what is hams? how to applied it?
Hams is an Arabic word-
, which by definition means whisper. In applied tajweed it is the running of breath done when pronouncing a letter in opposed to imprisoning the breath. For example in the letter
, if pronounced properly, you will hear air running with it.
This can be compared to the opposite of this in the letter
, in which there can be no air running while pronouncing it, if pronounced properly.
The letters which have
are the letters found in the group:
One needs to not completely close off the articulation point of the letter, so that there will be a place for the air to flow. This is done by lightening the pressure on the articulation point.
And Allah knows best.