Here are the "Harakat", and they are characters used to help know how to pronounce the letters.
The Harakat (diacritics) الحركات
الحركات:
الفتحة: ـَـ
الكسرة: ـِـ
الضمة: ـُـ
التنوين: ـٌـ
الشدة: ـّـ
فتحتين: ـًـ
كسرتين: ـٍـ
السكون: ـْـ
الهمزة: ء
And here are Examples of each "Hararkah", character.
'a' after the letter
الفتحةFatha -
'a' after the letter
Extended Alif - المد بالألف
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'u' after the letter
Dammah - الضمة
'u' after the letter
Extended Wow - المد بالواو
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'i' after the letter
Kassrah - الكسرة
'i' after the letter
Extended Ya' - المد بالياء
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The letter is doubled
Shaddahالحرف المشدد -
How to pronounce the letter? Baa, Or Boo, or Bii, or Bun, or Ban, or Bin?
Fateha = you open your mouth as "Baaa"
Kasrah = you go down as in "Biiii"
Dammah = you close your mouth as in "booo"
Sukoon = silent letter as in "B" and holding breath
Shaddah = stressing on the letter as if it's 2 letters like "BBaa" (in english like arrive)
The Tanween
Fathatayn = 2 Fahah souns like the "ann" sound ex: "Bann"
Kasratayn = 2 Kasrah sound like "in" ex: bin
Damatayn = 2 Dammah ex: "boun"