like:
{ٱلثَّوَابُ}
In other places of ل (lam) , it is pronounced clearly when followed by ث (tha) like:
{هَلۡ ثُوِّبَ }
The ث (tha) sakinah gets eaten up when followed by a ذ (dhal) in the following ayat from surah
Araaf:
{ يَلۡهَثۚ ذَّٲلِكَ }
The total number of ث (tha) in the noble Quran: (1414) .
Here are some more examples of ث (tha):
{وَمَن يَعۡمَلۡ مِثۡقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ۬ شَرًّ۬ا يَرَهُۥ}
{ أَلۡهَٮٰكُمُ ٱلتَّكَاثُرُ }
ذ
The ذ (dhal) is a weak letter, and a thin letter (Muraqaqa). When pronouncing thin (muraqaqa) letters like ذ (dhal) keep the side of the mouth apart. The thick letters have a "o" sound, and the thin letters have an "a" sound.
It is emitted from the tip of the tongue, at the ends of the top central incisor
(front) teeth.
It has five characteristics:
1. Jahr الجهر - No air coming out when pronounced.
2. Rikhawat الرخاوة - weak, sound continues to resonate and does not stop with force.
3. Istifal الاستفال - thin letter, keep the jaw more closed and lips apart.
4. Infitah الانفتاح - keep the tongue away from the roof of the mouth.
5. Ismaat الإصمات - Not of the "super" arabic letters.
Incha Allah we will cover the characteristics of the letters more in detail in a future
lesson.
It is incumbant to memorize the emission point of the ذ (dhal), and guard the characteristics
firmly; it is always pronounced thin. Observe the following:
Express the thinness of the ذ (dhal), and keep the jaw more closed and lips apart and the tongue away from the roof of the mouth, especially when there is a thick letter after it, so that it is not mispronounced like the ظ (dhaw):
{ ذَرْهُمْ}
{ الأَذْقَانِ }
Be clear in pronouncing the thinness of the ذ (dhal), keeping the jaw more closed
(Istifal الاستفال ), and the tongue away from the roof of the mouth in:
{الْمُنذَرِينَ}
{مَحْذُورًا}
{ذَلَّلْنَاهَا}
so that it is not changed into a ظ (dhaw) resembling:
{الْمُنتَظِرِينَ}
{مَحْظُورًا}
{ظَلَّلْنَا}
Express it clearly if after it is a ت (ta) or it is repeated like:
{عُذْتُ}
{فَنَبَذْتُهَا}
{ذِي الذِكْرِ}
The ذ (dhal) sakinah gets eaten up when followed by a a voweled ذ (dhal):
{إِذ ذَّهَبَ}
because of the rule of idgham mutamathilain (eaten up by the same letter).
The ذ (dhal) sakinah gets eaten up when followed by a a voweled ظ (dhaw):
{إِذ ظَّلَمْتُمْ}
because of the rule of idgham mutajanisain (eaten up by a letter of the same emmision point).
The ن (nun) sakinah and tanween is pronounced with ikhfaa (hiding) when it is
followed by ذ (dhal) like:
{ لِيُنذِرَ }
{ مَن ذَا الَّذِى }
{سِرَاعًا ذَالِكَ}
The م (meem) sakinah is pronounced clearly when it is followed by ذ (dhal) like:
{ رَبُّكُمْ ذُو رَحْمَةٍ}
The ذ (dhal) is a sun letter, meaning the ل (lam) in the definitive article ال is eaten
up when it is followed by a ذ (dhal) like:
{ وَٱلذَّٲڪِرِينَ ٱللَّهَ كَثِيرً۬ا وَٱلذَّٲڪِرَٲتِ }
The total number of ذ (dhal) in the noble Quran: (4932) .
Here are some more examples of ذ (dhal):
(أَعُوذُ بالله مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ)
{ٱلَّذِىٓ أَنقَضَ ظَهۡرَكَ}
{صِرَٲطَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَنۡعَمۡتَ عَلَيۡهِمۡ}
{وَمَن يَعۡمَلۡ مِثۡقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ۬ شَرًّ۬ا يَرَهُۥ}
{إِنَّآ أَرۡسَلۡنَا نُوحًا إِلَىٰ قَوۡمِهِۦۤ أَنۡ أَنذِرۡ}
{وَمِن شَرِّ حَاسِدٍ إِذَا حَسَدَ}
ظ
The ظ (dhaw) is a weak letter, and a thick letter (Mufakhama). When pronouncing thick (mufakhama) letters like ظ (dhaw) keep the side of the mouth together. The thick letters have a "o" sound, and the thin letters have an "a" sound.
It is emitted from the tip of the tongue, at the ends of the top central incisor
(front) teeth.
It has five characteristics:
1. Jahr الجهر - No air coming out when pronounced.
2. Rikhawat الرخاوة - weak, sound continues to resonate and does not stop with force.
3. Istaala الاستعلاء - thick letter, keep the jaw more open and lips close together.
4. Itbaq الإطباق - keep the tongue close to the roof of the mouth.
5. Ismaat الإصمات - Not of the "super" arabic letters.
Incha Allah we will cover the characteristics of the letters more in detail in a future
lesson.
It is incumbant to memorize the emission point of the ظ (dhaw), and guard the characteristics
firmly; it is always pronounced thick. Observe the following:
Express the thickness of the ظ (dhaw), and keep the jaw more open and lips close together and the tongue close to the roof of the mouth, especially when there is a ت (ta) after it:
{ ظَهَرَ}
{ ظَلَمُوا }
{ فَلَا يُظۡهِرُ عَلَىٰ غَيۡبِهِۦۤ أَحَدًا }
{ أَوَعَظْتَ }
Be clear and express it when pronouncing it with shadda like:
{الظَّالِمِينَ}
{الظَّآنِّينَ}
The ن (nun) sakinah and tanween is pronounced with ikhfaa (hiding) when it is
followed by ظ (dhaw) like:
{ يَنظُرُونَ }
{ مَن ظَلَمَ }
{ قُرًى ظَاهِرَةً}
The م (meem) sakinah is pronounced clearly when it is followed by ظ (dhaw) like:
{ إِنَّكُمْ ظَلَمْتُمْ}
The ظ (dhaw) is a sun letter, meaning the ل (lam) in the definitive article ال is eaten
up when it is followed by a ظ (dhaw) like:
{ الظُّنُونَ }
In other places of ل (lam) , it is pronounced clearly when followed by ظ (dhaw) like:
{ بَلْ ظَنَنتُمْ }
The total number of ظ (dhaw) in the noble Quran: (850) .
Here are some more examples of ظ (dhaw):
{ٱلَّذِىٓ أَنقَضَ ظَهۡرَكَ}
{أَوۡ كَصَيِّبٍ۬ مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ فِيهِ ظُلُمَـٰتٌ۬ وَرَعۡدٌ۬ وَبَرۡقٌ۬}
The ث (tha) ذ (dhal) and ظ (dhaw) are letters that are pronounced from the tip
of the tongue, and may peace and blessings be upon prophet Muhammed.