Requirement :
Natural madd letter
Followed by sukoon or shaddah
Effect :
Shaddah is included as it represents
a doubled letter: the 1st letter is saakin; and the 2nd is mutaharrik
Elongate 6 counts
Laazim means ‘obligatory’, so it must be elongated for 6 counts
Madd Laazim is of two types : Kalimee (word) and
Harfee (letter)
The obligatory (laazim) madd that is present in a word (kalimee)
Requirement :
Natural madd letter
Followed by sukoon or shaddah
In a word
Heavy : When a SHADDAH ( ) follows the madd letter in a word
Examples
(Surah:Verse)
Extract from Verse
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(1:7)
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(80:33)
Light : when a SUKOON ( ) follows the madd letter in a word
Example
(Surah:Verse)
Extract from Verse
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(10:51)
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Kalimee
The obligatory (laazim) madd that is present in a letter (harfee)
This occurs in some of the letters that are present at the beginning of certain surahs
These surahs begin with some independent letters from the Arabic alphabet, which are attached to each other like ordinary words. The individual letters have to be pronounced by reading out their respective names.
E.g.
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The length of each letters’ prolongation will be determined by the Madd rule inherent within the spelling of it
The difference of the length of its prolongation is determined by the number of letters that are used to spell the name of that particular letter
So these madd can contain either three , two or one letter
The three lettered Madd laazim harfee
Requirement :
These letters are the ones that are spelt with 3 letters and their middle letters are either madd or leen letters
Effect :
Elongate 6 counts
These letters are:
Madd Letter
Spelling (Madd/Leen)
Surah No.
Madd Letter
Spelling (Madd/Leen)
Surah No.
(68:1)
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(26:1)
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(50_1)
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(2:1)
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(38:1)
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(19:1)
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(19:1)
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(26:1)
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Further Notes :
The letter that has a dipthong (leen) is the spelling of the word ( )
This occurs in the 2 surahs
Surah Maryam (19)
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Surah Ash-shura (42)
According to the Shaatibiyyah way it is lengthened 4 or 6 counts
Imam Shatabi said ‘the has 2 possible pronunciations and the longer is preferred’ – 6 counts
However, according to the way of Tayyaba, it would be only 2 counts
Heavy : when there is a letter of Idghaam after one of the 3 lettered words
EXAMPLE 1
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(Surah 2)
Pronounce Ghunnah
In this example, we can see :
The letter laam ( ) is a 3 lettered word
The spelling of it is
The last letter is a meem which carries a sukoon
on the last letter
The following 3 lettered word is the letter meem spelt
So we now have followed by (with a vowel), hence the need to do idghaam (2 counts ghunnah)
EXAMPLE 2
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(Surah 26)
Pronounce Gunnah
In this example, we can see :
The letter seen is a 3 lettered word
The spelling of it is
The last letter is a nuun which carries a sukoon
The following 3 lettered word is the letter meem spelt
So we now have a followed by (with a vowel), hence the need to
idghaam (2 counts ghunnah)
Light : when there is NO letter of idghaam after one of the 3 lettered words, but the letter is still elongated for 6 counts
The two lettered Madd laazim harfee
The letters that are spelt with 2 letters (occur in the opening verses of some surahs) produce the natural prolongation of 2 counts
These letters are:
One lettered
Madd Laazim Harfee
One letter that doesn’t take a madd at all is the alif, and this is due to there being no madd letters in the spelling of it
(Surah 2)
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Harfee
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