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Surah Ad-Duhaa: Tajweed Rules, Verse by Verse

الضحى

19 tajweed rule occurrences marked across 11 verses, each with its reason and the word’s audio

Ad-Duhaa (الضحى) has 19 tajweed rule occurrences across its 11 verses, according to the text of the Madani Mushaf (Hafs reading). The most frequent: Hamzat al-Wasl (5), Ghunnah (3) and Ikhfa (3). The list below gives, verse by verse, each word, its letters, the rule, its reason and the word’s audio in its verse.

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وَٱلضُّحَىٰ ﴿١﴾ وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا سَجَىٰ ﴿٢﴾ مَا وَدَّعَكَ رَبُّكَ وَمَا قَلَىٰ ﴿٣﴾ وَلَلْـَٔاخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ لَّكَ مِنَ ٱلْأُولَىٰ ﴿٤﴾ وَلَسَوْفَ يُعْطِيكَ رَبُّكَ فَتَرْضَىٰٓ ﴿٥﴾ أَلَمْ يَجِدْكَ يَتِيمًا فَـَٔاوَىٰ ﴿٦﴾ وَوَجَدَكَ ضَآلًّا فَهَدَىٰ ﴿٧﴾ وَوَجَدَكَ عَآئِلًا فَأَغْنَىٰ ﴿٨﴾ فَأَمَّا ٱلْيَتِيمَ فَلَا تَقْهَرْ ﴿٩﴾ وَأَمَّا ٱلسَّآئِلَ فَلَا تَنْهَرْ ﴿١٠﴾

وَأَمَّا بِنِعْمَةِ رَبِّكَ فَحَدِّثْ ﴿١١﴾

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Surah Ad-Duhaa, verse by verse

For each of the 11 verses of Surah Ad-Duhaa: every word that carries a rule, its letters, the rule and its reason. Tap ▶ to hear the word in its verse of Surah Ad-Duhaa, recited by al-Husary.

Verses 1 to 10

18 rules

Verse 1 2 rules

  1. وَٱلضُّحَىٰ

    • ٱHamzat al-WaslAt the start of a word, on the alif topped with a small sign (ٱ), as in “al”.
    • لLam ShamsiyyahWhen “al” is followed by one of these letters: ت ث د ذ ر ز س ش ص ض ط ظ ل ن.

Verse 2 1 rule

  1. وَٱلَّيْلِ

    • ٱHamzat al-WaslAt the start of a word, on the alif topped with a small sign (ٱ), as in “al”.

Verse 3 0 rule

No rule marked in this verse.

Verse 4 2 rules

  1. خَيْرٌ لَّكَ

    • رٌ لَّIdgham without GhunnahBetween two words: a nūn with no vowel or a tanwīn (final “n”), then lām or rā.

  2. ٱلْأُولَىٰ

    • ٱHamzat al-WaslAt the start of a word, on the alif topped with a small sign (ٱ), as in “al”.

Verse 5 0 rule

No rule marked in this verse.

Verse 6 2 rules

  1. يَجِدْكَ

    • دْQalqalahWhen qāf, ṭā, bā, jīm or dāl (ق ط ب ج د) has no vowel, or when you stop on it at the end of a word.

  2. يَتِيمًا فَـَٔاوَىٰ

    • مًا فَIkhfaA nūn with no vowel, or a tanwīn (final “n”), before: ت ث ج د ذ ز س ش ص ض ط ظ ف ق ك.

Verse 7 2 rules

  1. ضَآلًّا فَهَدَىٰ

    • آMadd LazimBefore a doubled or always-vowelless letter, and in some opening letters of surahs.
    • لًّا فَIkhfaA nūn with no vowel, or a tanwīn (final “n”), before: ت ث ج د ذ ز س ش ص ض ط ظ ف ق ك.

Verse 8 2 rules

  1. عَآئِلًا فَأَغْنَىٰ

    • آMadd MuttasilWhen the long vowel and the hamzah are in the same word.
    • لًا فَIkhfaA nūn with no vowel, or a tanwīn (final “n”), before: ت ث ج د ذ ز س ش ص ض ط ظ ف ق ك.

Verse 9 3 rules

  1. فَأَمَّا

    • مَّGhunnahWhen a nūn or a mīm carries the shaddah, the small sign that doubles a letter.

  2. ٱلْيَتِيمَ

    • ٱHamzat al-WaslAt the start of a word, on the alif topped with a small sign (ٱ), as in “al”.

  3. تَقْهَرْ

    • قْQalqalahWhen qāf, ṭā, bā, jīm or dāl (ق ط ب ج د) has no vowel, or when you stop on it at the end of a word.

Verse 10 4 rules

  1. وَأَمَّا

    • مَّGhunnahWhen a nūn or a mīm carries the shaddah, the small sign that doubles a letter.

  2. ٱلسَّآئِلَ

    • ٱHamzat al-WaslAt the start of a word, on the alif topped with a small sign (ٱ), as in “al”.
    • لLam ShamsiyyahWhen “al” is followed by one of these letters: ت ث د ذ ر ز س ش ص ض ط ظ ل ن.
    • آMadd MuttasilWhen the long vowel and the hamzah are in the same word.

Verse 11

1 rule

Verse 11 1 rule

  1. وَأَمَّا

    • مَّGhunnahWhen a nūn or a mīm carries the shaddah, the small sign that doubles a letter.

