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Qalqalah
Qalqalah — Definition, Letters & Types
Qalqalah literally means agitation/movement.
Technically: vibration of the sound when pronouncing the letter with sukoon, creating a strong echo.
Five Qalqalah letters memorized as: "Quṭb Jadd" (قُطْبُ جَدٍّ)
Qaf (ق), Ta (ط), Ba (ب), Jim (ج), Dal (د)
Types of Qalqalah:
Technically: vibration of the sound when pronouncing the letter with sukoon, creating a strong echo.
Five Qalqalah letters memorized as: "Quṭb Jadd" (قُطْبُ جَدٍّ)
Qaf (ق), Ta (ط), Ba (ب), Jim (ج), Dal (د)
Types of Qalqalah:
- Sughra (small): Letter is sukoon in the middle of a word — e.g., "يَجْعَلُونَ"
- Kubra (large): Letter is sukoon at end of word when pausing — e.g., final Qaf in "الْفَلَقِ"
- Akbar (largest): Letter has shaddah at end of word when pausing — e.g., "الحَقِّ"
Source: Matn Al-Jazariyyah by Ibn Al-Jazari (d. 833H)
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