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title: "Izhar Halqi in Tajweed: Its Six Letters and How to Pronounce It"
description: "Iẓhār linguistically means “to make clear.” Technically: pronouncing the silent Nūn or Tanwīn clearly from its articulation point, with no added"
url: "https://iqraairtqi.com/en/blogs/rules-of-tajweed-importance-of-izhar"
date: "2026-08-23T16:25:53+00:00"
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# Izhar Halqi in Tajweed: Its Six Letters and How to Pronounce It

<div class="whiteboard-box">- 🗣️ **Iẓhār** linguistically means “to make clear.” Technically: pronouncing the silent Nūn or Tanwīn clearly from its articulation point, with no added ghunnah.
- 🔤 Its letters are the **six throat letters**: Hamzah, Hāʾ, ʿAyn, Ḥāʾ, Ghayn, Khāʾ.
- 📍 It is called “Ḥalqī” (throaty) because all its letters are articulated from the throat.
- ⚠️ Common error: adding ghunnah to the clarified Nūn, or bouncing (qalqalah) it.

</div>What Is Iẓhār Ḥalqī?
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Iẓhār is the first of the rulings of [Nūn Sākinah and Tanwīn](/en/blogs/tajweed-rules-idgham-importance). It means pronouncing the silent Nūn or Tanwīn distinctly from its point (tip of the tongue against the gum of the upper front teeth), without merging, hiding, or adding to its inherent ghunnah.

The Six Letters of Iẓhār — and Why
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All the Iẓhār letters are from the **throat**, and the distance between their point and the Nūn’s point is the reason for clarity — it is hard to merge or hide the Nūn into a far letter.

<table><tr><th>Letter</th><th>Point</th><th>With Nūn Sākinah</th><th>With Tanwīn</th></tr><tr><td>Hamzah</td><td>deepest throat</td><td>*man āmana*</td><td>*kullun āmana*</td></tr><tr><td>Hāʾ</td><td>deepest throat</td><td>*minhum*</td><td>*jurufin hār*</td></tr><tr><td>ʿAyn</td><td>mid throat</td><td>*anʿamta*</td><td>*samīʿun ʿalīm*</td></tr><tr><td>Ḥāʾ</td><td>mid throat</td><td>*yanḥitūn*</td><td>*ʿalīmun ḥakīm*</td></tr><tr><td>Ghayn</td><td>nearest throat</td><td>*fa-sayunghiḍūn*</td><td>*qawlan ghayr*</td></tr><tr><td>Khāʾ</td><td>nearest throat</td><td>*al-munkhaniqah*</td><td>*laṭīfun khabīr*</td></tr></table>

Levels of Iẓhār
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1. **Highest:** with Hamzah and Hāʾ (deepest throat) — full clarity.
2. **Middle:** with ʿAyn and Ḥāʾ (mid throat).
3. **Lowest:** with Ghayn and Khāʾ (nearest throat) — slightly closer to Ikhfāʾ but still Iẓhār.

How to Practise Iẓhār
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Practise saying “an + a throat letter” with the Nūn fully silent and cut off from the next letter without a pause. The teacher at **Iqraa Irtaqii Academy** corrects the most common error here: stretching the ghunnah on the clarified Nūn.

<div class="faq-section">#### Frequently Asked Questions

<div class="faq-item">**Q: Does the clarified Nūn have ghunnah?**A: It has a short inherent ghunnah within the letter itself, but nothing is added and it is not stretched.

</div><div class="faq-item">**Q: Why “Iẓhār Ḥalqī” and not just “Iẓhār”?**A: To distinguish it from other kinds of Iẓhār in tajweed, such as Iẓhār of the silent Mīm and Iẓhār of the definite “lām”.

</div><div class="faq-item">**Q: What is the difference between Iẓhār and Ikhfāʾ at Ghayn and Khāʾ?**A: At Ghayn and Khāʾ it is **Iẓhār** (the Nūn is clear) because they are throat letters. Ikhfāʾ is with the 15 non-throat letters.

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