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Qalqalah: the echoing letters

القلقلة

Five letters bounce slightly when they have a sukūn. Learn which ones, and how much echo is right.

Lesson 8 of 12About 10 minBeginner

By the end of this lesson

  • Remember the five qalqalah letters
  • Release them with a light bounce
  • Make the bounce stronger at the end of a verse
ق
ط
ب
ج
د

Remember them with the phrase قُطْبُ جَدٍّ. When one of these letters has a sukūn, the sound is trapped and then released with a small echo. Without the echo, the letter disappears.

قَدْindeedlight echo on د
يَجْعَلُونَthey putecho on ج
ٱلْفَلَقْthe daybreak (at a stop)stronger echo
أَحَدْOne (at a stop)stronger echo

PracticeDoes it have qalqalah?

أَقْرَبُShow answer

Yes: ق with sukūn

مِنْShow answer

No: ن isn't a qalqalah letter

يَطْمَعُShow answer

Yes: ط with sukūn

قَالَShow answer

No: ق has a fatḥah