This document provides an overview of the second lesson of an Arabic language course. It introduces the letters Bā', Tā', and Thā' including their place of articulation, diacritic marks, vocabulary, writing practice, and grammar. Key information about each letter is given such as sounding like the 'b' in 'baby' for Bā'. Example words are provided to demonstrate writing and pronunciation. The lesson concludes with a review of letter formation based on position in a word.

1. In the name of Allah,
The Most Gracious, The Most Merciful
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‫انعرتيح‬ ‫انهغح‬ ‫دورج‬ ‫في‬ ‫تكم‬ ً‫ال‬‫وسهــ‬ ً‫ال‬‫أهــ‬–‫انمثردئ‬ ‫انمسرىي‬



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Outlines of This Lesson
For Each Letter (Bā') – (Tā') – (Thā'):
 Formation of the letter
 Articulation (Place of Origin) - Makhraj
 Letter with (Diacritic Marks) - Al-Harakāt
 Reading Vocabulary Practice
 Writing Letter Script/composition of words
 Homework
 Grammar: Noun -Ism

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4. 4
(Ba' Sound is like the b in baby).

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‫الحرف‬ ‫مخرج‬(‫ب‬)
Bā' / Baa (b) – )‫(بــا‬ ‫ب‬
One of the Labial letters (Al-Huruf Al-Shafawiyyah). The sound comes
when the wet portion of the lips meet and then separate while
pronouncing the letter.
‫ب‬
‫الباء‬(‫ب‬)-‫التي‬ ‫الشفوية‬ ‫الحروف‬ ‫من‬
‫الشفتين‬ ‫بانطباق‬ ‫تخرج‬
Key Notes:
1. The most suitable method for familiarizing the correct
Makhraj, the place of origin, of a letter is to keep it
Sakin (quiescent) and add before it (Alif maftuh)Alif
having fathah. All the alphabet letters are kept in Sakin
(quiescent) for this purpose. E.g.
2. Majority ofArabic consonants should be recognized by
applying a shortArabic vowel fathah (a’). For example
the consonant shall be articulated as:
= (Bā’) or (Baa).
‫َب‬‫أ‬
‫ب‬
‫ـا‬‫ـ‬‫ب‬

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‫الحركات‬ ‫مع‬ ‫الحرف‬-‫التشكيل‬ ‫عالمات‬

8. 8

9. 9

10. 10
Subhaan Rabiya Al'alaa = Glorify Allah, the Most High
Subhaan Allah
Glorified is Allah
Subhaan Rabiya Al-Atheem = Glorified is Allah, the Most Great

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ُ‫أ‬َ‫ر‬ِ‫ق‬ِ‫إ‬-ُ‫ب‬ُ‫ت‬ْ‫ك‬َ‫أ‬
‫انكهمح‬ ‫مه‬ ‫مىقعح‬ ‫حسة‬ ‫انحرف‬ ‫كراتح‬
Shape/Writing of Letter Changes Based On Its Location In a Word
‫انكهمح‬ ‫أول‬ ‫في‬ ‫انحرف‬
Letter at beginning of word
Initial Position
‫انكهمح‬ ‫وسط‬ ‫في‬ ‫انحرف‬
Letter in middle of word
Medial Position 1
‫انكهمح‬ ‫أخر‬ ‫في‬ ‫انحرف‬
Letter at end of word
Final Position 2
‫تــ‬‫ــثــ‬‫ــ‬ ‫ــة‬‫ــ‬‫ب‬
‫ـ‬ِ‫ب‬‫ت‬ْ‫ن‬‫ـ‬-Girl‫ـ‬َ‫ج‬‫ـ‬َ‫ث‬‫م‬-Mountainَ‫ت‬‫َـ‬‫ك‬َ‫ب‬‫ـ‬Wrote-‫د‬‫ب‬Bear
1. Medial Position Letters: When preceded by a non-connecting letter, the letters in the medial position are the same as when they
are initial.
2. Final Position Letters: When preceded by a non-connecting letter, these letters in their final position are the same as when they
are independent.

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As-Salamu AlaykumWa Rahmatu
AllahWa BarakaatuHu
"Peace,Mercy and Blessings of Allah be UponYou"
Ra7hmatu
Mercy
BarakaatuHu
His Blessings

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t
(Ta' Sound is like the t in tree).

