Intermediate
Intermediate
Surah: Yusuf (32)
Stopping on Final Noon — Noon Drop in "Nastaeen" and "Narham"
وَلَئِن لَّمۡ يَفۡعَلۡ مَآ ءَامُرُهُۥ لَيُسۡجَنَنَّ وَلَيَكُونٗا مِّنَ ٱلصَّٰغِرِينَ
— يوسف الآية 32
The Issue:
Neither "nastaeen" nor "narham" has a final noon that drops — the verb ends with dhamma or another letter. This card addresses a different issue: stopping on words ending in noon like "yakoonan," "la-yakoonan" — and how noon is pronounced when stopping.
Stopping on Final Noon:
Words ending in noon like "la-yakoonannn" (emphatic with doubled noon): when stopping, the light emphatic noon is dropped and the last one is saakin, or the single noon is given sukoon when there is only one.
Practical Example — Heavy Emphatic Noon:
"Wa la-yakoonannn" (Yusuf: 32) — when stopping: "wa la-yakoonaN" with sukoon on the final noon and dropping the shaddah — or retaining the noon with sukoon per accepted stopping methods.
Final Noon in Feminine Plural Verbs:
Like "yafalna" — when stopping, final noon is given sukoon: "yafalN."
Practical benefit:
Knowing how to stop on the final noon in its various contexts organizes recitation and prevents incorrect stops that change meaning.
Neither "nastaeen" nor "narham" has a final noon that drops — the verb ends with dhamma or another letter. This card addresses a different issue: stopping on words ending in noon like "yakoonan," "la-yakoonan" — and how noon is pronounced when stopping.
Stopping on Final Noon:
Words ending in noon like "la-yakoonannn" (emphatic with doubled noon): when stopping, the light emphatic noon is dropped and the last one is saakin, or the single noon is given sukoon when there is only one.
Practical Example — Heavy Emphatic Noon:
"Wa la-yakoonannn" (Yusuf: 32) — when stopping: "wa la-yakoonaN" with sukoon on the final noon and dropping the shaddah — or retaining the noon with sukoon per accepted stopping methods.
Final Noon in Feminine Plural Verbs:
Like "yafalna" — when stopping, final noon is given sukoon: "yafalN."
Practical benefit:
Knowing how to stop on the final noon in its various contexts organizes recitation and prevents incorrect stops that change meaning.
Source: Al-Nashr by Ibn Al-Jazari (1/220); Hidayat Al-Qari by Al-Mursifi; Al-Tamheed by Ibn Al-Jazari
Test Yourself
How is "la-yusjanannn" (Yusuf: 32) stopped upon in a forced stop?
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