Tajweed rule: Tarqeeq (light letter)

الترقيق tarqeeq No colour, shown as normal text
Reading a letter light, with a thin sound. Most letters are always light; ra and the lam of Allah change.

When it applies

  • Ra with a kasra, or a ra sakinah after a kasra: رِجَالٌ, فِرۡعَوۡنَ.
  • Lam of ٱللَّه after a kasra: بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ.

How to read it

Keep the tongue low and the sound thin.

Examples from the Quran

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