Tajweed Rules
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Tajweed rules govern how each Quranic letter is pronounced, its characteristics, and its point of articulation, ensuring the Quran is recited as it was revealed. This section's cards cover Nun Sakinah and Tanween rulings, elongation (madd), qalqalah, articulation points, and more — based on the Hafs 'an 'Asim narration, each rule illustrated with a real Quranic example.
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Noon Saakinah Rules
Meem Saakinah Rules
Madd
Characteristics
Qalqalah
Waqf & Ibtida
Articulation Points
Raa Rules
Assimilation
Ghunnah
General
Special Topics
Idgham
Meem Saakinah Rules
Tafkheem & Tarqeeq
Raa Rules
Laam Rules
Hamzah Rules
Recitation Modes
Similar Verses
Letter Attributes
Ghunnah
Articulation Points
Tafkheem & Tarqeeq
Advanced
Basic
Intermediate
Letter Attributes
Tarteel
Introduction
Laam Rules
Metonymy
Hafs Exceptions
Types of Idgham
Raa Rules
Uthmani Script
Nun Sakinah & Tanween — Overview
Nun Sakinah is the letter noon (ن) with sukoon, present in both speech and writing, in pausing and continuing.
Tanween is an…
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Izhar Halqi — Definition & Letters
Izhar literally means clarity and clearness.
Technically: pronouncing each letter from its articulation point without any ghunn…
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Idgham with Ghunnah — Definition & Letters
Idgham literally means merging one thing into another.
Technically: a sukoon letter merges into a moving letter, becoming one d…
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Idgham without Ghunnah — Lam & Ra
Idgham without Ghunnah occurs before only two letters: Lam (ل) and Ra (ر)
When Nun Sakinah or Tanween meets these letters, t…
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Iqlab — Noon Transforms into Meem
Iqlab literally means to convert/flip something.
Technically: converting Nun Sakinah or Tanween into a hidden meem with ghunnah…
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Comparing the Four Rulings — Quick Reference
Comparison table of Nun Sakinah rulings:
| Ruling | Letters | Ghunnah | Shaddah |
|--------|---------|---------|---------|
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Meem Sakinah Rulings — Overview
Meem Sakinah is the letter Meem (م) with sukoon, whether in one word or two.
Meem Sakinah has three rulings :
Ikhfa Sha…
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Madd — Definition & Levels
Madd literally means extension/prolongation.
Technically: extending the sound using one of the three Madd letters.
Three Mad…
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Tabi'i Madd (Natural) — 2 Counts
Tabi'i Madd is the basic Madd that the letter's nature cannot exist without.
Duration: 2 harakaat (approximately one alif). …
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Qalqalah — Definition, Letters & Types
Qalqalah literally means agitation/movement.
Technically: vibration of the sound when pronouncing the letter with sukoon, creat…
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Makhaarij — Definition & Method
Makhraj (plural: Makhaarij) means the point of exit — where the letter originates anatomically.
Purpose: Knowing the makhraj…
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Al-Jawf — The Madd Letters' Origin
Al-Jawf (the cavity): the empty space inside mouth and throat.
