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Learn that Qalqalah appears in one of the letters Qutb Jad when it carries a sukun, using complete Quranic verses.
Qalqalah is a light echo in the sound of a sakin letter. Its five letters are Qaf, Ta, Ba, Jeem and Dal. First look for the sukun, then check whether the letter is one of these five.
Each example shows the letter inside a complete ayah, not as an isolated word, so children learn to recognize the rule in Quranic context.
Open the source to read the ayah in the Mushaf and notice the green highlight on the sakin letter.
قْ
Why: the letter is from Qutb Jad and carries a sukun, so Qalqalah appears.
الَّذِينَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِالْغَيْبِ وَيُقِيمُونَ الصَّلَاةَ وَمِمَّا رَزَقْنَاهُمْ يُنْفِقُونَ
طْ
Why: the letter is from Qutb Jad and carries a sukun, so Qalqalah appears.
۞ أَفَتَطْمَعُونَ أَنْ يُؤْمِنُوا لَكُمْ وَقَدْ كَانَ فَرِيقٌ مِنْهُمْ يَسْمَعُونَ كَلَامَ اللَّهِ ثُمَّ يُحَرِّفُونَهُ مِنْ بَعْدِ مَا عَقَلُوهُ وَهُمْ يَعْلَمُونَ
بْ
Why: the letter is from Qutb Jad and carries a sukun, so Qalqalah appears.
وَالَّذِينَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِمَا أُنْزِلَ إِلَيْكَ وَمَا أُنْزِلَ مِنْ قَبْلِكَ وَبِالْآخِرَةِ هُمْ يُوقِنُونَ
جْ
Why: the letter is from Qutb Jad and carries a sukun, so Qalqalah appears.
أَوْ كَصَيِّبٍ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ فِيهِ ظُلُمَاتٌ وَرَعْدٌ وَبَرْقٌ يَجْعَلُونَ أَصَابِعَهُمْ فِي آذَانِهِمْ مِنَ الصَّوَاعِقِ حَذَرَ الْمَوْتِ ۚ وَاللَّهُ مُحِيطٌ بِالْكَافِرِينَ
دْ
Why: the letter is from Qutb Jad and carries a sukun, so Qalqalah appears.
وَإِنْ كُنْتُمْ فِي رَيْبٍ مِمَّا نَزَّلْنَا عَلَىٰ عَبْدِنَا فَأْتُوا بِسُورَةٍ مِنْ مِثْلِهِ وَادْعُوا شُهَدَاءَكُمْ مِنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ صَادِقِينَ
Each game is its own page, ordered from easiest to hardest — start with the first.
Learn the five letters first: one letter, two buttons, no sukun and no verses.
Play now 2The letter is one of the five — but does it carry a sukun? That is where the rule begins.
Play now 3A whole word - your turn to find the letter and judge for yourself.
Play now 4Tap every silent Qalqalah letter inside the verse.
Play now 5Listen to the verse and tap the moment you hear the Qalqalah.
Play now 6Hear the sheikh, record yourself, and compare.
Play nowThe Qalqalah rule is the easiest Tajweed rule for a young child to feel — it is a sound the child can clearly hear. This game trains the child to spot the Qalqalah letters (Qaf, Ta, Ba, Jeem, Dal) when they are sakin within the verses, so they learn to read them correctly without feeling like they are studying.
The child learns to tell a sakin letter from a non-sakin one by eye, a core skill for reading the Mushaf.
Each difficulty level adds a different time pressure, so the child is motivated to get faster over time.
Every correct tap earns a star right away, so the child feels their progress instantly.
Start the challenge now and see how many Qalqalah spots you can catch! 🥁
