Let's Learn Some Tajweed..

Let's us talk about Makharij!

Makharij means the place in your mouth from which sounds of letters come from.
You have to be very careful when saying letters which sound the same. For example, the letter ث  and the letter ذ  have a similar articulation point. In order to achieve the correct sound of letters you will need to know where the letter should come from and this may require fidgeting with your tongue slightly.

Below I have put together letters which have similar articulation points.

1) Throat Letters

So, there are 3 parts to the throat
خ and غ come from the uppermost part of the throat.
ح and ع come from the middle point of the throat.
هـ and ء come from the lowest part of the throat.

Basically, these letters are said from the throat without the use of the tongue, i.e. the tongue sits patiently at the bottom of the mouth. (if that makes sense). 

I have, yet, to find the real equivalent for the letters غ ,خ ع هـ (maybe, french or spanish has the corresponding sounds for these letters..hmm)

• خ (kha) = can sound similar to a water gurgling sound or maybe a light snoring sound (im not sure if im allowed to refer to an arabic letter to the sound of snoring ) okay, we know (from lesson 1) this is a heavy letter, so dont forget, when you are attempting the 'gurgles' or 'snores' to make it heavy.
• غ (gha) = no english word begins with the sound of this letter, unfortunately, so i guess you will have to work your throat  fun, fun, fun! p.s. this is also a heavy letter...
• ع ('ayn) = may need to put pressure with thumb on vocal cords - its a very difficult letter, I must say. maybe tighten the throat?...  if you've ever heard Arabs speaking and wondered what that peculiar sound was, well it's the notorious 'ayn! 
• ح (ha) = ahh finally, an easy one, err..kinda.. it sounds like the first letter in the word 'hungry' BUT with more air flowing out. 
• هـ = 'hello' BUT the 'h' is deep.. said in a manly tone. 

It's a Wrap!

I advice you go and have a 'hear' on YouTube as it will definitely be of benefit... i will be back to continue with the remaining letters soon, inshaAllah..

Love and Letters,