Tajweed - Sifat

Question 1

What is the literal meaning of Sifat ?

Answer 1

Quality, Attribute & Characteristic

Question 2

What is the Technical definition of sifat ?

Answer 2

The way of pronouncing a certain letter or group of letters.

Question 3

What are the 2 types of Sifat

Answer 3

1. Sifat lazimah- permanent quality of a letter. If you neglect such a Sifat the letter is considered incomplete.
2. Sifat Aridah - temporary quality of a letter. The beauty of the letter is lost if this Sifat is neglected.

Question 4

How many types of Sifat Lazimah?

Answer 4

TWO TYPES
1. Sifat mutadaddah - has opposites

2. Sifat ghayr mutadaddah - does not have opposites

Question 5

How many Sifat mutadaddah’s are there ?

Answer 5

10

Question 6

1. Hams (Quiet)
   Literal meaning -To murmur , whisper

Answer 6

فَحَثَّهُ شَخصٌ سَكَت

Question 7

2. Jahr (Loud)
   Literal meaning - Clearly audible

Answer 7

Those letters apart from Hams

Question 8

3. Shiddah ( hard)
   Literal meaning - forceful, power, strength

Answer 8

اَجِد قَطٍ بَكَت

Question 9

3.5 tawassut (in between Shiddah & rakhawah)

Answer 9

لِن عُمر

Question 10

4. Rakhawah (soft)
   Literal meaning - softness, looseness

Answer 10

Those letters apart from the letters of Shiddah and Tawasut

Question 11

5. Istila (Full mouth)
   Literal meaning - to rise

Answer 11

خُصَّ ضَغطٍ قِظ

Question 12

6. Istifal (Empty mouth)
   Literal meaning- to descend

Answer 12

Those letters excluding istila

Question 13

7. Itbaq (closed)
   Literal meaning - to join

Answer 13

ص ض ط ظ

Question 14

8. Infitah (open)
   Literal meaning- to separate

Answer 14

Letters excluding itbaq

Question 15

9. Idhlaq (edge)
   Literal meaning- to sharpen

Answer 15

فَرَّ مِن لُب

Question 16

10. Ismat (prevented letters)
    Literal meaning- to prevent

Answer 16

Those letters excluding idhlaq

Question 17

How many Sifat ghayr mutadadda’s ?

Answer 17

7

Question 18

1. Safir (whistle)
   Literal meaning- to whistle, hiss

Answer 18

ص س ز

Question 19

2. Qalqalah (echo)
   Literal meaning- to shake/ move

Answer 19

قُطبُ جَدٍ

Question 20

What are the 3 types of qalqalah?

Answer 20

1. SUGHRA - qalqalah during wasl ًاَدرٰكَ Echo sound not as strong
2. KUBRA - qalqalah at the end of a word during waqF - كُفُوًا اَحَد echo sound stronger.
3. Aqua - qalqalah at the end of a word during waqf WHEN the letter also has a shaddah - وتَبّ
   Echo sound at strongest

Question 21

3. Lin (ease)
   Literal meaning- to be soft

Answer 21

َو َي

Question 22

4. Inhiraf (deviate)
   Literal meaning- to turn/deviate

Answer 22

ل ر

Question 23

5. Takrir (vibrate)
   Literal meaning- to repeat

Answer 23

ر

Question 24

6. Tafashshi (spread)
   Literal meaning- to spread out

Answer 24

ش

Question 25

7. Istitalah (prolong)
   Literal meaning- to stretch out, to become long

Answer 25

ض

Question 26

Examples of Sifat aridah’s (temporary qualities)

Answer 26

Tafkhim, tarqiq, idgham, ikhfa, madd