Qurrahإِنَّ شَانِئَكَ هُوَ ٱلْأَبْتَرُ ٣
Ghunnah for kids (الغنة) 🎵
Ghunnah: a lovely sound that comes from the nose
We hear Ghunnah clearly in a noon with a shaddah and a meem with a shaddah, and we hold it for two counts. Try it: say ﴿إِنَّ﴾ while you hold your nose. Can you feel the sound get stuck? That is the Ghunnah.
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A noon with a shaddah and a meem with a shaddah, like ﴿إِنَّ﴾ and ﴿ثُمَّ﴾.
Try the Ghunnah station with your childExamples of Ghunnah from the short surahs
ثُمَّ لَتَرَوُنَّهَا عَيْنَ ٱلْيَقِينِ ٧
مِنَ ٱلْجِنَّةِ وَٱلنَّاسِ ٦
إِنَّآ أَعْطَيْنَـٰكَ ٱلْكَوْثَرَ ١
قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلنَّاسِ ١
مِن شَرِّ ٱلْوَسْوَاسِ ٱلْخَنَّاسِ ٤
Questions and answers about Ghunnah
- Where does the Ghunnah come from?
- From the nose.
- Where do we hear Ghunnah clearly?
- In a noon with a shaddah and a meem with a shaddah, like ﴿إِنَّ﴾ and ﴿ثُمَّ﴾.
- How long do we hold the Ghunnah?
- For two counts.
A short video about Ghunnah
The video is in Arabic.
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