How letters join in words & letter forms
Arabic is a cursive script — most letters connect to each other. Understanding connections is key to reading fluently.
Most Arabic letters connect on both sides. But these 6 letters only connect from the right — they never connect to the letter that follows them. This creates a break in the word.
In the words below, green shows a connecting letter and red shows a non-connecting letter that causes a break:
When Lam (ل) is followed by Alif (ا), they form a special combined shape لا. This is mandatory in Arabic — you must always write it this way.
You already know this! The Shahadah begins with:
Look at each word below. Count how many connections it has and where the breaks are.