Intermediate
Intermediate
Surah: Al-Hajj (18)
Stopping on Pronoun Haa — When is it Connected and When Saakin?
إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَفۡعَلُ مَا يَشَآءُۚ
— الحج الآية 18
Definition of Pronoun Haa:
The pronoun haa refers to the third-person masculine singular (he) in words like "minhu," "bihi," and "alayhi."
Rule when connecting:
When the pronoun haa falls between two voweled letters, it must be connected (Silah): with waaw if dhammaed, or yaa if kasraed — this is Madd Al-Silah. Example: "Innahu Aleemun" (connecting: the haa is extended by two counts before a hamza).
Rule when stopping:
When stopping on the pronoun haa, it is always given sukoon regardless of its connecting vowel. It is read as "minh," "bih," "alayh" with full sukoon.
Exceptions in Uthmani script:
Some pronoun haas are written with a following waaw, like "feehi muhaanan" (Al-Furqan: 69) — here the haa is kasraed and the waaw is a scribal addition to indicate the connecting yaa.
Applied example:
"Wa man yuhini-llahu fa-ma lahu min mukrimin" (Al-Hajj: 18) — "lahu" when connecting: haa between fathaed lam and kasraed "min" — no silah since what follows is sukoon (merged meem). When stopping: "lah" with sukoon.
The pronoun haa refers to the third-person masculine singular (he) in words like "minhu," "bihi," and "alayhi."
Rule when connecting:
When the pronoun haa falls between two voweled letters, it must be connected (Silah): with waaw if dhammaed, or yaa if kasraed — this is Madd Al-Silah. Example: "Innahu Aleemun" (connecting: the haa is extended by two counts before a hamza).
Rule when stopping:
When stopping on the pronoun haa, it is always given sukoon regardless of its connecting vowel. It is read as "minh," "bih," "alayh" with full sukoon.
Exceptions in Uthmani script:
Some pronoun haas are written with a following waaw, like "feehi muhaanan" (Al-Furqan: 69) — here the haa is kasraed and the waaw is a scribal addition to indicate the connecting yaa.
Applied example:
"Wa man yuhini-llahu fa-ma lahu min mukrimin" (Al-Hajj: 18) — "lahu" when connecting: haa between fathaed lam and kasraed "min" — no silah since what follows is sukoon (merged meem). When stopping: "lah" with sukoon.
Source: Al-Nashr by Ibn Al-Jazari (1/289); Hidayat Al-Qari by Al-Mursifi; Al-Tamheed by Ibn Al-Jazari
Test Yourself
What is the rule for the pronoun haa when stopping on it? Does it differ based on its connecting vowel?
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