Intermediate
Noon Saakinah Rules
Idgham Condition (Two Words) & Absolute Izhar — The Four Cases
Rule: Idgham (with or without ghunnah) only occurs when the noon sakinah is at the end of one word and the merging letter starts the next word.
If they meet within one word → obligatory Izhar (Absolute Izhar).
Reason: If merged, the word would be confused with a doubled root.
Four Qur'anic occurrences:
If they meet within one word → obligatory Izhar (Absolute Izhar).
Reason: If merged, the word would be confused with a doubled root.
Four Qur'anic occurrences:
- الدُّنْيَا (115 times) — noon + ya in one word
- بُنْيَانٌ (Saff 4, Tawbah 109-110) — noon + ya
- صِنْوَانٌ (Ra'd 4) — noon + waw
- قِنْوَانٌ (An'am 99) — noon + waw
Source: Tuhfat Al-Atfal verse 23 | Matn Al-Jazariyyah | Hidayat Al-Qari (p. 199)
Test Yourself
Why is the noon in "الدُّنْيَا" pronounced clearly even though Ya is among Idgham-with-Ghunnah letters? What are the four cases?
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