Tarqeeq of Raa

Cases of Tarqeeq (Light Pronunciation) of Raa

1. When the Raa is voweled with a kasra. For example:

— rihlah in ﴾Eelaafihim rihlata-sh-shita'i was-sayf﴿ (Quraysh: 2)

— ﴾Al-qari'ah﴿ (Al-Qari'ah: 1)

2. When the Raa is silent, preceded within a single word by an original kasra, and not followed by an Isti'la letter. For example:

— fir'awn in ﴾Fir'awna wathamood﴿ (Al-Buruj: 18)

— shir'ah in ﴾Likullin ja'alna minkum shir'atan waminhaja﴿ (Al-Ma'idah: 48)

— miryah in ﴾Ala innahum fee miryatin min liqa'i rabbihim﴿ (Fussilat: 54)

3. When the Raa is word-final and made silent by stopping, preceded by a silent Yaa — whether a Madd Yaa, such as:

— baseer in ﴾Wallahu bima ta'maloona baseer﴿ (At-Taghabun: 2)

— lakhabeer in ﴾Inna rabbahum bihim yawma'idhin lakhabeer﴿ (Al-'Adiyat: 11)

or a Leen Yaa (non-Madd), such as:

— as-sayr in ﴾Waqaddarna feeha as-sayr﴿ (Saba: 18)

— al-khayr in ﴾Fa'idha dhahaba-l-khawfu salaqookum bi'alsinatin hidadin ashihhatan 'ala-l-khayr﴿ (Al-Ahzab: 19)

4. When the Raa is word-final and made silent by stopping, preceded by a silent Istifal (non-elevated) letter, which is itself preceded by a kasra within the same word. For example:

— as-sihr in ﴾Inna aamanna birabbina liyaghfira lana khatayana wama akrahtana 'alayhi mina-s-sihr﴿ (Ta-Ha: 73)

— adh-dhikr in ﴾Sad. Wa-l-Qur'ani dhi-dh-dhikr﴿ (Sad: 1)

5. When the Raa is followed by a letter given Imalah (a slight vowel-shift towards Yaa), occurring in only one place in the Quran:

— majraha in ﴾Waqala-rkaboo feeha bismillahi majraha wamursaha﴿ (Hud: 41)