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
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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Madd Wajib Muttasil — 4 to 5 Counts
Madd Wajib Muttasil occurs when Hamza comes after a Madd letter in the same word .
Duration: 4 or 5 harakaat (reciter choos…
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Madd Arid lil-Sukoon — At Pausing
Madd Arid lil-Sukoon occurs when pausing on a word ending with a Madd or Leen letter before a letter that was originally moving …
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Madd Lazim — Strongest & Longest Madd
Madd Lazim is the strongest and longest type of Madd — duration: 6 harakaat (obligatory).
Called Lazim because the sukoon …
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Obligatory Heavy Word Extension (Al-Madd Al-Laazim Al-Kalimi Al-Muthaqal) — Definition and Examples
Definition:
Al-Madd Al-Laazim Al-Kalimi Al-Muthaqal is when a madd or leen letter is followed by a doubled (shaddah) letter wit…
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Obligatory Light Word Extension (Al-Madd Al-Laazim Al-Kalimi Al-Mukhaffaf) — Definition and Examples
Definition:
Al-Madd Al-Laazim Al-Kalimi Al-Mukhaffaf is when a madd letter is followed by a genuinely sukoon letter (no shaddah…
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Madd Al-Leen — Sukoon Waaw and Yaa Followed by Hamza
Definition:
Madd Al-Leen is the extension of the two leen letters (sukoon waaw and sukoon yaa, each preceded by a fatha) when f…
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Incidental Sukoon Extension (Al-Madd Al-Aarid Lil-Sukoon) — Definition and Options
Definition:
Al-Madd Al-Aarid Lil-Sukoon is when a madd letter is followed by a letter that is originally voweled but becomes si…
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Fari Mad — All Types Summarized in a Table
Definition of Fari Mad:
Fari Mad: any extension beyond the natural mad (two counts) due to hamza or sukoon — there are seven ma…
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Madd Al-Badal & Madd Al-Iwad — Definition and Complete Examples
(1) Madd Al-Badal (Substitute Madd):
Hamza precedes a Madd letter in one word. Originally two hamzas — second silenced and repl…
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Madd Al-Sillah Sughra & Kubra — Pronoun Ha' with Madd
Madd Al-Sillah: Extension of the pronoun Ha (هـ) when between two moving letters.
Rule:
Dammah Ha → extends to small waw (ۥ…
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Madd Al-Tamkeen & Madd Al-Leen — Definition and Examples
(1) Madd Al-Tamkeen: Clarifying a doubled or adjacent Madd-letter so it isn't shortened in speech.
Forms:
- Doubled kasrah ya …
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Madd Al-Munfasil — Rules and Comprehensive Examples
Madd Al-Munfasil (Separated): Madd letter at end of one word, hamza at beginning of next word.
Why "separated": The Madd lett…
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Madd Lazim Kalimi — Muthaqqal & Mukhaffaf
Madd Lazim Kalimi: Madd letter meets original sukoon in one word.
"Lazim" because sukoon is constant (in wasl and waqf). "Kalim…
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Madd Lazim Harfi & Madd Al-Farq
Madd Lazim Harfi: The Madd in disconnected letters at surah openings.
"Harfi" because it occurs in a letter (not a word).
Dur…
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