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Madd literally means extension/prolongation. Technically: extending the sound using one of the three Madd letters. Three Madd letters:…

Madd Lazim is the strongest and longest type of Madd — duration: 6 harakaat (obligatory). Called Lazim because the sukoon causing it…

Al-Jawf (the cavity): the empty space inside mouth and throat. The three Madd letters originate here: Alif (ا after fathah), Waw sakinah…

Disconnected letters (Fawatih): Opening letters of some surahs like "الم" and "يس". Read by their letter names: Alif-Lam-Meem, Ya-Sin... …

The Issue: Neither "nastaeen" nor "narham" has a final noon that drops — the verb ends with dhamma or another letter. This card addresses…

Definition of Idhhar: Idhhar: pronouncing the letter clearly from its articulation point without merging, hiding, or conversion. First…

Definition of Sakt: Sakt: a momentary pause of the voice without breathing — shorter than waqf and not considered a full stop. The fou…

Definition of Al-Mutamathhilayn: Two identical letters: sharing the same articulation point and attributes — i.e., the same letter repeat…

Definition of Fari Mad: Fari Mad: any extension beyond the natural mad (two counts) due to hamza or sukoon — there are seven main types. …

The phonetic syllable in Arabic: The phonetic syllable is a pronunciation unit beginning with a consonant followed by a vowel. In tajweed…

Meem Al-Jam' (Plural Meem): The sukoon meem ending nouns/verbs referring to masculine plural — هُمْ، أَنْتُمْ، عَلَيْهِمْ. In Hafs 'an …

Madd Lazim Harfi: The Madd in disconnected letters at surah openings. "Harfi" because it occurs in a letter (not a word). Duration: 6 …

Sakt: A brief interruption of voice (about 2 counts) without breathing, with intent to continue. Difference from Waqf: Sakt has no brea…

Three Ways of Pausing: (1) Plain Sukoon: Silencing the last letter completely. Most common. Applies to all vowels. (2) Rawm: Pronoun…

Verse: "All praise is for Allah, Lord of all worlds" Reflection: Allah opened His Book with "al-hamd" (praise) rather than "shukr" (t…

Verse: "Guide us to the straight path" Reflection: A question many ask: A Muslim is already guided — so why ask for guidance in every…

Verse: "When My servants ask you about Me — I am near. I respond to the call of the caller when he calls Me." (2:186) Reflection: Not…

Verse: "And give good tidings to the patient — those who, when afflicted with a calamity, say: 'Indeed to Allah we belong and to Him we sh…

Verse: "And He is with you wherever you are. And Allah sees what you do." (57:4) Two types of divine accompaniment: General ma'iy…

Verse: "Every soul will taste death, and you will only be given your rewards in full on the Day of Judgment." (3:185) "Tasting": Not …

Verse: "He who created death and life to test you — which of you is best in deed." (67:2) "Created death before life": Death is menti…

Verse: "The believers have certainly succeeded" (23:1) — followed by seven qualities. The seven qualities: Humility in prayer; avoidan…

Verse: "Ha-Mim. By the clear Book. Indeed We sent it down on a blessed night." (44:1-3) "The blessed night": Laylat Al-Qadr — said to …

Verse: "Have you seen the one who takes his desire as his god? Allah led him astray knowingly." (45:23) "Takes his desire as his god": …

Verse: "Allah does not forbid you from those who did not fight you over religion or expel you from your homes — from being righteous and j…

Verse: "O you who believe, why do you say what you do not do? It is most hateful to Allah that you say what you do not do." (61:2-3) "M…

Verse: "O you who believe, let not your wealth and children divert you from the remembrance of Allah." (63:9) "Ulhi" (divert): From la…

Verse: "No calamity befalls except by Allah's permission. Whoever believes in Allah — He guides his heart." (64:11) Combining decree an…

Verse: "The human was created anxious — when evil touches him he is distressed, and when good touches him he is withholding." (70:19-21) …

Verse: "Ask forgiveness of your Lord — He is Ever-Forgiving. He will send the sky upon you in abundant rain and extend you in wealth and c…

Verse: "Say: It has been revealed to me that a group of jinn listened and said: We have heard a wondrous Quran." (72:1) The jinn's amaz…

Verse: "Every soul is pledged for what it has earned." (74:38) "Pledged" (raheena): In Arabic: something held in pawn — every soul is …

Verse: "Woe that day to the deniers." (77:15) — repeated ten times. "Woe" (wayl): Among the strongest warning words in Arabic — a vall…