The rules of Surah Ad-Duhaa, one by one

Each table gives every occurrence of a rule in Surah Ad-Duhaa: the word and its verse.

Hamzat al-Wasl

5 times in Surah Ad-Duhaa, in 5 of its 11 verses.

All 5 occurrences
Hamzat al-Wasl in Ad-Duhaa: 5 times
WordVerse
وَٱلضُّحَىٰ1
وَٱلَّيْلِ2
ٱلْأُولَىٰ4
ٱلْيَتِيمَ9
ٱلسَّآئِلَ10
The rule: Hamzat al-Wasl

Ghunnah

3 times in Surah Ad-Duhaa, in 3 of its 11 verses.

All 3 occurrences
Ghunnah in Ad-Duhaa: 3 times
WordVerse
فَأَمَّا9
وَأَمَّا10
وَأَمَّا11
The rule: Ghunnah

Ikhfa

3 times in Surah Ad-Duhaa, in 3 of its 11 verses.

All 3 occurrences
Ikhfa in Ad-Duhaa: 3 times
WordVerse
يَتِيمًا فَـَٔاوَىٰ6
ضَآلًّا فَهَدَىٰ7
عَآئِلًا فَأَغْنَىٰ8
The rule: Ikhfa

Qalqalah

2 times in Surah Ad-Duhaa, in 2 of its 11 verses.

All 2 occurrences
Qalqalah in Ad-Duhaa: 2 times
WordVerse
يَجِدْكَ6
تَقْهَرْ9
The rule: Qalqalah

Madd Muttasil

2 times in Surah Ad-Duhaa, in 2 of its 11 verses.

All 2 occurrences
Madd Muttasil in Ad-Duhaa: 2 times
WordVerse
عَآئِلًا فَأَغْنَىٰ8
ٱلسَّآئِلَ10
The rule: Madd Muttasil

Lam Shamsiyyah

2 times in Surah Ad-Duhaa, in 2 of its 11 verses.

All 2 occurrences
Lam Shamsiyyah in Ad-Duhaa: 2 times
WordVerse
وَٱلضُّحَىٰ1
ٱلسَّآئِلَ10
The rule: Lam Shamsiyyah

Idgham without Ghunnah

1 time in Surah Ad-Duhaa, in 1 of its 11 verses.

The occurrence
Idgham without Ghunnah in Ad-Duhaa: 1 times
WordVerse
خَيْرٌ لَّكَ4
The rule: Idgham without Ghunnah

Madd Lazim

1 time in Surah Ad-Duhaa, in 1 of its 11 verses.

The occurrence
Madd Lazim in Ad-Duhaa: 1 times
WordVerse
ضَآلًّا فَهَدَىٰ7
The rule: Madd Lazim

Rules added after checking

This list does not yet include izhar (halqi and shafawi), lam qamariyyah, hamzat al-qat’, the heavy or light raa, or the lam of the name of Allah. It does not mark madd ‘iwad. It marks madd leen only at a stop at the end of a verse, silah with natural madd or madd munfasil, and madd badal only where the Mushaf writes it with a small alif. Natural madd counts only the small signs of the Mushaf (small alif, small waw, small yaa), not the ordinary alif, waw or yaa. The rest will be added after checking.

By verse range

The ranges used in homework, ten verses at a time: each one leads to the list for its verses of Surah Ad-Duhaa.

Your turn: which rule in Ad-Duhaa?

The highlighted letters carry a rule of Surah Ad-Duhaa. Pick it: the answer and its reason show at once.

  1. Ad-Duhaa 93:8

    عَآئِلًا

    ʿā'ilan

  2. Ad-Duhaa 93:9

    ٱلْيَتِيمَ

    l-yatīma

  3. Ad-Duhaa 93:4

    خَيْرٌ لَّكَ

    khayrullaka

  4. Ad-Duhaa 93:2

    إِذَا

    'idhā

  5. Ad-Duhaa 93:10

    وَأَمَّا

    wa'amma

  6. Ad-Duhaa 93:1

    وَٱلضُّحَىٰ

    waḍ-ḍuḥā

Frequently asked questions

How many tajweed rules are in Surah Ad-Duhaa?

19 tajweed rule occurrences across 11 verses, according to the text of the Madani Mushaf (Hafs reading): Hamzat al-Wasl (5), Ghunnah (3), Ikhfa (3), Qalqalah (2), Madd Muttasil (2), Lam Shamsiyyah (2), Idgham without Ghunnah (1) and Madd Lazim (1).

How many noon sakinah and tanween rules are in Surah Ad-Duhaa?

4: Ikhfa (3) and Idgham without Ghunnah (1).

Which types of madd are in Surah Ad-Duhaa?

3: Madd Muttasil (2) and Madd Lazim (1).

How many lam rules are in Surah Ad-Duhaa?

2: Lam Shamsiyyah (2).

How many hamza rules are in Surah Ad-Duhaa?

5: Hamzat al-Wasl (5).

Which verse of Surah Ad-Duhaa has the most rules?

Verse 10, with 4 rule occurrences marked.

How do I know I apply these rules when I recite Surah Ad-Duhaa?

Reading the colors is not enough, you need to hear yourself: recite Surah Ad-Duhaa out loud in the Tilawa app, which follows your recitation word by word and flags the tajweed rules you missed in Ad-Duhaa, with the word to replay in its verse.

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