Harakat Chart: Arabic Vowel Marks for Kids (Free Printable)
A first harakat chart for children learning to read Arabic: six vowel marks on the letter Ba, each with its sound and a mouth-shape photo or tip, plus a strip of syllables to read. Use it alongside Qaida lessons.
Free printable PDF for ages 4–8 · 18 × 24 in poster, US Letter & A4 · no sign-up.
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What's on the poster
- Fatha, kasra, damma and sukun on the letter Ba, with the sound each one makes: ba, bi, bu and b
- Mouth-shape photos and tips: open wide, smile, round your lips, stop
- Tanwin (ban, bin, bun) and shadda (say it twice), with rabbi from Al-Fatiha 1:2 as an example
- The Arabic name of each mark
- A “Let's read!” strip of syllables with Ba, Ta and Meem
- A QR code to more free NoorHop posters
Sources
Qur'an verses are copied letter for letter from tanzil.net or quran.com, and du'as and hadith from sunnah.com. The reference is printed on the poster, with a transliteration and a simple meaning. Where schools of thought differ on small details, follow your teacher.
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For grown-ups
- Make the mouth shapes together in a mirror: open wide for fatha, smile for kasra, round lips for damma.
- Read the “Let's read!” strip as a one-minute warm-up before Qaida or Qur'an practice.
- Write the same marks on other letters, such as Jeem or Seen, and read them together.
- Listen for the doubled b in rabbi when you recite Al-Fatiha together.
- Print at 100% ("actual size") on thick paper, or laminate it for a busy wall. For a big classroom or masjid poster, use the 18 × 24 in PDF at a print shop.
Free for home & classroom use · © Starling Global · Licence
Contains du'a and the name of Allah — please keep printed sheets respectfully.
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