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Surah Al-Balad: Tajweed Rules, Verse by Verse

البلد

70 tajweed rule occurrences marked across 20 verses, each with its reason and the word’s audio

Al-Balad (البلد) has 70 tajweed rule occurrences across its 20 verses, according to the text of the Madani Mushaf (Hafs reading). The most frequent: Qalqalah (17), Hamzat al-Wasl (13) and Madd Tabee'ee (10). 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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لَآ أُقْسِمُ بِهَـٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ ﴿١﴾ وَأَنتَ حِلٌّۢ بِهَـٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ ﴿٢﴾ وَوَالِدٍ وَمَا وَلَدَ ﴿٣﴾ لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ فِى كَبَدٍ ﴿٤﴾ أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّن يَقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ أَحَدٌ ﴿٥﴾ يَقُولُ أَهْلَكْتُ مَالًا لُّبَدًا ﴿٦﴾ أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّمْ يَرَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌ ﴿٧﴾ أَلَمْ نَجْعَل لَّهُۥ عَيْنَيْنِ ﴿٨﴾ وَلِسَانًا وَشَفَتَيْنِ ﴿٩﴾ وَهَدَيْنَـٰهُ ٱلنَّجْدَيْنِ ﴿١٠﴾

فَلَا ٱقْتَحَمَ ٱلْعَقَبَةَ ﴿١١﴾ وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْعَقَبَةُ ﴿١٢﴾ فَكُّ رَقَبَةٍ ﴿١٣﴾ أَوْ إِطْعَـٰمٌ فِى يَوْمٍ ذِى مَسْغَبَةٍ ﴿١٤﴾ يَتِيمًا ذَا مَقْرَبَةٍ ﴿١٥﴾ أَوْ مِسْكِينًا ذَا مَتْرَبَةٍ ﴿١٦﴾ ثُمَّ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلصَّبْرِ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلْمَرْحَمَةِ ﴿١٧﴾ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ أَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلْمَيْمَنَةِ ﴿١٨﴾ وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَا هُمْ أَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلْمَشْـَٔمَةِ ﴿١٩﴾ عَلَيْهِمْ نَارٌ مُّؤْصَدَةٌۢ ﴿٢٠﴾

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Surah Al-Balad, verse by verse

For each of the 20 verses of Surah Al-Balad: every word that carries a rule, its letters, the rule and its reason. Tap ▶ to hear the word in its verse of Surah Al-Balad, recited by al-Husary.

Verses 1 to 10

37 rules

Verse 1 5 rules

  1. لَآ

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

  2. أُقْسِمُ

    • 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.

  3. بِهَـٰذَا

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

  4. ٱلْبَلَدِ

    • ٱHamzat al-WaslAt the start of a word, on the alif topped with a small sign (ٱ), as in “al”.
    • دQalqalahWhen 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 5 rules

  1. وَأَنتَ

    • 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.

  2. حِلٌّۢ بِهَـٰذَا

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

  3. بِهَـٰذَا

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

  4. ٱلْبَلَدِ

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

    • دٍ وَIdgham with GhunnahBetween two words: a nūn with no vowel or a tanwīn (final “n”), then yā, nūn, mīm or wāw.

  2. وَلَدَ

    • دQalqalahWhen 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 4 6 rules

  1. لَقَدْ

    • 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. خَلَقْنَا

    • 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.

  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. كَبَدٍ

    • دQalqalahWhen 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 5 4 rules

  1. أَن لَّن

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

  2. لَّن يَقْدِرَ

    • ن يَIdgham with GhunnahBetween two words: a nūn with no vowel or a tanwīn (final “n”), then yā, nūn, mīm or wāw.

  3. يَقْدِرَ

    • 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.

  4. أَحَدٌ

    • دQalqalahWhen 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 6 1 rule

  1. مَالًا لُّبَدًا

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

Verse 7 3 rules

  1. أَن لَّمْ

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

  2. يَرَهُۥٓ

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

  3. أَحَدٌ

    • دQalqalahWhen 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 8 3 rules

  1. نَجْعَل

    • 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.

  2. لَّهُۥ

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

  3. عَيْنَيْنِ

    • يMadd 'Aarid Li-SukunWhen you stop on a word ending in a long vowel and then one letter. The same goes for “ay” and “aw” (yā or wāw with no vowel after a fatḥa): this is madd līn.

Verse 9 2 rules

  1. وَلِسَانًا وَشَفَتَيْنِ

    • نًا وَIdgham with GhunnahBetween two words: a nūn with no vowel or a tanwīn (final “n”), then yā, nūn, mīm or wāw.

  2. وَشَفَتَيْنِ

    • يMadd 'Aarid Li-SukunWhen you stop on a word ending in a long vowel and then one letter. The same goes for “ay” and “aw” (yā or wāw with no vowel after a fatḥa): this is madd līn.

