What is Qalqalah?
Al –Qalqalah linguistically means shaking or disturbance.
Al –Qalqalah idiomatically: to make the letter that has sukoon, or that is saakin but has no accompanying mouth movement, tumultuous until a clear vibration and a definite tone can be heard. One way to put it is that it exists in between a Saakin (a letter with the Sukoon sign on it) and a Mutaharrik (letter with Movement).
What are The letters of Qalqalah ?
Qalqalahletters in Tajweed are grouped – for convenience – in the phrase: قُطب جَد (QutbJad). That is, Al –Qalqalah 5 letters which are:
Method of pronunciation
Qalqalahis only pronounced when any of the previous letters is Saakin (either the letter has the Sukoon sign or is assigned a sukoon because of stopping), whether that letter comes in the middle or at the end of the word, we stopped at it and do not give it the movement that it takes in the case of the connection.
Levels Of Qalqalah Letters
The letters of Qalqalah are classified into three according to their strength. These are:
Strongest Qalqalah
Strongest Qalqalah is called أعلى القلقلة in Arabic. It happens in letter الطاء (ط), for example in نطْفة and أنطْعم.
Medium Qalqalah
Medium Qalqalah id called أوسط القلقلة in Arabic. It occurs in letter الجيم (ج) as in أجْر and تجْري.
Light Qalqalah
Light Qalqalah are called أدنى القلقلة in Arabic. It occurs in letters القاف (ق)، الباء (ب)، and الدال (د) as in مقْمحون, خلقْنا, لقدْ, ادْخل, يبْصرون, واضربْ.
Types of Qalqalah
Strongest Qalqalah
strongest qalqalah is written as القلقلة الكبرى. Qalqalah kubra occurs when standing on one of the five letters at the end of an ayah.
What you notice here is that you stand on the last letter, i.e. at the end of the word, and do not remain silent at it, and also do not connect it, but rather “echo the letter ”.
And be careful not to make the mistake of adding a letter or movement instead of Qalqalah.
Medium Qalqalah
Qalqalah Wusta is called القلقلة الوسطى in Arabic language. It occurs at the end of a word in the middle of an ayah.
This occurs when the letter of Qalqalah is at the end of a word, the letter of Qalqalah doesn’t have Shaddah and the reciter makes WAQF (stopping) on that word.
Light Qalqalah
Qalqalah Sughra is called القلقلة الصغرى in Arabic. It occurs in the middle of a word whether at the beginning, middle or end of an ayah.
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