The three Madd letters originate here: Alif (ا after fathah), W…
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Al-Halq — Three Levels, Six Letters
Al-Halq (throat) has three levels:
1. Deepest: Hamza (ء) and Ha (ه)
2. Middle: Ain (ع) and Haa (ح)
3. Nearest: Ghain (غ) and …
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Lips & Nasal — Remaining Makhaarij
Lips (2 makhaarij, 4 letters):
• Fa (ف): inner lower lip + upper incisors
• Ba (ب): both lips pressed together
• Meem (م): li…
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Mushaf Waqf Signs — Complete Guide
Complete guide to Waqf signs in the King Fahd Mushaf:
م = Must stop | لا = Must continue | ج = Either OK | ز = Stop OK, continue …
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Reading Paces — Tahqeeq, Tadweer, Hadr
Three accepted reading paces:
1. Tahqeeq (slowest): full rights of each letter — for teaching
2. Tadweer (moderate): balance…
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Minor Assimilation (Al-Idgham Al-Sagheer) — Its Domain in Hafs
Definition:
Minor Assimilation (Idgham Sagheer): merging a sukoon (non-voweled) letter into the following voweled letter in the…
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Labial Concealment (Ikhfa Shafawi) — Meem Saakinah Before Ba
Definition:
Labial Concealment (Ikhfa Shafawi): concealing the Meem Saakinah before the letter Ba, while maintaining the nasal …
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Thinning and Emphasis in the Word "Allah" — Condition for Thinning
Definition:
The word "Allah" has two forms: emphasis (Tafkhim/Takhleez) or thinning (Tarqeeq), determined by the vowel that pre…
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Solar Lam and Lunar Lam (Al-Shamsiyya & Al-Qamariyya) — Difference and Examples
Definition:
Solar Lam (Shamsiyya): the Lam of "Al" (the definite article) that assimilates into the following letter and is not…
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Qalqala (Echoing Resonance) — Definition and Degrees (Major and Minor)
Definition:
Qalqala literally means vibration or agitation. Technically, it is the vibration of the articulation point when pro…
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Al-Jawf (Empty Space) Articulation Point — The Madd Alif and Its Origin
Definition:
Al-Jawf (the cavity) is the internal empty space of the mouth and throat combined. It is not a specific point but a…
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The Larynx/Throat Articulation Points — The Six Pharyngeal Letters
Definition:
The throat (halq) is the passage extending between the larynx and the mouth. It has three subdivisions, each produc…
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Pronouncing the Shaddah — How to Articulate Gemination Clearly
Definition of Shaddah:
The shaddah sign indicates doubling of a letter: merging two identical letters, the first with sukoon an…
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Ghunna of Shadda Meem and Noon — Its Degree and Duration
Definition of Ghunna:
Ghunna: a nasal sound coming from the nasal cavity — not the mouth — that accompanies noon and meem in sp…
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Stopping and Starting with "Al" — Solar and Lunar Letters
Definition of "Al":
"Al" is the definite article in Arabic and the Quran. It consists of a connecting alif + laam.
Solar Let…
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Al-Infitah — Opposite of Itbaq, Letters and Examples
Definition of Infitah:
Infitah: the space between the tongue and the upper palate remains open when pronouncing the letter — th…
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Al-Istifal — Opposite of Istila, Letters of Descent and Examples
Definition of Istifal:
Istifal: the lowering of the tongue to the floor of the mouth when pronouncing the letter — the opposite…
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Introduction to Tajweed — Definition, Ruling & Virtue
Definition:
Linguistically: Beautification and mastery.
Technically: A science that teaches giving each letter its rights …
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Lahn Jali & Lahn Khafi — Major and Subtle Recitation Errors
Lahn linguistically means deviation from correctness. Technically: error in reciting Qur'anic words.
1. Lahn Jali (Obvious Er…
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Tafkhim & Tarqeeq — Categories and the Five Levels
Tafkhim (heaviness): a fullness entering the letter's sound, filling the mouth.
Tarqeeq (lightness): a thinness so the mouth …
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Shamsi & Qamari Lam — Complete Letters and Examples
The definite article "Al" (ال): A sukoon lam added to nouns. The following 28 letters split equally:
Shamsi Lam (Solar Lam) —…
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Lam of Lafdh Al-Jalalah — Heavy and Light by Examples
Lafdh Al-Jalalah: The name "Allah". Its Lam has two states:
(1) Heavy (Tafkhim): When preceded by Fathah or Dammah.
After F…
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Lam of Verb, Noun, Particle and Command
After Lam at-Ta'reef and Lam Al-Jalalah, other lams are categorized by word type:
(1) Lam of Verb: Sakinah lam in verbs. Gen…
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Izhar Halqi — Complete Examples for the Six Letters
Izhar Halqi: Pronouncing nun sakinah or tanween clearly without ghunnah when followed by one of the six throat letters.
The s…
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Iqlab — Rule, Sign, and Complete Examples
Iqlab: Converting Nun Sakinah or Tanween into a hidden Meem with ghunnah, before the letter Ba (ب).
Only letter: Ba (ب) — ma…
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