By the end of this lesson
- Stop correctly at the end of a verse
- Read al-Fātiḥah slowly and accurately
- Know what to practise next
Three stopping rules
- The last vowel becomes a sukūn: نَسْتَعِينُ → nastaʻīn.
- Tanwīn fatḥah becomes a long ā: عَلِيمًا → ʻalīmā.
- Tāʼ marbūṭah (ة) becomes a soft hāʼ: رَحْمَةٌ → raḥmah.
Now read al-Fātiḥah one verse at a time. Read each one slowly three times. Every rule you've learned appears here.
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ1:1Joining alifs, sun letters, long ā and ī
ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ1:2Moon letter ح, shaddah on ب, standing alif
ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ1:3مَٰلِكِ يَوْمِ ٱلدِّينِ1:4Standing alif, soft yaw-mi, sun letter د
إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ1:5Shaddah on ي; stop on nastaʻīn
ٱهْدِنَا ٱلصِّرَٰطَ ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمَ1:6Start ih-di-nā; heavy ص and ط
صِرَٰطَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ غَيْرِ ٱلْمَغْضُوبِ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا ٱلضَّآلِّينَ1:7Heavy ض, and the long six-count madd in ٱلضَّآلِّينَ
