READING BENEFIT
10 January 2025 • 5.7K views
There are two types of (هَمْزَة):
1. Hamzatul Qaṭ' (هَمْزَةُ ٱلْقَطْع)
2. Hamzatul Waṣl (هَمْزَةُ ٱلْوَصْل)
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What is Hamzatul Qaṭ' (هَمْزَةُ ٱلْقَطْع)?
This is the همزة that is ALWAYS pronounced; whether at the beginning, middle, or end of a word, and it appears in one of 6 forms:
أ آ إ ء ئ ؤ
Examples:
آمَنَ، أَعُوذُ، أُمِرُوا، إِذَا، سُوءٍ، بِئْسَ، سُؤَالٌ
NOTE:
This (آ) is actually = أَا.
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What is Hamzatul Waṣl (هَمْزَةُ ٱلْوَصْل)?
This is the connecting Hamzah (ٱ). It is an 'ADDITIONAL' همزة prefixed to words which start with Sukūn to allow for easier pronunciation WHEN STARTING WITH THE WORD.
Try reading these words:
سْمٌ، بْنٌ، كْتُبْ، قْرَأْ، لْبَيْتُ، لْقِدْرُ
Try reading them now:
ٱِسْمٌ، ٱِبْنٌ، ٱُكْتُبْ، ٱِقْرَأْ، ٱَلْبَيْتُ، ٱَلْقِدْرُ
Which group of words is easier to pronounce?
Well...according to the 'Arabs, the words with the additional Hamzah at the beginning are easier to pronounce, hence why they NEVER begin any word with a Sukūn!
NOTE: The Hamzatul Waṣl is only pronounced when starting with the word. If we are continuing from a previous word, the Hamzatul Waṣl is dropped!
Examples:
وَٱسْمٌ = wasmu-n | ٱسْمٌ = ismu-n
وَٱبْنٌ = wabnu-n | ٱبْنٌ = ibnu-n
وَٱكْتُبْ = waktub | ٱكْتُبْ = uktub
وَٱقْرَأْ = 'waqra | ٱقْرَأْ = 'iqra
وَٱلْبَيْتُ = walbaytu | ٱلْبَيْتُ = Al-baytu
وَٱلْقِدْرُ = walqidru | ٱلْقِدْرُ = Al-qidru
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BENEFIT: Hamzatul Waṣl occurs in:
1. Nouns - أَسْمَاءٌ
2. Verbs - أَفْعَالٌ
3. Particles - حُرُوفٌ
How is هَمْزَةُ ٱلْوَصْل pronounced?
The Hamzatul Waṣl may be pronounced with any of the three vowels (Ḥarkāt). Although, its pronunciation depends on what type of word it occurs in.
1⃣ In the beginning of VERBS (command forms) it is pronounced with:
A: Ḍhammah; if the third letter carries a CONSTANT Ḍhammah.
Example:
ٱكْتُبْ = uktub
B: Kasrah; if the third letter has a fat-ḥah, kasrah or an INCONSTANT Ḍhammah.
Example:
iqra' = ٱقْرَأْ
ijlis = ٱجْلِسْ
imshū = ٱمْشُوا
NOTE: The Ḍhammah in the last example is not constant; it was originally a Kasrah which has been replaced with a Ḍhammah to allow for easier pronunciation of the wāw. I'm sure you'll agree that it's much easier to say: ْشُو than: شِوْ
NOTE: In past tense verbs, the hamzatul waṣl will be read with a kasarah:
اِنتقل، اِنكسر، اِستخرج
2⃣ In the beginning of NOUNS it is always pronounced with a kasrah (ـِ)
Example:
ٱنْتِفَاعٌ = intifā'u-n
3⃣ In the beginning of PARTICLES.
The only particle which Hamaztul Waṣl enters upon is the Lām of the definite article (لْ) / لَامُ ٱلتَّعْرِيْفِ
In this case the هَمْزَةُ الوَصْلِ is always pronounced with a Fat-ḥah!
Example:
ٱلْكِتَابُ = Al-kitābu
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BENEFIT:
The letter ء is spelt همزة, whereas the name is spelt حمزة
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