Verse 10 6 rules

  1. وَهَدَيْنَـٰهُ

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

  2. ٱلنَّجْدَيْنِ

    • 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.
    • 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.
    • يMadd 'Aarid Li-SukunWhen you stop on a word ending in a long vowel and then one letter. The same goes for “ay” and “aw” (yā or wāw with no vowel after a fatḥa): this is madd līn.

Verses 11 to 20

33 rules

Verse 11 3 rules

  1. ٱقْتَحَمَ

    • 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.

  2. ٱلْعَقَبَةَ

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

Verse 12 4 rules

  1. وَمَآ

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

  2. أَدْرَىٰكَ

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

  3. ٱلْعَقَبَةُ

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

Verse 13 0 rule

No rule marked in this verse.

Verse 14 4 rules

  1. إِطْعَـٰمٌ فِى

    • 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.
    • عَـٰMadd Tabee'eeAn alif, wāw or yā extending the vowel before it, and no hamzah or vowelless letter after.
    • مٌ فِIkhfaA 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. يَوْمٍ ذِى

    • مٍ ذِIkhfaA 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 15 2 rules

  1. يَتِيمًا ذَا

    • مًا ذَIkhfaA 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. مَقْرَبَةٍ

    • 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 16 1 rule

  1. مِسْكِينًا ذَا

    • نًا ذَIkhfaA 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 17 9 rules

  1. ثُمَّ

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

  2. ٱلَّذِينَ

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

  3. ءَامَنُوا۟

    • ا۟Unpronounced letterThis letter is written in the mushaf, but it is not pronounced at this place.

  4. وَتَوَاصَوْا۟

    • ا۟Unpronounced letterThis letter is written in the mushaf, but it is not pronounced at this place.

  5. بِٱلصَّبْرِ

    • 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.
    • 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.

  6. وَتَوَاصَوْا۟

    • ا۟Unpronounced letterThis letter is written in the mushaf, but it is not pronounced at this place.

  7. بِٱلْمَرْحَمَةِ

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

Verse 18 4 rules

  1. أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ

    • و۟Unpronounced letterThis letter is written in the mushaf, but it is not pronounced at this place.
    • لَـٰٓMadd MuttasilWhen the long vowel and the hamzah are in the same word.

  2. أَصْحَـٰبُ

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

  3. ٱلْمَيْمَنَةِ

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

Verse 19 5 rules

  1. وَٱلَّذِينَ

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

  2. كَفَرُوا۟

    • ا۟Unpronounced letterThis letter is written in the mushaf, but it is not pronounced at this place.

  3. بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَا

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

  4. أَصْحَـٰبُ

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

  5. ٱلْمَشْـَٔمَةِ

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

Verse 20 1 rule

  1. نَارٌ مُّؤْصَدَةٌۢ

    • رٌ مُّIdgham with GhunnahBetween two words: a nūn with no vowel or a tanwīn (final “n”), then yā, nūn, mīm or wāw.

The rules of Surah Al-Balad, one by one

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

Qalqalah

17 times in Surah Al-Balad, in 13 of its 20 verses.

All 17 occurrences
Qalqalah in Al-Balad: 17 times
WordVerse
أُقْسِمُ1
ٱلْبَلَدِ1
ٱلْبَلَدِ2
وَلَدَ3
لَقَدْ4
خَلَقْنَا4
كَبَدٍ4
يَقْدِرَ5
أَحَدٌ5
أَحَدٌ7
نَجْعَل8
ٱلنَّجْدَيْنِ10
ٱقْتَحَمَ11
أَدْرَىٰكَ12
إِطْعَـٰمٌ فِى14
مَقْرَبَةٍ15
بِٱلصَّبْرِ17
The rule: Qalqalah

Hamzat al-Wasl

13 times in Surah Al-Balad, in 9 of its 20 verses.

All 13 occurrences
Hamzat al-Wasl in Al-Balad: 13 times
WordVerse
ٱلْبَلَدِ1
ٱلْبَلَدِ2
ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ4
ٱلنَّجْدَيْنِ10
ٱقْتَحَمَ11
ٱلْعَقَبَةَ11
ٱلْعَقَبَةُ12
ٱلَّذِينَ17
بِٱلصَّبْرِ17
بِٱلْمَرْحَمَةِ17
ٱلْمَيْمَنَةِ18
وَٱلَّذِينَ19
ٱلْمَشْـَٔمَةِ19
The rule: Hamzat al-Wasl

Madd Tabee'ee

10 times in Surah Al-Balad, in 9 of its 20 verses.

All 10 occurrences
Madd Tabee'ee in Al-Balad: 10 times
WordVerse
بِهَـٰذَا1
بِهَـٰذَا2
ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ4
لَّهُۥ8
وَهَدَيْنَـٰهُ10
أَدْرَىٰكَ12
إِطْعَـٰمٌ فِى14
أَصْحَـٰبُ18
بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَا19
أَصْحَـٰبُ19
The rule: Madd Tabee'ee

Ikhfa

6 times in Surah Al-Balad, in 5 of its 20 verses.