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‫الحرف‬ ‫مخرج‬(‫ت‬)
Tā' /Taa (t) – )‫(تـا‬ ‫ت‬
One of the Interdental letters (Al-Huruf Al-Nit'iyyah). The sound comes
when the tip of the tongue touches the root of the upper incisors [i.e. tip
of tongue hits the gum line (exactly where the gum meets the teeth) of the
2 front upper incisors].
Key Notes:
1. The most suitable method for familiarizing the correct
Makhraj, the place of origin, of a letter is to keep it
Sakin (quiescent) and add before it (Alif maftuh)Alif
having fathah. All the alphabet letters are kept in Sakin
(quiescent) for this purpose. E.g.
2. Majority ofArabic consonants should be recognized by
applying a shortArabic vowel fathah (a’). For example
the consonant shall be articulated as:
= (Tā’) or (Taa).
‫َت‬‫أ‬
‫ت‬
‫ـا‬‫ـ‬‫ت‬
‫خ‬
‫التاء‬(‫ت‬+ )‫الدال‬(‫د‬)-‫التي‬ ‫النطعية‬ ‫الحروف‬ ‫من‬
‫أصول‬ ‫من‬ ‫يحاذيو‬ ‫ما‬ ‫مع‬ ‫ظهره‬ ‫جهة‬ ‫من‬ ‫اللسان‬ ‫طرف‬ ‫من‬ ‫تخرج‬
‫العلويتين‬ ‫الثنيتين‬
(‫د‬)(‫خ‬)

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‫الحركات‬ ‫مع‬ ‫الحرف‬-‫التشكيل‬ ‫عالمات‬

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Al-Faatiha
:) in the Qur'an1Sura number (
The Opening

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Ta’alaa
"Subhanuh Wa Ta’laa )SWT( "
A commonly used formula said after
mentioning the name of Allah
meaning:
“Be He Glorified and
Exalted / High above all ”

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ُ‫أ‬َ‫ر‬ِ‫ق‬ِ‫إ‬-ُ‫ب‬ُ‫ت‬ْ‫ك‬َ‫أ‬
‫انكهمح‬ ‫مه‬ ‫مىقعح‬ ‫حسة‬ ‫انحرف‬ ‫كراتح‬
Shape/Writing of Letter Changes Based On Its Location In a Word
‫انكهمح‬ ‫أول‬ ‫في‬ ‫انحرف‬
Letter at beginning of word
Initial Position
‫انكهمح‬ ‫وسط‬ ‫في‬ ‫انحرف‬
Letter in middle of word
Medial Position 1
‫انكهمح‬ ‫أخر‬ ‫في‬ ‫انحرف‬
Letter at end of word
Final Position 2
‫ذـــ‬‫ــرـــ‬‫ـــد‬-‫خ‬-‫ــــح‬-‫ج‬
َ‫ت‬‫ر‬ْ‫ـم‬-Datesَْ‫ي‬‫ز‬َ‫ت‬‫ـون‬-Olivesَْ‫نـ‬ِ‫ب‬‫ت‬َ-‫ا‬َ‫ـثـ‬َ‫و‬‫خ‬-‫ائ‬َ‫م‬‫ح‬-َ‫ر‬‫و‬‫س‬َ‫ة‬
Surah – Hundred – Plants - Girl
1. Medial Position Letters: When preceded by a non-connecting letter, the letters in the medial position are the same as when they
are initial.
2. Final Position Letters: When preceded by a non-connecting letter, these letters in their final position are the same as when they
are independent.
Feminization: Ta'al-Ta'nith or Ta'Marbutah (‫ــة‬/‫ة‬) {ah/at}
‫انرأويس‬ ‫ذاء‬/‫مرتىطح‬ ‫ذاء‬

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th(No actual equivalent sound in English)
Although it helps to pronounce tha' as the sound of th in thorn
or thumb or three.

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‫الحرف‬ ‫مخرج‬(‫ث‬)
Thā' / Thaa (th) – )‫(ثـا‬ ‫ث‬
One of the Gingival letters (Al-Huruf Al-Lithawiyyah). The sound
comes when the tip of the tongue touches the edge of the upper
incisors.
Key Notes:
1. The most suitable method for familiarizing the correct
Makhraj, the place of origin, of a letter is to keep it
Sakin (quiescent) and add before it (Alif maftuh)Alif
having fathah. All the alphabet letters are kept in Sakin
(quiescent) for this purpose. E.g.
2. Majority ofArabic consonants should be recognized by
applying a shortArabic vowel fathah (a’). For example
the consonant shall be articulated as:
= (Thā’) or (Thaa).
‫َث‬‫أ‬
‫ث‬
‫ـا‬‫ـ‬‫ث‬
‫ز‬
‫من‬ ‫و‬ ‫ظهره‬ ‫جهة‬ ‫من‬ ‫اللسان‬ ‫طرف‬ ‫من‬ ‫تخرج‬
‫العلويتين‬ ‫الثنيتين‬ ‫اف‬‫ر‬‫أط‬
‫ـاء‬‫ث‬‫ال‬(‫ث‬+ )‫الذال‬(‫ذ‬)-‫التي‬ ‫ـوية‬‫ـ‬‫ث‬‫الل‬ ‫الحروف‬ ‫من‬
(‫ذ‬)(‫ز‬)

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‫الحركات‬ ‫مع‬ ‫الحرف‬-‫التشكيل‬ ‫عالمات‬

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Sura number (108) in the Qur'an:
Name of a river in the Paradise
Al-Kawthar

