Quran Reading Basics Flashcards
Ten questions on the Arabic letters and vowel marks every beginner learns before reading the Quran. Read the question, say your answer out loud, then tap the card to check.
Quran reading · Beginner · 10 cards
How many letters are in the Arabic alphabet?Show the answer
28 (hamza is sometimes counted separately).
What is a fatha?Show the answer
A small diagonal stroke above a letter that gives a short “a” sound, as in بَ (ba).
What is a kasra?Show the answer
A small diagonal stroke below a letter that gives a short “i” sound, as in بِ (bi).
What is a damma?Show the answer
A small waw-shaped mark above a letter that gives a short “u” sound, as in بُ (bu).
What does a sukun show?Show the answer
That the letter has no vowel and joins the vowel before it, as in مِنْ (min).
What does a shaddah do?Show the answer
It doubles the letter, as in رَبِّ (rabbi).
What is tanween?Show the answer
A doubled vowel mark that adds an “n” sound at the end of a word: -an, -in or -un.
Which three letters make long vowels?Show the answer
Alif (ا), waw (و) and ya (ي), when they follow their matching short vowel.
Which letters never join to the letter after them?Show the answer
Six: ا د ذ ر ز و.
What is the Noorani Qaida?Show the answer
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