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Iqra 2 — Vowels & Tanwin
Extend your reading with kasra (i), damma (u), long vowels (mad thabi'i), and tanwin (double vowels).
Lesson 1: Kasrah (ِ) — "i" Sound
A line below the letter produces the "i" sound.
بِ
بi
تِ
تi
ثِ
ثi
جِ
جi
حِ
حi
خِ
خi
دِ
دi
ذِ
ذi
رِ
رi
زِ
زi
سِ
سi
شِ
شi
Lesson 2: Dhammah (ُ) — "u" Sound
A small waw above the letter produces the "u" sound.
بُ
بu
تُ
تu
ثُ
ثu
جُ
جu
حُ
حu
خُ
خu
دُ
دu
ذُ
ذu
رُ
رu
زُ
زu
سُ
سu
شُ
شu
Lesson 3: Vowel Comparison
Practice recognizing the three vowels: fatha (a), kasra (i), damma (u).
بَ|بِ|بُ
a — i — u
تَ|تِ|تُ
a — i — u
جَ|جِ|جُ
a — i — u
دَ|دِ|دُ
a — i — u
سَ|سِ|سُ
a — i — u
مَ|مِ|مُ
a — i — u
Lesson 4: Tanwin (Double Vowels)
Tanwin doubles the vowel sound: fathatain (ً = an), kasratain (ٍ = in), dammatain (ٌ = un).
Fathatain (ً) — "an"
بًا
تًا
ثًا
جًا
حًا
خًا
دًا
ذًا
Kasratain (ٍ) — "in"
بٍ
تٍ
ثٍ
جٍ
حٍ
خٍ
دٍ
ذٍ
Dhammatain (ٌ) — "un"
بٌ
تٌ
ثٌ
جٌ
حٌ
خٌ
دٌ
ذٌ
Lesson 5: Mad Thabi'i (Natural Lengthening)
Mad thabi'i occurs when: fatha is followed by alif ( ا), kasra by ya sukun ( ي), damma by waw sukun ( و). Lengthen for 2 counts.
بَا
bā (2 counts)
بِي
bī (2 counts)
بُو
bū (2 counts)
تَانٍ
tānin
تِينٍ
tīnin
تُونٌ
tūnun
جَاءَ
jā'a
مَا
mā
فِي
fī
لَهُ
lahu
بَيْتٌ
baytun
سَيْفٌ
sayfun