Tajweed Lesson 2 by teacher Abeda

In the name of Allah

Assalamu aleikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu

Counts

 
The count is the time it takes us to say a letter with a vowel. For example: each of the
letters نَ، بِ، دُ takes one count.
Note: vowelled letters with one count take equal times non-voweled (sakin) letters.
2 counts:
If the letter is followed by one of the 3 lengthening/ madd letters ( ا، و، ي (, it takes 2 counts.
Note: 2 counts is the same time takes us to say 2 vowelled letter. For example, تا should take the
same time of تَةَ
Other cases of 2 counts:
The 1st noon of noon with saddah ( نّ(, and the 1st meem of meem with shaddah ( (
The concealed ) إخفاء ( as: ) مِه شَر ( and merged ) لهةٍ وَتة( )إدغا ( noon sakinah and tanween.
The meem sakinah before baa ) تَرمِيهِمْ تِحِجَارة) )إخفاء شفىي ( and the converted noon before baa ) )إقلاب
مسدٍ تسم or )تىاتًا تسم
Stopping with sukoon at a letter at the end of the word, and that letter is preceded by one of the 3
lengthening/madd letters which is known as: (madd due to stopping at a temporarily sakin letter,
المد العارض للسكىن ( as stopping at: ) )العالميه
Note: it is also allowed to stop with 4 or 6 counts in that case.
4 counts:
If the letter is followed by one of the 3 madd/ lengthening letters and that one is followed by a
cutting hamza ء) همزةُ قطع ( it is written alone, over or below ا،و،ي as : أ ، إ ، ؤ ، ئ
letter
+ lengthening/ madd letter
ء +
= letter with 4 counts.
Note: the madd letter and hamza may at the same word or 2 words.
4- ..... جااااء = جاء counts ج
4- ..... يدااااأت = يدا أت count د
6 counts:
If the letter is followed by one of the 3 madd/ lengthening letters and that one is followed by a
letter with an original sukoon.
letter
+ lengthening/ madd letter
+ original sukoon (no vowel)
= letter with 6 counts.
Example:
6- .... الضاااااالْليه= الضالْلِيه= الضالّيه count ضَ