Which words hold all the Qalqalah letters?

The two words “قُطْبُ جَدٍّ” (qutbu jaddin), with the letters ق ط ب ج د.

In ﴿قُلْ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ أَحَدٌ﴾, where do we hear Qalqalah?

On the د, when we stop on “أَحَدْ”. The ق of “قُلْ” has a dammah, so there is no Qalqalah in it.

Qalqalah for kids (القلقلة) 🏀

Qalqalah: the letter makes a little bounce

It has five letters: ق ط ب ج د. We hear Qalqalah when the letter has a sukun, or when we stop on it at the end of a word. The bounce is clearest when we stop, like the د at the end of ﴿أَحَدٌ﴾.

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The two words “قُطْبُ جَدٍّ” (qutbu jaddin) hold all five letters.

Try the Qalqalah station with your child

Examples of Qalqalah from the short surahs

قُلْ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ أَحَدٌ ۝١

Surah Al-Ikhlas · Ayah 1when we stop

لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ ۝٣

Surah Al-Ikhlas · Ayah 3with a sukun

تَبَّتْ يَدَآ أَبِى لَهَبٍۢ وَتَبَّ ۝١

Surah Al-Masad · Ayah 1when we stop

مِن شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ ۝٢

Surah Al-Falaq · Ayah 2when we stop

قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلْفَلَقِ ۝١

Surah Al-Falaq · Ayah 1when we stop

ٱقْرَأْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ ۝١

Surah Al-'Alaq · Ayah 1with a sukun

Questions and answers about Qalqalah

Which words hold all the Qalqalah letters?: The two words “قُطْبُ جَدٍّ” (qutbu jaddin), with the letters ق ط ب ج د.
When do we hear Qalqalah?: When the letter has a sukun, or when we stop on it at the end of the ayah.
In ﴿قُلْ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ أَحَدٌ﴾, where do we hear Qalqalah?: On the د, when we stop on “أَحَدْ”. The ق of “قُلْ” has a dammah, so there is no Qalqalah in it.

A short video about Qalqalah

The video is in Arabic.

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