Slide 1

Basic Arabic for Quran RecitationLesson 2Fathah

1The deepest part of the throat is the furthest away from the mouth and the closest to the chest

closing the two lips together

top side of the tip of the tongue and the gum line of the two front upper incisors

the tip of the tongue (from the top side of the tip) and the bottom edges of the two top front incisors

middle of the tongue

Middle part of throat

Closest part of the throat to the mouth

top side of the tip of the tongue and the gum line of the two front upper incisors

the tip of the tongue (from the top side of the tip) and the bottom edges of the two top front incisors

the tip of the tongue with the top of the tip and what lies opposite to it of the gums of the two front top incisors

tip of the tongue and the plates of the two front top incisors, at a point just above the two front lower incisors. There is a little space left in between the tip of the tongue and the plates of the teeth when pronouncing these letters

tip of the tongue and the plates of the two front top incisors, at a point just above the two front lower incisors. There is a little space left in between the tip of the tongue and the plates of the teeth when pronouncing these letters

middle of the tongue

tip of the tongue and the plates of the two front top incisors, at a point just above the two front lower incisors. There is a little space left in between the tip of the tongue and the plates of the teeth when pronouncing these letters

Side of tongue from the molars and the gum area next to the molars

top side of the tip of the tongue and the gum line of the two front upper incisors

the tip of the tongue (from the top side of the tip) and the bottom edges of the two top front incisors

Middle part of throat

Closest part of the throat to the mouth

Between the inside of the lower lip and the tips (or edges) of the two top front incisors. This means that there is a meeting of these two parts of articulation to make the correct sound of this letter.

Deepest part of tongue with roof of the mouth in the area of the soft palate

Deepest part of tongue with roof of the mouth in the area of the hard palate

anterior one third of the sides of the tongue until the sides end at the tip, and what lies opposite to them of the gums of the two top front incisors, the two top lateral incisors, the two top canines, and the two top premolars

closing the to lips together

from the tip of the tongue and what lies opposite to it from the gum of the two front top incisors

The deepest part of the throat is the furthest away from the mouth and the closest to the chest

forming a circle of the two lips without the two lips meeting completely

middle of the tongue

End of Lesson 2 And may the Peace, Mercy, and Blessings of Allah be upon you