Laam Sakinah rules
THE DEFINITE ARTICLE
The definition of the definite article is: It is an extra laam saakinah added to the basic makeup of the word. This noun is preceded by a hamzah al-wasl
( ) that is read with a fat-hah when starting the word, dropped when continuing from a previous word. This definite article is like the English word “the”.
( ) that is read with a fat-hah when starting the word, dropped when continuing from a previous word. This definite article is like the English word “the”.
When there is the definite article preceding a noun (it only enters nouns) there are only two possible rules for the :
1.
2.
The clear pronunciation of the definite article ( of )
If the definite article precedes a noun beginning with any of the fourteen letters in the group :
The of the definite article is said clearly or with . The of the definite article is then is called .
Examples of this are in the following two words:
The saakinah of the definite article is pronounce clearly in these words. A reminder: the first letter of the word is a hamzah wasl, and it is only used if we are starting on the word. If we start a word that has the definite article as the second letter, we start on the hamzah al-wasl with a fat-hah.
The merging of the definite article ( of )
If the of the definite article “the” precedes any of the fourteen remaining letters of the Arabic alphabet, there is then an (merging) of the of the definite article into the next letter. The fourteen letters that merges into are: . As we know, when there is an , the two letters merge into one, and the letter that the two merge into acquires a shaddah In this case then, the letter immediately following the , will have a shaddah on it. This is called .
Examples of laam shamsiyyah are in the following two words:
The general rule for the saakinah in these cases is , or pronounced clearly. If, however, the saakinah is at the end of a word, no matter what part of speech it is, and the first letter of the following word is a or a , then there is merging ( )of the saakinah at the end of the word into the or at the beginning of the next word.
Examples of of the saakinah, other than the definite article “the”:
In these above examples, and all similar examples in the Glorious Qur’an where there is a saakinah followed by any letter other than a or a , the saakinah is pronounced clearly
(with ) and there should be (collision) of the two articulating parts of the saakinah when articulating it.
(with ) and there should be (collision) of the two articulating parts of the saakinah when articulating it.
Examples of (merging) of the saakinah, other than the definite article "the":
In these above examples, the saakinah at the end of the word merges into the next letter, either another or a , so is not pronounced at all. The next letter acquires a shaddah, which represents a saakin of the letter plus a voweled letter of the same kind, as previously stated, either a or a .
THE LAM OF THE NAME OF THE MAJESTY
The of the Glorious name of Allah sometimes has tafkheem and sometimes tarqeeq, depending on the pronounced vowel on the letter preceding the . The alif that follows the will follow the in tafkheem or tarqeeq because as stated above, the alif follows the letter preceding it. It is therefore necessary to make sure both the of the Glorious name of Allah and the accompany alif have both tafkheem and tarqeeq together, according to the rules stated below.
THE LAM OF THE GLORIOUS NAME OF ALLAH HAS TAFKHEEM IN THE FOLLOWING STATES:
- If what precedes the name of Allah has a fat-ha, such as in:
and and
- If what precedes the name of Allah has a dhammah, such as in:
- If what precedes the name of Allah is saakin and what is before that has a fat-h or a dhammah. An example of this is in:
THE LAM OF THE NAME OF ALLAH HAS TARQEEQ IN THE FOLLOWING STATES:
- If it was preceded by an original kasrah or presented kasrah even if it is connected to it (the name of Allah) or separated from it. For example:
- (original permanent kasrah), and (presented kasrah).
- If it was preceded by a saakin and the letter before that has a kasrah, such as in: and
Comments
Post a Comment