A
noon saakin (
) and tanween are considered the same because the sound of a tanween sounds just like a noon saakin. Because of this similarity, the two take the same rules
The rule of idghaam will be applied on a
provided it is the last letter of the word.
If it appears in the middle of a word, then there will be no idghaam
There are only 4 such words in the entire Qur'an to which this rule
applies
followed by any of the 15 remaining letters of the alphabet
These are
ghunnah is pronounced, 2 counts
(this ghunnah is slight, not too deep, unlike the idghaam and
or)
Method for pronouncing Ikhfaa
When an ikhfaa occurs, the makhraj of the
or tanween is ignored and instead it is pronounced at or near the makhraj of the letter of ikhfaa. Therefore, the reader should make his tongue distant from the makhraj of the
and close to the makhraj of the letter of ikhfaa during ghunnah,
ready to pronounce the letter of Ikhfaa.
) and tanween are considered the same because the sound of a tanween sounds just like a noon saakin. Because of this similarity, the two take the same rules
and
sound is left)
which is vowelled
or
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