THE SHADDA الشَــدَّة

Shadda ( ّ ) :

 is a sign placed on top of a letter to indicate that the

 letter is doubled. Unlike in English, The letter itself if not written twice, but the sing indicates double usage. As such the sound of the letter is made stronger,  A shadda is used alone or in combination with a short vowel or with a tanween. 

 رَ+ بْ + بَ= رَبَّ

 رَبَّ = lord 

Rabba = r + a+b + b+ a

Use of two (B) is shown in English, but in Arabic written two of the same letters are not written side by side. 

Instead, a shadda sign ( ّ ) is used.

Examples:

That ( inna)  إِنَّ

All (kulla  ) كُلَّ

Then ( themma)ثُمَّ 

                 

Exercise :

Circle the letter that has Shadda :

مُحَــرَّمْ	مُعَلِّمْ	وَزَّعَ	حَطَّمَ
Muharram	Mu-allim	Wazza-a	Hattama
Forbidden	Teacher	To deliver	To smash
مُشَرِّفْ	دَمَّر	مَدَّ	هَذَّبَ
Mucharref	Dammra	Madda	Hadhaba
honorable	To destroy	To extend	To chasten