What does Harakat mean?
Marks like fatha, kasra, and damma turn the bare consonantal skeleton of Arabic script into a fully readable text, and are essential for anyone learning to recite the Quran accurately.
Alternative Spellings
HarakahTashkeel
Tajweed Rule
حَرَكَات · /ˈhɑːrækæt/
Harakat are the small diacritical marks above and below Arabic letters that show which vowel sound to pronounce.
Marks like fatha, kasra, and damma turn the bare consonantal skeleton of Arabic script into a fully readable text, and are essential for anyone learning to recite the Quran accurately.