• Tajweed Lecture 2Tajweed Lecture 2

• What is LAHN?• Lahn Jalee• Lahn Khafee• Examples of Lahn Jalee• Examples of Lahn Khafee• Keywords

• What is Lahn?What is Lahn?

• Linguistic Definition– ‘incorrect pronunciation’

• Applied Definition– Failing to adhere to the rules of Tajweed

whilst reciting the Qur’an

‘In simple words’ LAHN is a MISTAKE you make in the Qur’an

Lahn Jalee & Lahn Khafee

• Lahn JALEE = MAJOR mistakes

• Lahn Khafee = Minor mistakes

• Lahn Jalee means to make a BIG mistake in the Quraan

• Lahn Khafee means to make a small

mistake in The Holy Quran

Yes, it is like a driving test. Make 11 MAJORMAJOR and you FAILFAIL.Minors are forgiven to a certain limit.

What is LAHN JALEE?• Incorrect Makhraj or Sifat (Not to pronounce

letters from the correct place of articulation and their respective qualities)

• Addition (To add on letters to words)

• Omissions (To take off letters from words)

• To replacereplace Harakah with Sukoon and vice versa (To replace a Zabar, Zer or Pesh with a Saakin and vice versa)

• Change the Harakah (To change the Zabar, Zer or Pesh)

It is HARAMHARAM to make any of these MAJORMAJOR mistakes.

What is LAHN KHAFEE?• Full Mouth / Empty Mouth (To overlook

the rules of Tafkheem and Tarqeeq only when reciting The Name of Allah, The Letter Raa’)

• Ghunnah (Not to adhere to the the rules of Izhaar, Idghaam, Iqlaab, Ikhfaa etc in their respective places)

• Madd (Prolongation) (Not to prolong / stretch a letter when a MADD is present)

It is MAKROOHMAKROOH to make any of these MINORMINOR mistakes.

SIFAT(Permanent / Intrinsic Quality)

Full Mouth (Tafkheem)

Applying pressure to the roof of the mouth

due to elevation of the deepest part of the tongue

MAKHRAJTip of the TONGUE &

Inner section of the INCISOR

MAKHRAJTip of the TONGUE &

Inner section of the INCISOR

THE DIFFERENCE

• In the letters TAA and tAA there is only 1 difference

• (1) SifatSifat (quality) is different

• The Makhraj is the same

JahrJahrThe Apparent

ShiddahShiddahThe Strength

Isti’laaIsti’laaThe Elevated

TafkheemTafkheemThe Apparent

QalqalahQalqalahIf Taa is saakin

• The change of meaning

• CORRECT- By the figs, by the olives

• INCORRECT – By the soil, by the olives

Key Words

• Lahn: a Tajweed mistake

• Makhraj: place where the letters originate• Sifat: The quality & characteristic of the letter

MISTAKESMISTAKES

• What is a Tajweed Mistake?

• And what are the consequences?

• Learn how to stay away from MISTAKES

• By firstly recognising MISTAKES

DDesk

The LetterThe Letter Word ExampleWord ExamplePhonetic DiagramPhonetic Diagram

TipTip of the of the TongueTongue and and gums of the gums of the teeth - teeth - gumsgums of of the Central the Central IncisorsIncisors..

Articulation Articulation PointPoint

TipTip of the of the TongueTongue and and slightly slightly aboveabove the the gumsgums to to touch the hard touch the hard palate. palate.

TipTip of the of the BackBack of the of the TongueTongue and further and further upup the the palatepalate as as compared to compared to the letter ‘D’.the letter ‘D’.

LENTILS

LENTILS

Language Problems!Language Problems!

To SLIP

To become LOW

To go ASTRAY

To KEEP DOING