Characteristics of Letters
Part
7
Characteristics
that have no opposites
This
lesson starts the group of characteristics for certain letters that have no
opposites, meaning when a letter or a group of letters has a characteristic of
this type, there is no antithesis characteristic for the rest of the letters.
The
Whistle
Its linguistic definition: Sharpness of sound
Its
applied tajweed meaning:
Sharpness in the sound of the
letter produced from it transversing through a tight passage.
Its
letters: There are three letters
that have this characteristic:
,
, and
This
sound is not a forced sound, but one that should come out naturally with the
letters. Some may have difficulty
producing this characteristic if they have a large over bite of the upper
teeth. This can be overcome if
the lower jaw is protruded so that the upper and lower teeth align.
Another reason for the incorrect muting of this characteristic is if
the tip of the tongue is pressed up with force on the plates of the teeth. If a small space remains between the tongue and the plates,
the whistle can be emitting easily.
Imam
Al-Jazaree said:
The
Ease
The
linguistic definition: Easiness
Its applied tajweed definition: Emitting the letter from its
articulation point with ease without effort from the tongue.
Its letters: The
and
the
of
leen, meaning the
or
with
a sukoon preceded by a fat-h.
Imam
Al-Jazaree said:
[and the “leen”, wow and ya’ with a sukoon and both have a fat-h before
them]
The
Deviation
Its
linguistic definition: Drifting
Its
applied tajweed definition: Drifting
of the sound of the letter as it leaves [its articulation point] due to the
incomplete running caused by the tongue turning from its path.
Its
letters
:
and
The
tip of the tongue sticks at the articulation point of the
, (as
in the characteristic of
), the sound then deviates
off the sides of the tongue (as in the characteristic of
), which is used also for
the articulation point.
The
sticks
at the left and right of the very tip to the second part of the articulation
point ie. the gums of the two front teeth (as in) ; the
sound then needs to escape so that there will not be repetition or trilling (
).
A small space at the very tip of the tongue is made so the sound can
escape out the mouth (as in
) and trilling of
is
therefore avoided. The tip of tongue
is somewhat cupped for this small space to occur in the middle of the tip.
This
is the reason both of these letters have the characteristic of
instead
of
or
.
Imam
Al-Jazaree said:
[and
the "deviation" is applied, in the laam and the ra']
Next
lesson will, insha' Allah, continue with the characteristics that have no
opposites.
