Noorani Qaida

Lesson 3: Muqattaat letters, the disjointed letters that open surahs.

Fourteen combinations of letters that begin 29 surahs. Each letter is read by its name.

Lesson 3 of 10 · 14 items

This lesson

Tap any cell to hear it. Hold a cell, or double-tap it, to mark it as known.

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All lessons

  1. Single letters
  2. Joined letters
  3. Muqattaat letters
  4. Harakat: fatha, kasra, damma
  5. Tanwin
  6. Standing harakat
  7. Madd letters
  8. Leen letters
  9. Sukun
  10. Shaddah and words

Progress is saved on this device. Letter recordings: Ruaa GHAREEB, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Guide

How to read this lesson.

These letters are read by their names, not their sounds: الٓمٓ is read Alif Lām Mīm. Only Allah knows their full meaning.

Work through the grid from right to left, row by row, saying each cell aloud. When you can read a cell without looking at the transliteration, mark it as known. Repeat the lesson the next day before moving on.