Verse: "As for one who feared the station of his Lord and restrained the soul from desire — indeed, Paradise will be the refuge." (79:40-4…

Verse: "O reassured soul, return to your Lord pleased and pleasing — enter among My servants, and enter My Paradise." (89:27-30) "Reass…

Verse: "We sent it down on the Night of Decree. And what can make you know what the Night of Decree is? The Night of Decree is better than…

Verse: "Competition in worldly increase diverted you until you visited the graves." (102:1-2) "Until you visited the graves": "Until" …

Verse: "Woe to every scorner and mocker — who collects wealth and counts it." (104:1-2) "Hammaz": One who scorns openly in speech or a…

Verse: "Have you seen the one who denies the religion? That is the one who drives away the orphan and does not encourage feeding the poor.…

Verse: "Say: I seek refuge with the Lord of people, King of people, God of people — from the evil of the whisperer who retreats." (114:1-4…

Verse: "By the racers, panting — and the producers of sparks — and the chargers at dawn." (100:1-3) Vivid image: Horses charging at da…

Verse: "Whoever's scales are heavy — he will be in a pleasing life. Whoever's scales are light — his refuge is the Abyss." (101:6-9) He…

Verse: "Indeed Allah chose Adam, Noah, the family of Ibrahim, and the family of Imran above the worlds." (3:33) Reflection: The electi…

Verse: "Say: O Allah, Possessor of sovereignty — You give sovereignty to whom You will and take it from whom You will." (3:26) Reflecti…

Verse: "Every soul will taste death. And you will only be given your full compensation on Judgment Day." (3:185) "Tuwaffawn" (fully pai…

Verse: "Take the easy way, command good, and ignore the ignorant." (7:199) Three commands governing social dealings: (1) "Take the eas…

Verse: "And to Allah belongs all that is in the heavens and earth — Allah is ever, of all things, Encompassing." (4:126) Reflection: "…

Verse: "And cooperate in righteousness and piety, and do not cooperate in sin and aggression." (5:2) The Islamic cooperation principle:…

Verse: "When the angels said: O Maryam, indeed Allah has chosen you, purified you, and chosen you above the women of the worlds." (3:42) …

Verse: "We have diversified in this Quran all kinds of examples for people — but man has been the most argumentative of things." (18:54) …

Verse: "The weight that day is truth — so those whose scales are heavy, they are the successful." (7:8) "The true weight": Not a human…

Verse: "Call to your Lord's way with wisdom, good instruction, and argue with them in the best manner." (16:125) Three graduated tools:…

Verse: "O you who believe, seek help through patience and prayer — indeed Allah is with the patient." (2:153) "Seek help": The verse f…

Verse: "Not by your wishes nor the wishes of the People of the Book — whoever does evil will be recompensed for it." (4:123) Context: …

Verse: "Wherever you may be, death will overtake you — even if you are in fortified towers." (4:78) "Fortified towers": The highest pr…

Verse: "Today I have perfected your religion and completed My blessing upon you and have approved Islam as your religion." (5:3) Day of…

Verse: "And We made you nations and tribes so that you may know one another — indeed the most honored of you before Allah is the most righ…

Verse: "Is one who believes like one who acts immorally? They are not equal." (32:18) Statement of the difference: The Quran establish…

Verse: "Have you seen the one who denies the religion? That is the one who drives away the orphan and does not encourage feeding the poor.…

Verse: "Do they not look at the camels — how they were created? And the sky — how it was raised?" (88:17-18) Why camels? The Quran cho…

Verse: "Indeed the righteous are in bliss and the wicked are in hellfire." (82:13-14) The sharp contrast: Two sentences contain every …

Verse: "And I did not create jinn and humans except to worship Me." (51:56) "To worship Me": Ibn Abbas: "to know Me" — worship here en…

Verse: "The example of those who spend their wealth seeking Allah's pleasure — like a garden on high ground." (2:265) Two contrasting i…

Verse: "And give glad tidings to the patient — who when calamity strikes them say: Indeed to Allah we belong and to Him we return." (2:155…

Verse: "You are the best nation produced for mankind — you command good and forbid evil and believe in Allah." (3:110) "Best" is condit…

Verse: "He forms you in the wombs however He wills." (3:6) "Al-Musawwir" (the Shaper): One of Allah's names — who gives every creature…

Verse: "And this worldly life is nothing but the enjoyment of delusion." (3:185) "Al-ghurur" (delusion): What deceives and misguides —…

