Saheeh Seerah Al Albaanee English

Transliteration
In order to benefit from the transliteration of Arabic terms in this book, it is imperative
that the reader familiarizes himself with the symbols described in the table below.
The rules of English pronunciation can be applied in general for Arabic alphabets.
However, special symbols are required to identify Arabic alphabets and sounds which
have no English equivalents, such as the following:
Symbol Stands for English Equivalent Sounds
‘
( ء ) Hamzah The first consonant vocal sound uttered when saying: at, it or oh.
Th, th ( ث ) Thaa Three, moth.
Ḥ, ḥ ( ح ) Haa No equivalent. Produced in the lower
throat, below “H”.
Kh, kh ( خ ) Khaa No equivalent. Produced in the back of the
mouth and top of the throat.
Dh, dh ( ذ ) Dhaal There, mother.
Ṣ, ṣ ( ص ) Ṣaad A deeper “S” sound. Somewhat close to
the “sc” in “muscle”.
Ḍh, ḍh ( ض ) Ḍhaad Sounds deeper than a “D”. Produced by
touching the tongue to the mouth’s roof.
Ṭ, ṭ ( ط ) Ṭaa Similar but deeper than a “T”. Produced
when the back of the tongue is raised up
towards the soft palate.
Ẓh, ẓh ( ظ ) Ẓhaa A deeper thāl, produced by touching the
tip of the tongue to the back of the front
teeth.
`A, `a ( ع ) `Ayn Produced in the bottom of the throat,
underneath “H”
Gh, gh ( غ ) Ghayn A gurgling sound produced in the back of
the mouth. Similar to the sound produced
while gargling.
Q, q ( ق ) Qaaf Somewhat similar to the “C” in “coffee”
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