Noorani Qaida
Lesson 07
Isolated, Initial, Medial & Final Forms
One letter, four shapes
Bā’
A letter changes its shape depending on where it sits: alone, at the start, in the middle or at the end of a word. Its sound stays the same.
ʿAyn changes a lot
Hā’
All 28 letters in their forms
Isolated, then initial, middle and final. The six letters ا د ذ ر ز و never join to the next letter, so they have two forms.