25. 25
Sura number (102) in the Qur'an:
To multiply and increase
Al-Takathor

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ُ‫أ‬َ‫ر‬ِ‫ق‬ِ‫إ‬-ُ‫ب‬ُ‫ت‬ْ‫ك‬َ‫أ‬
‫انكهمح‬ ‫مه‬ ‫مىقعح‬ ‫حسة‬ ‫انحرف‬ ‫كراتح‬
Shape/Writing of Letter Changes Based On Its Location In a Word
‫انكهمح‬ ‫أول‬ ‫في‬ ‫انحرف‬
Letter at beginning of word
Initial Position
‫انكهمح‬ ‫وسط‬ ‫في‬ ‫انحرف‬
Letter in middle of word
Medial Position 1
‫انكهمح‬ ‫أخر‬ ‫في‬ ‫انحرف‬
Letter at end of word
Final Position 2
‫شــــ‬‫ـــصـــ‬‫ز‬ ‫ــ‬ ‫ـــس‬
َ‫شـ‬‫عهة‬-Foxَ‫م‬‫ـ‬‫ـث‬‫ث‬َّ‫ل‬–Triangle‫ـل‬‫ـث‬‫م‬َْ‫ث‬‫ــ‬‫ر‬‫ح‬َ‫ي‬‫ز‬
Tilling - Triangle
1. Medial Position Letters: When preceded by a non-connecting letter, the letters in the medial position are the same as when they
are initial.
2. Final Position Letters: When preceded by a non-connecting letter, these letters in their final position are the same as when they
are independent.

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Ear
Udhun

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The Most Merciful
Al-Raheem
y/e/i

29. ‫ذـمر‬
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‫ز‬
‫ب‬
‫خ‬‫ن‬
‫ي‬
(Nūn)
‫تـىـد‬
(Tā')
(Thā')
‫شـعهة‬
(Bā')
‫أذن‬
(Yā')
‫يــد‬

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ِ‫ين‬ِ‫ح‬َّ‫الز‬ ِ‫ن‬َ‫و‬ْ‫ح‬َّ‫الز‬ ِ‫ه‬ّ‫ل‬‫ال‬ ِ‫ن‬ ْ‫س‬ِ‫ب‬(1)
َ‫ين‬ِ‫و‬َ‫ل‬‫ا‬َ‫ع‬ْ‫ل‬‫ا‬ ِّ‫ب‬َ‫ر‬ ِ‫ه‬ّ‫ل‬‫ل‬ ُ‫د‬ْ‫و‬َ‫ح‬ْ‫ل‬‫ا‬(2)
ِ‫ين‬ِ‫ح‬َّ‫الز‬ ِ‫ون‬ْ‫ح‬َّ‫الز‬(3)
ِ‫ين‬ِّ‫د‬‫ال‬ ِ‫م‬ْ‫ى‬َ‫ي‬ ِ‫ل‬ِ‫ل‬‫ها‬(4)
ُ‫ين‬ِ‫ع‬َ‫ت‬ ْ‫س‬َ‫ن‬ َ‫ك‬‫ا‬َّ‫ي‬ِ‫وإ‬ ُ‫د‬ُ‫ب‬ْ‫ع‬َ‫ن‬ َ‫ك‬‫ا‬َّ‫ي‬ِ‫إ‬(5)
َ‫ن‬‫ي‬ِ‫ق‬َ‫ت‬‫س‬ُ‫الو‬ َ‫ط‬‫ا‬َ‫ز‬ِّ‫ص‬‫ال‬ ‫ا‬َ‫ن‬ِ‫د‬‫اه‬(6)
ِ‫ب‬‫ى‬ُ‫ض‬‫غ‬َ‫و‬‫ال‬ ِ‫يز‬َ‫غ‬ ْ‫ن‬ِ‫يه‬َ‫ل‬َ‫ع‬ َ‫وت‬َ‫ع‬‫ن‬َ‫أ‬ َ‫ين‬ِ‫ذ‬َّ‫ل‬‫ا‬ َ‫ط‬‫ا‬َ‫ز‬ِ‫ص‬
َ‫ين‬ِّ‫ل‬‫ا‬َّ‫ض‬‫ال‬ َ‫ال‬َ‫و‬ ْ‫ن‬ِ‫يه‬َ‫ل‬َ‫ع‬(7)‫انفاذحح‬ ‫سىرج‬
Al-Faatiha=The Opening
Surat (1) in the Holy Qur'an

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1. Write one whole column of the 3 letters.
2. Write these words 5 times each (or more).
3. Bring one “Sura” name including or starting with
the letters (Bā'),(Tā') and (Thā').
4. Bring a common Muslim name including or starting
with the letters (Bā'),(Tā') and (Thā').

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‫حنو‬

33. 33
The =
”AZZA WA J AL "
”Mighty and Majestic is He “
َ”‫عـزَوَجل‬“َ


"‫سلم‬ ‫و‬ ‫عليه‬ ‫اهلل‬ ‫صلى‬"
” S a l l ā l l a h u ʿ a l a yh i w a
s a l l a m ( S AW ) "
”Peace Be Upon Him (PBUH) "
‫محمد‬

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Jazakum Allah Khira ‫خيرا‬ ‫هللا‬ ‫جزاكم‬