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Madd
Madd — Definition & Levels
Madd literally means extension/prolongation.
Technically: extending the sound using one of the three Madd letters.
Three Madd letters:
Technically: extending the sound using one of the three Madd letters.
Three Madd letters:
- Alif sakinah preceded by a fathah (ا)
- Waw sakinah preceded by a dammah (وْ)
- Ya sakinah preceded by a kasrah (يْ)
- 2 harakaat — Natural Madd (Tabi'i)
- 4 harakaat — Muttasil and Munfasil
- 6 harakaat — Lazim Madd
Source: Matn Al-Jazariyyah by Ibn Al-Jazari (d. 833H)
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