‫القلقلة‬
Mechanism of Qalqala
Voweled letters are produced by parting the two
components of the articulated parts accompanied
by opening of the mouth, circulating of the lips, or
lowering of the jaw.
For example:
‫س‬
ُ ‫س‬
َ
ِ ‫س‬
‫َع ِع ُع‬
ِ ‫ف‬
‫ف‬
ُ ‫ف‬
َ
‫َم ِم ُم‬
Mechanism of Qalqala
Saakin letters are produced by collision of the two
components of the articulated parts without any
mouth or jaw movement.
For example:
‫س ج ر‬
‫ع‬
‫ف‬
‫م‬
Mechanism of Qalqala
However....
The qalqala letters when they have a sukoon on
them have violated the mechanism of articulating
saakin letters.
‫قطب جد = ق ط ب ج د‬
Mechanism of Qalqala
Because...
The qalqala letters have the characteristic of
shiddah ‫( ال ِّش َّدة‬the sound does not run at all when
these letters articulated with sukoon).
Causing annoyance in the articulation point due
to the imprisonment of the sound behind the
articulation point.
Mechanism of Qalqala
Solution...
To overcome this annoyance, qalqala letters when
they have sukoon on them:
•
are produced by parting the two
components of the articulated parts.
Contrary to the rest of the saakin letters.
•
Without any correspondent movement of
the mouth and jaw.
Mechanism of Qalqala
Difference between saakin letter, qalqala letter
and voweled letter
Mechanism of
articulation
Corresponding
mouth/jaw
movement
Saakin letter
Collision of
articulated parts
None
Qalqala letter
Parting of
articulated parts
None
Vowled letter
Parting of
articulated parts
Movement
Definition of Qalqala
•
•
•
•
Disturbance of the letter
when in the state of sukoon
to the extent of hearing a strong accent
as it is articulated by the parting of the two
components of the articulation parts
• without accompanying it any opening of the
mouth, not circulating of the lips, nor
lowering of the jaw.
Letters of Qalqala
‫قطب جد‬
‫ق ط ب ج د‬
Note...
• The qalala does not resemble a
fetha nor a dhammah nor a
kesrah.
• The qalala does not take the
vowel of the proceeding letter
nor the following letter.
Merged qalaqala letter
For example:
ْ
‫ج‬
َ +‫ج‬
Articulated by
parting of two
components of
articulated
parts (hence
qalqala)
ُّ‫الحَج‬
ُّ‫= ج‬
Articulated by
collision of two
components of
articulated
parts (hence no
qalqala)
Different states of Qalqala letters
Mechanism Correspondin
of
g mouth/jaw
articulation movement
Merged saakin
qalqala letter
Collision of
articulated
parts
None
Non-merged
saakin Qalqala
letter
Parting of
articulated
parts
None
Vowled qalqala
letter
Parting of
articulated
parts
Movement
Qalqala?
None
YES
None
Example
‫ ب‬in
َ‫تَب‬
Second َ‫ب‬
in َ‫تَب‬
First
ْ
َ ‫أصحا‬
‫ب‬
Divisions of qalaqala
‫ال َقل َقلَةُ الصغرى‬
The lesser Qalqala
‫ال َقل َقلَةُ ال ُكبرى‬
The Greater
Qalqala
Divisions of qalaqala
‫ال َقل َقلَةُ الصغرى‬
The lesser Qalqala

Qalqala in middle or end of word and
not stopping at the word.

Say qalqala then proceed to next
letter.

ْ
ْ ْ
‫قَ َد أفلح‬
Divisions of qalaqala
‫ال َقل َقلَةُ ال ُكبرى‬
The Greater Qalqala

Qalqala at the end of a word and
stopping at the word.

Say qalqala more clearer than the
lesser qalqala.

‫ق‬
َ ‫الط َار‬
Practice of qalaqala
Open on surah Al-Buruj
Surah number 85
Page 590
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mlm7D3ToZY