Verse: "Indeed Allah commands justice, excellence, and giving to relatives — and forbids indecency, wrongdoing, and transgression." (16:90…

Verse: "Moses said: Our Lord, You have given Pharaoh and his chiefs adornment and wealth in this worldly life." (10:88) — Moses complains …

Verse: "Only those fear Allah who have knowledge." (35:28) — "Only" (innama) is restrictive. Fronting "Allah" creates exclusivity: the fea…

Verse: "Whatever you have been given is the enjoyment of this worldly life and its adornment. What is with Allah is better and more enduri…

Verse: "Say: My Lord, let me enter with truthful entry and exit with truthful exit." (17:80) — Truthfulness in entry and exit: not only tr…

Verse: "When My servants ask about Me — I am near." (2:186) — Notice: not "say I am near" but Allah speaks directly: "I am near" — no inte…

Verse: "Did you think We created you without purpose and that you would not return to Us?" (23:115) — "Without purpose" — no wisdom or goa…

Verse: "O people, fear your Lord who created you from one soul." (4:1) — The surah of human rights opens with the principle of common orig…

Verse: "Live with them honorably — if you dislike them, perhaps you dislike something in which Allah has placed great good." (4:19) — "Hon…

Verse: "Today I have perfected your religion, completed My blessing upon you, and approved Islam as your religion." (5:3) — Revealed on th…

Verse: "Do not let hatred of a people cause you not to be just. Be just — it is nearer to taqwa." (5:8) — "Shana'an" = intense hatred. The…

Verse: "You will find the nearest in affection to the believers those who say: We are Christians." (5:82) — This verse does not issue an a…

Verse: "With Him are the keys of the unseen — none knows them except Him." (6:59) — The absolute unseen is restricted to Allah alone. The …

Verse: "Take the easy way, command what is right, and ignore the ignorant." (7:199) — Three commands encompassing all ethics of human inte…

Verse: "Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth — His light is like a niche in which is a lamp." (24:35) — Ibn Abbas said: "Allah …

Verse: "O believers, do not follow the footsteps of Satan — whoever follows his footsteps, he commands to indecency and wrong." (24:21) — …

Verse: "If he is among the foremost — then rest, fragrance, and a garden of delight." (56:88-89) — Three categories in Al-Waqiah: the fore…

Verse: "Say: O My servants who have exceeded against themselves — do not despair of Allah's mercy. Allah forgives all sins — He is the For…

Verse: "Whatever calamity befalls you is for what your hands earned — and He pardons much." (42:30) — A Quranic explanation of calamity's …

Verse: "Have you seen one who took their desire as their god and Allah misled them in full knowledge?" (45:23) — "Their desire as their go…

Verse: "If you turn away, He will replace you with another people — then they will not be like you." (47:38) — A warning to Muhammad's ﷺ n…

Verse: "O believers, why do you say what you do not do? Great is the hatred in Allah's sight that you say what you do not do." (61:2-3) — …

Verse: "Who created death and life to test which of you is best in deed." (67:2) — "Created death" — death is a creation, not nothingness …

Verse: "Who is this that would provide for you if He withheld His provision?" (67:21) — "Amman" = "or who?" — a challenge by interrogative…

Verse: "Thamud were destroyed by the thunderclap and Aad by a raging howling wind." (69:5-6) — Al-Haqqah opens with: "What is Al-Haqqah?" …

Verse: "Man was created anxious — when evil touches him, he is despairing, and when good touches him, he is withholding." (70:19-21) — "Ha…

Verse: "I said: Ask forgiveness of your Lord — He is Forgiving. He will send rain upon you in abundance." (71:10-11) — Nuh ﷺ explains the …

Verse: "With hardship comes ease — with hardship comes ease." (94:5-6) — "Hardship" is definite (al-usr) — one specific hardship. "Ease" i…

Verse: "Whoever does an atom's weight of good will see it — and whoever does an atom's weight of evil will see it." (99:7-8) — "Atom's wei…

Verse: "Woe to every backbiter, scorner — who gathers wealth and counts it." (104:1-2) — "Humazah luzamah" — one whose constant habit is b…

Verse: "Indeed the Day of Decision is an appointed time — the day the Horn is blown and you come in crowds." (78:17-18) — "Miqat" = a set …

Verse: "O reassured soul, return to your Lord pleased and pleasing — enter among My servants and enter My Paradise." (89:27-30) — The most…

Verse: "O you who believe, protect yourselves and your families from a Fire whose fuel is people and stones" Reflection: The verse ad…