Quiz on Tajweed

What is the preferred method to determine the makhraj of an Arabic letter according to the scholars of tajweed?

• Putting a vowel before and after the letter

• Putting a sakin or shaddah on the letter

• Putting a hamzah after the letter

• Reciting the letter loudly

What is the term used to describe the empty space in the mouth and throat that is involved in the pronunciation of certain letters?

• Alveolar ridge

• Jawf

• Glottis

• Pharynx

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of pronouncing letters from the jawf?

• The tongue is relaxed at the bottom of the mouth

• Air flows from inside the body out of the mouth

• The tongue touches the roof of the mouth

• The tongue is not involved at all

Which letters are known as madd letters that come from the jawf?

• Alif sakin with a fatha before it

• Wow sakin with a dammah before it

• Yaa sakin with a kasrah before it

• All of the above

What is the term used to describe the lowest part of the throat in the image?

• Wastal halq

• Adnal halq

• Aqsal halq

• None of the above

Which part of the throat is referred to as "Wastal halq"?

• Lowest part

• Middle part

• Highest part

• None of the above

Which of the following letters is associated with the "Adnal halq" or the highest part of the throat?

• غ

• خ

• ح

• ع

What is the Makhraj (articulation point) of the Arabic letter ق as described in the image?

• The extreme back of the tongue hitting the top of the mouth (soft palate)

• The middle of the tongue touching the middle of the mouth

• The tip of the tongue touching the front teeth

• The back of the tongue right in front of the soft palate

According to the image, where is the Makhraj of the Arabic letter ك located?

• The middle of the tongue touching the middle of the mouth

• The back of the tongue, right in front of the ق, hitting the top of the mouth (hard palate)

• The tip of the tongue touching the front teeth

• The extreme back of the tongue hitting the top of the mouth (soft palate)

What is the makhraj (point of articulation) of Wastul Lisaan?

• The back of the throat

• The middle of the tongue hitting the top of the mouth

• The lips touching each other

• The tip of the tongue touching the upper teeth