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Noon Sakinah & Tanween
When a noon with sukoon or tanween meets certain letters, its sound changes — clear (Idhhar), merging (Idghām), converting (Iqlāb), or hiding (Ikhfā').
مِنْ رَبِّهِمْ
The noon merges into the ra.
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Tajweed is the science of pronouncing every letter from its correct point of articulation with its proper attributes. Here are the rules that appear most often when starting.
When a noon with sukoon or tanween meets certain letters, its sound changes — clear (Idhhar), merging (Idghām), converting (Iqlāb), or hiding (Ikhfā').
مِنْ رَبِّهِمْ
The noon merges into the ra.
When a meem with sukoon meets ب, م, or another letter, three rules apply: Ikhfā' Shafawi, Idghām Shafawi, and Idhhar Shafawi.
هُمْ بِ
The meem 'hides' before the ba.
Five letters bounce when they carry sukoon: ق ط ب ج د. A small vibration is heard.
أَحَدٌ
The final 'd' bounces.
Beyond natural madd, other rules extend the sound to 4 or 6 counts, especially before hamza or shadda.
جَاءَ
The alif is stretched — Madd Muttasil.
Symbols in the Mus-haf tell you when it is required, preferred, allowed, or forbidden to stop breathing. Learn ﻣـ (required stop), ﻻ (do not stop), ج (permissible stop).
ۖ ۚ ۗ
Common Qur'anic stop marks.