Tajweed Made Easy Test

1. What are the 2 components of “Al-Tarteel?” (2 answers)

 a)      Reciting with a pleasing melody

b)      Perfection of recitation with taught rules

c)      Knowledge of where and when to stop

d) Prolonging recitation with extra lengthening

  • b) Perfection of recitation with taught rules

    c) Knowledge of where and when to stop

    Al-Tarteel is mentioned at the beginning of Surah Al-Muzzammil, it being a command of how to recite the Qur’an. Sayyiduna Ali (R.A) explained that Al-Tarteel is composed of: “Perfection of the letters, and knowledge of stopping”.

2)      What does the word “Makhaarij” mean?

a)      Chapters

b)      Letters

c)      Alphabet

d)      Origins

  • d) Origins

    Makhaarij is the plural of the word “makhraj” and refers to the origins of the letters of the Qur’anic Arabic Alphabet.

3)      How many written letters are there in the Qur'anic Arabic alphabet?

a)      14

b)      23

c)      28

d) 33

  • c) 28

    There are 28 written letters of the Qur’anic Arabic Alphabet, including the letter hamzah. The letter alif can only be written in conjunction with another letter, and so is an extra letter of the spoken alphabet.

4)      How many "specific" origins of the letters are there?

a)      9

b)      13

c)      17

d)      24

  • c) 17

    Imam Ibn Al-Jazari states: “The Makhaarij of letters are seventeen, according to the opinion of him who has chosen it and tested it.”

5)      How long are the 3 lengthening sounds from Al-Jawf lengthened to? 

a)      1 length

b)      2 lengths

c)      3 lengths

d)      4 lengths

  • b) 2 lengths

    Al-Jawf is described as the space within the empty space within the throat and mouth, and the 3 lengthening sounds originate from this area, all of which are 2 lengths long.

6)      Which of these letters come from Al-Halq,

the throat? (2 answers)

a)      غ / Ghayn

b)      د / Daal

c)      ص / Saad

d)      ء / Hamzah

  • a) غ / Ghayn

    d) ء / Hamzah

    There are 6 letters in total that originate from Al-Halq, the throat.

7)      Where does the letter ش , Sheen come from?

a)      Back of the tongue

b)      Middle of the tongue

c)      Sides of the tongue

d)      Tip of the tongue 

  • b) Middle of the tongue

    There are 3 letters that come from the middle of the tongue, the letters jeem, sheen and yaa.

8)      Which letter's point of origin is described as: "the top teeth touching the bottom lip"?

a)      س / Seen

b)      م / Meem

c)      ف / Faa

d)      ن  / Noon

  • The letter faa originates from the lips but is the only lip letter which involves the teeth.

9)      What is "al-Ghunnah"?

a)      Nasalisation

b)      Whistling

c)      Holding the breath

d)      Elongating

  • a) Nasalisation

    Nasalisation is caused by a diversion of sound through the nose, due to the mouth being closed off, with the letters “noon” and “meem”.

10)       Which characteristic is described as “a release of breath during recitation”?

a)      Al-Safeer

b)      Al-Hams

c)      Al-Qalqalah

d)      At-Tafashi

  • b) Al-Hams

    Al-Hams relates to 10 letters of the alphabet and is stronger on a saakinah letter than a vowelled letter.

 

11)      Is "Al-Qalqalah" stronger in the middle or at the end of a saying?

a)      In the middle

b)      At the end

  • b) At the end

    Al-Qalqalah comes under two categories, Al-Kubraa and As-Sughraa, and is stronger at the end of a saying.

12)      What does the term “Al-Izhar” mean?

a)      Clarity

b)      Merging

c)      Nasalisation

d)      Slowing

  • a) Clarity

    Al-Izhar means clarity, and no change or nasalisation takes place with it. It relates to the 6 letters of the throat.

13)      With which of these letters do you "merge with nasalisation"? (Al-Idghaam bi-Ghunnah) (2 answers)

a)      ي / Yaa

b)      ر / Raa

c)      ث / Thaa

d)      و / Waaw

  • a) ي / Yaa

    b) ر / Raa

    c) ث / Thaa

    d) و / Waaw

    There are 6 letters of Al-Idghaam, but only with 4 of these letters is there merging and nasalisation.

