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Tajweed Q&A / Rabee' Ath-Thani/Jamad Al-Awwal 1430/ April-May 2009 / What are the harsh and soft letters in the Arabic alphabet?


What are the harsh and soft letters in the Arabic alphabet?
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What are the harsh and soft letters in the Arabic alphabet?

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There are different characteristics for the letters in the Arabic alphabet.  We assume you are referring to  , which means strong, and , which means softness, and a third characteristic between these two, which is , meaning moderate.
You can read about these characteristics and their letters in the following link:
http://www.abouttajweed.com/the-characteristics-of-the-arabic-letters/the-characteristics-of-the-letters-part-3-ash-shiddah-at-tawassit-ar-rakh.html . 
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