All 6 occurrences
Ikhfa in Al-Balad: 6 times
WordVerse
وَأَنتَ2
ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ4
إِطْعَـٰمٌ فِى14
يَوْمٍ ذِى14
يَتِيمًا ذَا15
مِسْكِينًا ذَا16
The rule: Ikhfa

Unpronounced letter

5 times in Surah Al-Balad, in 3 of its 20 verses.

All 5 occurrences
Unpronounced letter in Al-Balad: 5 times
WordVerse
ءَامَنُوا۟17
وَتَوَاصَوْا۟17
وَتَوَاصَوْا۟17
أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ18
كَفَرُوا۟19

Idgham with Ghunnah

4 times in Surah Al-Balad, in 4 of its 20 verses.

All 4 occurrences
Idgham with Ghunnah in Al-Balad: 4 times
WordVerse
وَوَالِدٍ وَمَا3
لَّن يَقْدِرَ5
وَلِسَانًا وَشَفَتَيْنِ9
نَارٌ مُّؤْصَدَةٌۢ20
The rule: Idgham with Ghunnah

Idgham without Ghunnah

3 times in Surah Al-Balad, in 3 of its 20 verses.

All 3 occurrences
Idgham without Ghunnah in Al-Balad: 3 times
WordVerse
أَن لَّن5
مَالًا لُّبَدًا6
أَن لَّمْ7
The rule: Idgham without Ghunnah

Madd Munfasil

3 times in Surah Al-Balad, in 3 of its 20 verses.

All 3 occurrences
Madd Munfasil in Al-Balad: 3 times
WordVerse
لَآ1
يَرَهُۥٓ7
وَمَآ12
The rule: Madd Munfasil

Madd 'Aarid Li-Sukun

3 times in Surah Al-Balad, in 3 of its 20 verses.

All 3 occurrences
Madd 'Aarid Li-Sukun in Al-Balad: 3 times
WordVerse
عَيْنَيْنِ8
وَشَفَتَيْنِ9
ٱلنَّجْدَيْنِ10
The rule: Madd 'Aarid Li-Sukun

Ghunnah

2 times in Surah Al-Balad, in 2 of its 20 verses.

All 2 occurrences
Ghunnah in Al-Balad: 2 times
WordVerse
ٱلنَّجْدَيْنِ10
ثُمَّ17
The rule: Ghunnah

Lam Shamsiyyah

2 times in Surah Al-Balad, in 2 of its 20 verses.

All 2 occurrences
Lam Shamsiyyah in Al-Balad: 2 times
WordVerse
ٱلنَّجْدَيْنِ10
بِٱلصَّبْرِ17
The rule: Lam Shamsiyyah

Madd Muttasil

1 time in Surah Al-Balad, in 1 of its 20 verses.

The occurrence
Madd Muttasil in Al-Balad: 1 times
WordVerse
أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ18
The rule: Madd Muttasil

Iqlab

1 time in Surah Al-Balad, in 1 of its 20 verses.

The occurrence
Iqlab in Al-Balad: 1 times
WordVerse
حِلٌّۢ بِهَـٰذَا2
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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Your turn: which rule in Al-Balad?

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  1. Al-Balad 90:10

    ٱلنَّجْدَيْنِ

    n-najdayn

  2. Al-Balad 90:20

    نَارٌ مُّؤْصَدَةٌۢ

    nārummu'ṣadah

  3. Al-Balad 90:1

    ٱلْبَلَدِ

    l-balad

  4. Al-Balad 90:18

    ٱلْمَيْمَنَةِ

    l-maymanah

  5. Al-Balad 90:3

    وَلَدَ

    walad

  6. Al-Balad 90:2

    حِلٌّۢ بِهَـٰذَا

    ḥillum bihādha

Frequently asked questions

How many tajweed rules are in Surah Al-Balad?

70 tajweed rule occurrences across 20 verses, according to the text of the Madani Mushaf (Hafs reading): Qalqalah (17), Hamzat al-Wasl (13), Madd Tabee'ee (10), Ikhfa (6), Unpronounced letter (5), Idgham with Ghunnah (4), Idgham without Ghunnah (3), Madd Munfasil (3), Madd 'Aarid Li-Sukun (3), Ghunnah (2), Lam Shamsiyyah (2), Madd Muttasil (1) and Iqlab (1).

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

14: Ikhfa (6), Idgham with Ghunnah (4), Idgham without Ghunnah (3) and Iqlab (1).

Which types of madd are in Surah Al-Balad?

17: Madd Tabee'ee (10), Madd Munfasil (3), Madd 'Aarid Li-Sukun (3) and Madd Muttasil (1).

How many lam rules are in Surah Al-Balad?

2: Lam Shamsiyyah (2).

How many hamza rules are in Surah Al-Balad?

13: Hamzat al-Wasl (13).

Which verse of Surah Al-Balad has the most rules?

Verse 17, with 9 rule occurrences marked.

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

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

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