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Izhar Shafawi: The 26 Letters, the Rule, and Clear Quran Examples
Read more: Izhar Shafawi: The 26 Letters, the Rule, and Clear Quran ExamplesIzhar Shafawi means reading a silent Meem (مْ) clearly, with the lips closed gently and no hum in the nose, when the…

Idgham Shafawi: The One-Letter Rule of Meem Sakinah, With Quran Examples
Read more: Idgham Shafawi: The One-Letter Rule of Meem Sakinah, With Quran ExamplesMost learners read أَطْعَمَهُم مِّن جُوعٍ as hum-min — two separate meems, a small stumble that nobody corrects. It should be one…

Ikhfa Shafawi: The Rule of Meem Sakinah Before Ba, With Quran Examples
Read more: Ikhfa Shafawi: The Rule of Meem Sakinah Before Ba, With Quran ExamplesEvery other time you meet a meem, you close your lips. Here you do not — not completely. In تَرْمِيهِم بِحِجَارَةٍ the…

Ikhfa Letters: All 15 Letters of Ikhfa in Tajweed
Read more: Ikhfa Letters: All 15 Letters of Ikhfa in TajweedThe Ikhfa letters are the fifteen Arabic letters that remain after the six Izhar letters, the six Idgham letters and the single…

Iqlab in Tajweed: The One Letter That Changes Noon to MeemIqlab
Read more: Iqlab in Tajweed: The One Letter That Changes Noon to MeemIqlabIqlab is the third rule of Noon Sakinah and Tanween. When a silent Noon (نْ) or Tanween is followed by the letter…

Idgham Letters: Rules, Types & Quran Examples
Read more: Idgham Letters: Rules, Types & Quran ExamplesThe Idgham letters are six: ي ، ر ، م ، ل ، و ، ن — gathered in the word Yarmaloon…