Back to: The Quran Reading Journey — Level 1
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Did You Know?
You have learned Fatha (mouth opens → "a")
and Kasra (jaw drops → "i").
Now meet the Damma — it rounds the lips
الضَّمَّة comes from ضَمَّ — meaning: to bring together.
It sits above the letter — shaped like a tiny و
and Kasra (jaw drops → "i").
Now meet the Damma — it rounds the lips
الضَّمَّة comes from ضَمَّ — meaning: to bring together.
It sits above the letter — shaped like a tiny و
بُ
Damma — ضَمَّة
A small و shape above the letter = short "u" sound
بُ = "bu" · تُ = "tu" · ثُ = "thu"
🔄 All three vowels — same letter, three sounds:
بَ
ba
Fatha above
بِ
bi
Kasra below
بُ
bu
Damma above
بُ
bu
Like "bu" in bull
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تُ
tu
Like "tu" in tulip
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ثُ
thu
Rounded "th" + "u"
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The Damma Rule
Any letter + ضَمَّة = that letter + the "u" sound
بُ تُ ثُ جُ حُ خُ
bu · tu · thu · ju · hu · khu
بُ تُ ثُ جُ حُ خُ
bu · tu · thu · ju · hu · khu
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Spot Your Letters in the Quran
قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ
"Say: He is Allah, the One" — Surah Al-Ikhlas, Verse 1
· قُ
in قُلْ — Damma on ق = "qu"
· هُ in هُوَ — Damma on ه = "hu"
· اللَّهُ — ends with a Damma = "lahu"
Three Dammas in one verse — can you find them all? 👆
· هُ in هُوَ — Damma on ه = "hu"
· اللَّهُ — ends with a Damma = "lahu"
Three Dammas in one verse — can you find them all? 👆