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Surah Al-'Alaq: Tajweed Rules, Verse by Verse

العلق

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

Al-'Alaq (العلق) has 54 tajweed rule occurrences across its 19 verses, according to the text of the Madani Mushaf (Hafs reading). The most frequent: Hamzat al-Wasl (17), Qalqalah (13) and Ikhfa (7). 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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ٱقْرَأْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ ﴿١﴾ خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ ﴿٢﴾ ٱقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلْأَكْرَمُ ﴿٣﴾ ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَ بِٱلْقَلَمِ ﴿٤﴾ عَلَّمَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ ﴿٥﴾ كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ لَيَطْغَىٰٓ ﴿٦﴾ أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰٓ ﴿٧﴾ إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجْعَىٰٓ ﴿٨﴾ أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يَنْهَىٰ ﴿٩﴾ عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ ﴿١٠﴾

أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ ﴿١١﴾ أَوْ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ ﴿١٢﴾ أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ ﴿١٣﴾ أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ ﴿١٤﴾ كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ ﴿١٥﴾ نَاصِيَةٍ كَـٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ ﴿١٦﴾ فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُۥ ﴿١٧﴾ سَنَدْعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ ﴿١٨﴾ كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَٱسْجُدْ وَٱقْتَرِب ۩ ﴿١٩﴾

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Surah Al-'Alaq, verse by verse

For each of the 19 verses of Surah Al-'Alaq: every word that carries a rule, its letters, the rule and its reason. Tap ▶ to hear the word in its verse of Surah Al-'Alaq, recited by al-Husary.

Verses 1 to 10

28 rules

Verse 1 4 rules

  1. ٱقْرَأْ

    • 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.

  2. بِٱسْمِ

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

  3. ٱلَّذِى

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

  4. خَلَقَ

    • قQalqalahWhen 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 2 4 rules

  1. ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ

    • ٱHamzat al-WaslAt the start of a word, on the alif topped with a small sign (ٱ), as in “al”.
    • نسَIkhfaA 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.
    • سَـٰMadd Tabee'eeAn alif, wāw or yā extending the vowel before it, and no hamzah or vowelless letter after.

  2. عَلَقٍ

    • قQalqalahWhen 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 3 2 rules

  1. ٱقْرَأْ

    • 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.

  2. ٱلْأَكْرَمُ

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

Verse 4 1 rule

  1. بِٱلْقَلَمِ

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

Verse 5 3 rules

  1. ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ

    • ٱHamzat al-WaslAt the start of a word, on the alif topped with a small sign (ٱ), as in “al”.
    • نسَIkhfaA 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.
    • سَـٰMadd Tabee'eeAn alif, wāw or yā extending the vowel before it, and no hamzah or vowelless letter after.

Verse 6 6 rules

  1. كَلَّآ

    • آMadd MunfasilWhen a word ends with a long vowel and the next one begins with a hamzah.

  2. إِنَّ

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

  3. ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ

    • ٱHamzat al-WaslAt the start of a word, on the alif topped with a small sign (ٱ), as in “al”.
    • نسَIkhfaA 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.
    • سَـٰMadd Tabee'eeAn alif, wāw or yā extending the vowel before it, and no hamzah or vowelless letter after.

  4. لَيَطْغَىٰٓ

    • طْQalqalahWhen 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 7 2 rules

  1. أَن رَّءَاهُ

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

  2. ٱسْتَغْنَىٰٓ

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

Verse 8 4 rules

  1. إِنَّ

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

  2. ٱلرُّجْعَىٰٓ

    • 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.
    • جْQalqalahWhen 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 9 1 rule

  1. ٱلَّذِى

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

Verse 10 1 rule

  1. عَبْدًا

    • بْQalqalahWhen 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.

Verses 11 to 19

26 rules

Verse 11 2 rules

  1. إِن كَانَ

    • ن كَIkhfaA 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.

  2. ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ

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

Verse 12 3 rules

  1. بِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ

    • 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.
    • 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 13 1 rule

  1. إِن كَذَّبَ

    • ن كَIkhfaA 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 14 3 rules

  1. يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ

    • م بِIkhfa ShafawiWhen a mīm with no vowel ends a word and the next word begins with a bā (ب).

  2. بِأَنَّ

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

  3. ٱللَّهَ

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

Verse 15 6 rules

  1. لَئِن لَّمْ

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

  2. يَنتَهِ

    • نتَIkhfaA 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.

  3. لَنَسْفَعًۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ

    • عًۢا بIqlabWhen a nūn with no vowel, or a tanwīn (final “n”), is followed by a bā (ب).

  4. بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ

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

Verse 16 2 rules

  1. نَاصِيَةٍ كَـٰذِبَةٍ

    • ةٍ كَIkhfaA 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.

  2. كَـٰذِبَةٍ

    • كَـٰMadd Tabee'eeAn alif, wāw or yā extending the vowel before it, and no hamzah or vowelless letter after.

Verse 17 1 rule

  1. فَلْيَدْعُ

    • 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.

Verse 18 3 rules

  1. سَنَدْعُ

    • 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. ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ

    • 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 19 5 rules

  1. وَٱسْجُدْ

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

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

The rules of Surah Al-'Alaq, one by one

Each table gives every occurrence of a rule in Surah Al-'Alaq: the word and its verse.

Hamzat al-Wasl

17 times in Surah Al-'Alaq, in 15 of its 19 verses.

