3. By the end of this lesson you should learn what are the articulation points for the
Arabic letters and how to articulate them in the proper way.
Lesson Objectives
4. • Articulation point is the place from where a letter is
pronounced, making its sound different from the sound
of other letters.
• Each Arabic letter has different articulation point.
• Failing to adhere to the proper articulation points while reciting
Quran could lead to major sin.
Introduction
6. The main articulation areas for the
Arabic letters
Al-Halq
The empty space in the mouth and throat
Al-Jawf
Shaftan
The throat
Two lips
Al-Khaishum Nasal Passage
Al-Lisan The tongue
10. The closest part of the throat
(Area of the soft palate)
The middle of the throat
(Area of the hard palate)
The deepest part of the throat
(Area of the Vocal cords)
ـه أ
ح ع
خ غ
Letters of throat
خ ،غ ،ح ،ع ، أ،هـ
13. The tip of the
tongue
The farthest part
of the tongue
The middle part
of the tongue
The side of the
tongue
The edge of the
tongue
Parts of The
Tongue
19. Articulation points for the ج،شي ،
Articulation
point of the ج
Articulation point
of the ش
Articulation point of
the non-vowel ي
20. Place that the letter ض takes
from the both corner of the
tongue
Place that the letter لtakes
from the lowest two edges of
the tongue unto the end of its
side.
Place of the ض and the ل
at the corner of the tongue
21. Articulation point of the ض
Central Incisor
Lateral Incisor
Canine
1st Premolar
The edge of the tongue along with
its neighboring teeth.
2nd Premolar
1st Molar
2nd Molar
3rd Molar
Lateral Incisor
Canine
1st Premolar
2nd Premolar
1st Molar
2nd Molar
3rd Molar
22. Articulation points of the ل
Central Incisor
Lateral Incisor
Canine
1st Premolar
From the lowest two edge of the
tongue unto the end of its side.
2nd Premolar
1st Molar
2nd Molar
3rd Molar
Lateral Incisor
Canine
1st Premolar
2nd Premolar
1st Molar
2nd Molar
3rd Molar
23. Articulation
point of the نNasal Passage
From the side of the
tongue along with
its adjoining gums.
25. Aggrandized ر Attenuated ر
Aggrandizement is accompanied with a concavity in
the centre of the tongue along with narrowing in the
throat contrary to the attenuated.
Attenuated رAggrandized ر