The lam is pronounced clearly.
Alif Lam ( الْ ) meeting one of the qamariyah letters is pronounced clearly — you hear the lam ('al-'). It is marked with a sukun above the lam ( ﻟْ ).
Say 'al' clearly, then continue to the letter. For example: al-ḥamdu, al-qamar.
14 qamariyah letters — mnemonic: اِبْغِ حَجَّكَ وَخَفْ عَقِيمَهُ.
al-ḥamdu lillāh
"[All] praise is [due] to Allāh, Lord of the worlds -"
rabbil-'ālamīn
"[All] praise is [due] to Allāh, Lord of the worlds -"
birabbil-falaq
"Say, "I seek refuge in the Lord of daybreak"
żālikal-kitāb
"This is the Book about which there is no doubt, a guidance for those conscious of Allāh -"
wasayujannabuhā l-atqā
"But the righteous one will avoid it"
wahādhā l-baladi
"And [by] this secure city [i.e., Makkah],"
wahuwa l-ghafūru
"And He is the Forgiving, the Affectionate,"
latarawunna l-jaḥīma
"You will surely see the Hellfire."
dhāti l-waqūdi
"[Containing] the fire full of fuel,"
l-waswāsi l-khanāsi
"From the evil of the retreating whisperer -"
al-qāri'atu
"The Striking Calamity -"
yadu''u l-yatīma
"For that is the one who drives away the orphan"
wayamna'ūna l-mā'ūna
"And withhold [simple] assistance."
'alā l-hudā
"Have you seen if he is upon guidance"
The lam is pronounced clearly. Alif Lam ( الْ ) meeting one of the qamariyah letters is pronounced clearly — you hear the lam ('al-'). It is marked with a sukun above the lam ( ﻟْ ).
Say 'al' clearly, then continue to the letter. For example: al-ḥamdu, al-qamar.
There are 14 letters: ا ب غ ح ج ك و خ ف ع ق ي م هـ. 14 qamariyah letters — mnemonic: اِبْغِ حَجَّكَ وَخَفْ عَقِيمَهُ.
One example is in Surah Al-Fatihah 1:2: "ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ" (al-ḥamdu lillāh) — "[All] praise is [due] to Allāh, Lord of the worlds -".
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