Makhrij (The Articulation point of letters)
Part one:
1- meaning of Makhraj in tajweed
2- Makhraj Al-Jawf
3- Makhraj Al-Halq
4-Makhraj-Al-Lisaan (Aqsal Al-lisaan- Wasat Al-lisaan)
1- meaning of Makhraj in tajweed
Makharij means the place of emitting the letter during pronouncing. There are five major areas that have within them the different articulation points, which are a total of 17. The five main Makharij are:Al-Jawf, Al-Halq, Al-Lisaan, Ash-Shafataan, and Al-Khayshoom.
2- Makhraj Al-Jawf
Al-Jawf is the empty space in the mouth and throat. There are three letters which are emitted from Al-Jawf and they called Huroof Al-Maddeeyah, as the following:
Alif ( ا ) preceded by a fat-ha
Yaa ( ي ) preceded by a kasrah
Waaw ( و ) preceded by a dammah
This is illustrated in the following diagram:
3- Makhraj Al-Halq
Al-Halq means the throat which has three articulation points for six different letters.These three makharij are:
1- The deepest part of the throat- Aqsal-halq :Haa’ ( هـ ),
Hamzah ( ء )
2- The middle of the throat- Wasat Al-halq : Haa’ ( ح ),
‘Ayn ( ع )
3- The closest part of the throat- Adnal-halq: Khaa’ ( خ ),
Gyan ( غ )
This is illustrated in the following diagram:
4- Makhraj Al-Lisaan(Aqsal Al-lisaan- Wasat Al-lisaan)
1-The deepest part of the tongue (from the upper palate)– Aqsal-lisaan: Qaaf ( ق ),Kaaf ( ك )
2- The middle of the tongue (from the hard palate)– Wasat Al-lisaan.: Jeem ( ج ),
Sheen ( ش ), Consonant yaa ( ي )
This is illustrated in the following diagram:
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Part two:
1-Makhraj-Al-Lisaan (Hafaat Al-Lisaan- Tarful Al-lisaan)
2- Makhraj Ash-Shafataan
3- Makhraj Al-khayshoom
1-Makhraj-Al-Lisaan (Hafaat Al-Lisaan- Tarful Al-lisaan)
1- The edge of the tongue– Haafat Al-lisaan:
-Daad (ض ) -Laam ( ل )
-The Makhraj of the ل is pronounced from the tip of tongue touching the gums premolars from one side to the premolars of the other side of the top of the mouth.
-The Makhraj of ض is pronounced with the sides of the tongue touching the gums close to the upper molars.
This is illustrated in the following diagram:
2- The tip of the tongue- Tarful-lisaan:
-Noon ( ن ) -Raa’ ( ر )
• The makhraj of the ن is the tip of the tongue, slightly behind the ل hitting the palate.
• The makhraj of the ر is the tip of the tongue, slightly behind the ن touching the palate.
This is illustrated in the following diagram:
Be attentive:
Between the upper tip and hard palate, directly behind the two front incisors, the following letters are produced:
-Taa’ ( ط ) -Taa’ ( ت ) -Daal ( د )
– The makhraj of ت د ط is the front tip of the tongue touching the gum line of the top front two teeth.
This is illustrated in the following diagram:
-Between the top and bottom teeth is an open area (hissing sound) With the tip of the tongue, the following letters are produced:
-Saad ( ص ) -Seen (س) -Zay ( ز)
-The makhraj of ص س ز is with the font tip of the tongue touching the back of the bottom front two teeth.
This is illustrated in the following diagram:
-Between the very tip of the tongue and the bottom edge of the two front teeth, the following letters are produced:
-Thaa’ ( ث ) -Dhaal ( ذ ) -Dhaa’ ( ظ )
-The makhraj of ث ظ ذ is pronounced from the front tip of the tongue touching the tip of the top front two teeth.
This is illustrated in the following diagram:
2- Makhraj Ash-Shafataan
Ash-Shafataan: the lips are the makhraj for four letters. they are as follows:
-Baa’ ( ب ) -Meem ( م) -Consonant waaw ( و ) -Faa’ ( ف )
This is illustrated in the following diagram:
3- Makhraj Al-khayshoom
It is the place where ghunnah comes from the nose (the nasal passage). Ghunnah is a characteristic of noon and meem that is especially prevalent when they have a shaddah on them.
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