LessonsSifat al-Huruf — Seventeen Letter Characteristics and Their ApplicationQuiz

Ismat relates linguistically to restraint. Here it is the quality opposed to idhlaq; it emphatically does not mean that such consonants are silent or unpronounceable.

All letters other than ف، ر، م، ن، ل، ب fall under ismat. For example, ق، ط، س، ج are not among the six idhlaq letters and are thus classified under ismat.

This completes the fifth opposing pair. The qualities that follow are termed non-opposing qualities. When learning the categories, retain both the accurate member letters and the articulatory explanation, rather than memorizing isolated names alone.

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Ismat — the opposite of idhlaq

Sifat al-Huruf — Seventeen Letter Characteristics and Their Application

Ismat relates linguistically to restraint. Here it is the quality opposed to idhlaq; it emphatically does not mean that such consonants are silent or unpronounceable.

All letters other than ف، ر، م، ن، ل، ب fall under ismat. For example, ق، ط، س، ج are not among the six idhlaq letters and are thus classified under ismat.

This completes the fifth opposing pair. The qualities that follow are termed non-opposing qualities. When learning the categories, retain both the accurate member letters and the articulatory explanation, rather than memorizing isolated names alone.