Tajweed Hamzat Al-Wasl

What is Hamzat Al-Wasl?

• A famous historical figure in Egypt.

• A type of dance in Saudi Arabia.

• A traditional Middle Eastern dish.

• A diacritic used in Arabic language.

Which letter can be pronounced as Hamzat Al-Wasl?

• ت

• ء

• ب

• ا

What is the ruling of Hamzat Al-Wasl at the beginning of a sentence?

• It is always capitalized at the beginning of a sentence.

• It is only used in questions at the beginning of a sentence.

• It is only used in formal writing at the beginning of a sentence.

• It is not used at the beginning of a sentence.

What is the ruling of Hamzat Al-Wasl when it follows a fatha?

• Nasal

• Heavy

• Silent

• Light

What is the ruling of Hamzat Al-Wasl when it follows a kasra?

• u

• a

• i

• o

What is the ruling of Hamzat Al-Wasl when it follows a damma?

• i

• a

• o

• u

What is the ruling of Hamzat Al-Wasl when it follows a sukoon?

• The sukoon is dropped and the preceding vowel is pronounced with a shaddah.

• The sukoon is replaced with a fatha.

• The sukoon is replaced with a kasra.

• The sukoon is pronounced with a shaddah.

What is the ruling of Hamzat Al-Wasl when it follows a shadda?

• It is pronounced as a long vowel sound followed by the same letter repeated.

• It is pronounced as a silent letter followed by the same letter repeated.

• It is pronounced as a consonant sound followed by the same letter repeated.

• It is pronounced as a short vowel sound followed by the same letter repeated.

What is the ruling of Hamzat Al-Wasl when it follows a tanween?

• Hamzat Al-Wasl is pronounced as a short vowel sound and the tanween is dropped.

• Hamzat Al-Wasl is pronounced as a long vowel sound and the tanween is dropped.

• Hamzat Al-Wasl is dropped and the tanween is pronounced as a long vowel sound.

• Hamzat Al-Wasl is pronounced as a glottal stop and the tanween is dropped.

What is the ruling of Hamzat Al-Wasl when it follows a sukoon and is followed by a fatha?

• Hamzat Al-Wasl is pronounced with a kasrah

• Silent hamzah, fatha is dropped

• Hamzat Al-Wasl is pronounced with a sukoon

• Hamzat Al-Wasl is pronounced with a fatha