14)      What is meant by Al-Ikhfaa (hiding)? (2 answers)

a)      Moving to the point of origin of the letter during nasalisation

b)      Making no change in sound

c)      Making the nasalisation "full" if applicable

d)      Converting letters to another

  • a) Moving to the point of origin of the letter during nasalisation

    c) Making the nasalisation "full" if applicable

    There are 15 letters of Al-Ikhfaa and relates to the majority of the letters of the alphabet, within the rules of An-Noon As-Saakinah and Tanween.

15)      Which of these rules of An-Noon As-Saakinah and Tanween have al-Ghunnah, nasalisation? (2 answers)

a)      Al-Izhar

b)      Al-Iqlaab

c)      Al-Ikhfaa

  • b) Al-Iqlaab

    c) Al-Ikhfaa

16)      In total, how many different types of Mudood are there?

a)      4

b)      6

c)      10

d)      12

  • c) 10

    d) 12

    There are 10 different types of Mudood, 4 of which are foundational and the remaining 6 supplemental.

17)       What are the two reasons a lengthening sound would increase to more than 2 lengths? (2 answers)

a)      Tanween

b)      Hamzah

c)      Sukoon

d)      Taa Marbootah

  • b) Hamzah

    c) Sukoon

18)      Which Madd type is present in the word below?

a)      Madd At-Tabee’ee

b)      Madd Al-Badal

c)      Madd Al-‘Iwadh

d)      Madd Al-Far’ii

يَطُوفُ 

  • a) Madd At-Tabee’ee

    Madd At-Tabee’ee is a foundational Madd and is always lengthened to 2 lengths.

19) Which Madd type is present in the word below?

a)      Madd At-Tabee’ee

b)      Madd Al-Leen

c)      Madd As-Silah As-Sughraa

d)      Madd As-Silah Al-Kubraa

إِنَّهُ هُوَ

  • c) Madd As-Silah As-Sughraa

    Madd As-Silah As-Sughraa is a foundational Madd and is always lengthened to 2 lengths.

20) What is the Madd contained in this word, and how long can it be lengthened to?

a) Al-Jaaiz Al-Munfasil, 2 lengths

b) Al-Jaaiz Al-Munfasil, 4 lengths

c) Al-Waajib Al-Muttasil, 4 lengths

d) Al-Laazim, 6 lengths

وَجَاءَ

  • c) Al-Waajib Al-Muttasil, 4 lengths

    Madd Al-Waajib Al-Muttasil is lengthened to 4/5 lengths due to a lengthening sound coming before a hamzah, within 1 word.

21)       Which are options to lengthen Madd al-'Aaridh Lis-Sukoon? (3 answers)

a)      2 lengths

b)      4 lengths

c)      5 lengths

d)      6 lengths

  • a) 2 lengths

    b) 4 lengths

    c) 5 lengths

    d) 6 lengths

22)       Which Surah contains the only example of a Madd Al-Laazim Al-Kalimi Al-Mukhaffaf?

a)      Al-Baqarah

b)      Yunus

c)      Al-Hijr

d)      Al-Mulk

ءَآلْـَٰٔن

  • b) Yunus

    This is the only word in the Qur’an, which contains an example of Madd Al-Laazim Al-Kalimi Al-Mukhaffaf and is lengthened to 6 lengths.

23)       How many Mudood are contained within the word below?

a)      One

b)      Two

c)      Three

d)      Four

أَتُحَاجُّونِّي

  • c)      Three

    There are 2 examples of Madd Al-Laazim Al-Kalimi Al-Muthaqqal, and 1 example of Madd At-Tabee’ee at the end, totalling three Mudood within this word.

24)      How many letters are Mufakkham (full) letters?

a)      3

b)      5

c)      7

d)      9

  • c) 7

    There are 7 letters of the Qur’anic Arabic Alphabet that are always full

25)      What is the lowest level of At-Tafkheem?

a)      Fathah and alif

b)      Kasrah

c)      Dhammah

d)      Saakin

  • b) Kasrah

    There are 5 levels of At-Tafkheem with the 7 full letters, a fathah and alif having the highest level of fullness, and a kasrah having the lowest level.

26)       When is the letter "laam" in the name of Allah recited full? (2 answers)

a)      With a fathah before

b)      With a dhammah before

c)      With a kasrah before

  • a) With a fathah before

    b) With a dhammah before

27)       Is the letter “raa” in the following word recited full, empty, or both?

a)      Full

b)      Empty

c)      Both

الْقُرْآنُ

  • a) Full

28)       What does the letter "jeem" as a sign of stopping indicate?

a)      Compulsory stop

b)      Non-allowed stop

c)      Allowed Stop

d)      Stopping preferred

  • c) Allowed Stop