Types of Sifat

There are two types of Sifat: Permanent Sifat and Temporary Sifat. In this blog, we’ll explore the types of Permanent Sifat.There are two types of Permanent Sifat:

🔹 Sifat with Opposites

🔹 Sifat without Opposites

Let’s begin with Sifat with Opposites.

There are five pairs of opposite characteristics — which means there are ten Sifat in total, and they always exist in pairs. These are:

• Hams (breathy) vs Jahr (strong)
• Shiddah (strong stop) vs Rikhwah (soft flow)
• Isti‘laa (elevated tongue) vs Istifaal (lowered tongue)
• Itbaaq (compression) vs Infitaah (openness)
• Idhlaaq (quick/light) vs Ismaat (heavier, fuller)

Every single Arabic letter will have one characteristic from each pair.

For example, the letter ق (Qaaf) is always heavy, which means it has the Sifat of Isti‘laa — andnot Istifaal.

Sifat without Opposites

There are 7 Sifat without Opposites:

• Al-Safeer (الصفير - Whistling )
• Al-Qalqala (القلقلة - Bouncing / Echoing)
• Al-Leen (اللين - Softness / Ease)
• Al-Inhiraaf (الانحراف - Inclination)
• Al-Takreer (التكرير - Repetition )
• Al-Tafashi (التفشي - Diffusion / Spreading )
• Al-Istitaalat (الاستطالة - Elongation )

We will discuss all the Sifat in upcoming Blogs until then stay tuned.

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