Basic
Noon Saakinah Rules
Iqlab — Noon Transforms into Meem
Iqlab literally means to convert/flip something.
Technically: converting Nun Sakinah or Tanween into a hidden meem with ghunnah before the letter Ba (ب).
Iqlab letter: Ba only (ب)
How to perform it:
Technically: converting Nun Sakinah or Tanween into a hidden meem with ghunnah before the letter Ba (ب).
Iqlab letter: Ba only (ب)
How to perform it:
- Convert noon into meem
- Partially hide the meem (lips together with slight opening)
- With ghunnah lasting 2 counts
- "مِن بَعْدِ" → noon converts to meem with ghunnah
- "سَمِيعٌ بَصِيرٌ" → tanween converts to meem
Source: Matn Al-Jazariyyah by Ibn Al-Jazari (d. 833H)
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