articulation point of Arabic letters

Quran has been revealed in Arabic
It was the Arabic language that Allah (SAW) choose for the Quran to send it. One of the most distinctive characteristics of the Arabic language – regardless of its word variety and ability to express meaning – is clarity. Simply in Arabic, you should use the widest scale of tajweed articulation points, and that is why some non-Arabic speakers find it difficult of Makhraj of all Arabic letters. Because simply they have not used to move that articulation point.

Articulation points and Quran Recitation
Articulation points of Arabic letters are one of the most important branches of Tajweed. The research deals with how and from where exactly each of the Arabic alphabet shall be pronounced. It is about how you should use the pronunciation organs – throat, tongue, lips, oral cavity – to produce the exact sound as Prophet Mohammed received from Allah and taught us to pronounce. One now can imagine the role of Tajweed to save Quran recitation as received from Allah, nevertheless, its role is to save the Arabic language as the original Arabs used to speak in it.

In this article, we are about to discuss some of the tiny details related to articulation points. More exactly, it is about common tajweed mistakes that happen while producing some of the Arabic letters that mainly are occurred due to not producing the letter from its precise point.

This article deals with Madd letters: Alif Madd, Waw Madd, and Yaa Madd. We will start mentioning the letter and then its common pronunciation mistakes will follow in points:

Alif Madd
Not opening the mouth as much as necessary when uttering it.
Some people read the letter Alif without opening their mouth enough, which cause some different sound to be heard other than the pure and original Arabic Alif.

Mixing Alif sound with something of the sound of the Yaa. This causes Alif to be Alif with Imala.
To avoid that, one should not raise the center of his tongue while pronouncing Alif that will help not to make it mix with the sound of Yaa. For as it is known, Yaa is pronounced by raising the center of the tongue, but Alif should be pronounced while the tongue is flat

Mixing Alif sound with something of the sound of the Waw
This is done when one rounds lips while pronouncing Alif, the right way is to open mouth.

Applying Tafkheem (to be heavy) in the case of Tarqeek (to be light)
This mistake is common while pronouncing words like {النهار} {الباطل} {النار}

Applying Tarqeek (to be light) in the case of Tafkheem (to be light)
This mistake is common while pronouncing words like {خالدين} {غائبة}

Mixing Alif sound with the sound which comes from nose Ghunnah.
One should completely close the nasal passage not to let the sound of Ghunnah be mixed with the Alif sound.