All 17 occurrences
Hamzat al-Wasl in Al-'Alaq: 17 times
WordVerse
بِٱسْمِ1
ٱلَّذِى1
ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ2
ٱلْأَكْرَمُ3
بِٱلْقَلَمِ4
ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ5
ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ6
ٱسْتَغْنَىٰٓ7
ٱلرُّجْعَىٰٓ8
ٱلَّذِى9
ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ11
بِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ12
ٱللَّهَ14
بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ15
ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ18
وَٱسْجُدْ19
وَٱقْتَرِب19
The rule: Hamzat al-Wasl

Qalqalah

13 times in Surah Al-'Alaq, in 10 of its 19 verses.

All 13 occurrences
Qalqalah in Al-'Alaq: 13 times
WordVerse
ٱقْرَأْ1
خَلَقَ1
عَلَقٍ2
ٱقْرَأْ3
لَيَطْغَىٰٓ6
ٱلرُّجْعَىٰٓ8
عَبْدًا10
بِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ12
فَلْيَدْعُ17
سَنَدْعُ18
وَٱسْجُدْ19
وَٱقْتَرِب19
وَٱقْتَرِب19
The rule: Qalqalah

Ikhfa

7 times in Surah Al-'Alaq, in 7 of its 19 verses.

All 7 occurrences
Ikhfa in Al-'Alaq: 7 times
WordVerse
ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ2
ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ5
ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ6
إِن كَانَ11
إِن كَذَّبَ13
يَنتَهِ15
نَاصِيَةٍ كَـٰذِبَةٍ16
The rule: Ikhfa

Ghunnah

4 times in Surah Al-'Alaq, in 4 of its 19 verses.

All 4 occurrences
Ghunnah in Al-'Alaq: 4 times
WordVerse
إِنَّ6
إِنَّ8
بِأَنَّ14
بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ15
The rule: Ghunnah

Madd Tabee'ee

4 times in Surah Al-'Alaq, in 4 of its 19 verses.

All 4 occurrences
Madd Tabee'ee in Al-'Alaq: 4 times
WordVerse
ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ2
ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ5
ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ6
كَـٰذِبَةٍ16
The rule: Madd Tabee'ee

Lam Shamsiyyah

4 times in Surah Al-'Alaq, in 4 of its 19 verses.

All 4 occurrences
Lam Shamsiyyah in Al-'Alaq: 4 times
WordVerse
ٱلرُّجْعَىٰٓ8
بِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ12
بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ15
ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ18
The rule: Lam Shamsiyyah

Idgham without Ghunnah

2 times in Surah Al-'Alaq, in 2 of its 19 verses.

All 2 occurrences
Idgham without Ghunnah in Al-'Alaq: 2 times
WordVerse
أَن رَّءَاهُ7
لَئِن لَّمْ15
The rule: Idgham without Ghunnah

Ikhfa Shafawi

1 time in Surah Al-'Alaq, in 1 of its 19 verses.

The occurrence
Ikhfa Shafawi in Al-'Alaq: 1 times
WordVerse
يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ14
The rule: Ikhfa Shafawi

Madd Munfasil

1 time in Surah Al-'Alaq, in 1 of its 19 verses.

The occurrence
Madd Munfasil in Al-'Alaq: 1 times
WordVerse
كَلَّآ6
The rule: Madd Munfasil

Iqlab

1 time in Surah Al-'Alaq, in 1 of its 19 verses.

The occurrence
Iqlab in Al-'Alaq: 1 times
WordVerse
لَنَسْفَعًۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ15
The rule: Iqlab

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.

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

Your turn: which rule in Al-'Alaq?

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

  1. Al-'Alaq 96:15

    لَّمْ يَنتَهِ

    lam yantahi

  2. Al-'Alaq 96:3

    ٱقْرَأْ

    iqra'

  3. Al-'Alaq 96:16

    نَاصِيَةٍ كَـٰذِبَةٍ

    nāṣiyatin kādhibatin

  4. Al-'Alaq 96:6

    ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ

    l-insāna

  5. Al-'Alaq 96:14

    يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ

    yaʿlam bi'anna

  6. Al-'Alaq 96:10

    عَبْدًا إِذَا

    ʿabdan 'idhā

Frequently asked questions

How many tajweed rules are in Surah Al-'Alaq?

54 tajweed rule occurrences across 19 verses, according to the text of the Madani Mushaf (Hafs reading): Hamzat al-Wasl (17), Qalqalah (13), Ikhfa (7), Ghunnah (4), Madd Tabee'ee (4), Lam Shamsiyyah (4), Idgham without Ghunnah (2), Ikhfa Shafawi (1), Madd Munfasil (1) and Iqlab (1).

How many noon sakinah and tanween rules are in Surah Al-'Alaq?

10: Ikhfa (7), Idgham without Ghunnah (2) and Iqlab (1).

How many meem sakinah rules are in Surah Al-'Alaq?

1: Ikhfa Shafawi (1).

Which types of madd are in Surah Al-'Alaq?

5: Madd Tabee'ee (4) and Madd Munfasil (1).

How many lam rules are in Surah Al-'Alaq?

4: Lam Shamsiyyah (4).

How many hamza rules are in Surah Al-'Alaq?

17: Hamzat al-Wasl (17).

Which verse of Surah Al-'Alaq has the most rules?

Verse 6, with 6 rule occurrences marked.

How do I know I apply these rules when I recite Surah Al-'Alaq?

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

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