Surah Al-Buruj: Tajweed Rules, Verse by Verse

البروج

118 tajweed rule occurrences marked across 22 verses, each with its reason and the word’s audio

Al-Buruj (البروج) has 118 tajweed rule occurrences across its 22 verses, according to the text of the Madani Mushaf (Hafs reading). The most frequent: Hamzat al-Wasl (29), Qalqalah (23) and Madd 'Aarid Li-Sukun (22). 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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وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلْبُرُوجِ ﴿١﴾ وَٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلْمَوْعُودِ ﴿٢﴾ وَشَاهِدٍ وَمَشْهُودٍ ﴿٣﴾ قُتِلَ أَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلْأُخْدُودِ ﴿٤﴾ ٱلنَّارِ ذَاتِ ٱلْوَقُودِ ﴿٥﴾ إِذْ هُمْ عَلَيْهَا قُعُودٌ ﴿٦﴾ وَهُمْ عَلَىٰ مَا يَفْعَلُونَ بِٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ شُهُودٌ ﴿٧﴾ وَمَا نَقَمُوا۟ مِنْهُمْ إِلَّآ أَن يُؤْمِنُوا۟ بِٱللَّهِ ٱلْعَزِيزِ ٱلْحَمِيدِ ﴿٨﴾ ٱلَّذِى لَهُۥ مُلْكُ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ وَٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ شَهِيدٌ ﴿٩﴾ إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ فَتَنُوا۟ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَٱلْمُؤْمِنَـٰتِ ثُمَّ لَمْ يَتُوبُوا۟ فَلَهُمْ عَذَابُ جَهَنَّمَ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابُ ٱلْحَرِيقِ ﴿١٠﴾

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ لَهُمْ جَنَّـٰتٌ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِهَا ٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلْفَوْزُ ٱلْكَبِيرُ ﴿١١﴾ إِنَّ بَطْشَ رَبِّكَ لَشَدِيدٌ ﴿١٢﴾ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ يُبْدِئُ وَيُعِيدُ ﴿١٣﴾ وَهُوَ ٱلْغَفُورُ ٱلْوَدُودُ ﴿١٤﴾ ذُو ٱلْعَرْشِ ٱلْمَجِيدُ ﴿١٥﴾ فَعَّالٌ لِّمَا يُرِيدُ ﴿١٦﴾ هَلْ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ ٱلْجُنُودِ ﴿١٧﴾ فِرْعَوْنَ وَثَمُودَ ﴿١٨﴾ بَلِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ فِى تَكْذِيبٍ ﴿١٩﴾ وَٱللَّهُ مِن وَرَآئِهِم مُّحِيطٌۢ ﴿٢٠﴾

بَلْ هُوَ قُرْءَانٌ مَّجِيدٌ ﴿٢١﴾ فِى لَوْحٍ مَّحْفُوظٍۭ ﴿٢٢﴾

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Surah Al-Buruj, verse by verse

For each of the 22 verses of Surah Al-Buruj: every word that carries a rule, its letters, the rule and its reason. Tap ▶ to hear the word in its verse of Surah Al-Buruj, recited by al-Husary.

Verses 1 to 10

58 rules

Verse 1 6 rules

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

وَٱلْيَوْمِ
- ٱHamzat al-WaslAt the start of a word, on the alif topped with a small sign (ٱ), as in “al”.
ٱلْمَوْعُودِ
- ٱHamzat al-WaslAt the start of a word, on the alif topped with a small sign (ٱ), as in “al”.
- وMadd '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.
- 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 3 rules

وَشَاهِدٍ وَمَشْهُودٍ
- دٍ وَIdgham with GhunnahBetween two words: a nūn with no vowel or a tanwīn (final “n”), then yā, nūn, mīm or wāw.
وَمَشْهُودٍ
- وMadd '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.
- 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 4 rules

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

ٱلنَّارِ
- 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.
ٱلْوَقُودِ
- ٱHamzat al-WaslAt the start of a word, on the alif topped with a small sign (ٱ), as in “al”.
- وMadd '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.
- 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 2 rules

قُعُودٌ
- وMadd '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.
- 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 7 3 rules

بِٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
- ٱHamzat al-WaslAt the start of a word, on the alif topped with a small sign (ٱ), as in “al”.
شُهُودٌ
- وMadd '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.
- 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 9 rules

نَقَمُوا۟
- ا۟Unpronounced letterThis letter is written in the mushaf, but it is not pronounced at this place.
إِلَّآ
- آMadd MunfasilWhen a word ends with a long vowel and the next one begins with a hamzah.
أَن يُؤْمِنُوا۟
- ن يُIdgham with GhunnahBetween two words: a nūn with no vowel or a tanwīn (final “n”), then yā, nūn, mīm or wāw.
يُؤْمِنُوا۟
- ا۟Unpronounced letterThis letter is written in the mushaf, but it is not pronounced at this place.
بِٱللَّهِ
- ٱHamzat al-WaslAt the start of a word, on the alif topped with a small sign (ٱ), as in “al”.
ٱلْعَزِيزِ
- ٱHamzat al-WaslAt the start of a word, on the alif topped with a small sign (ٱ), as in “al”.
ٱلْحَمِيدِ
- ٱHamzat al-WaslAt the start of a word, on the alif topped with a small sign (ٱ), as in “al”.
- 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.
- 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 9 10 rules

لَهُۥ
- هُۥMadd Tabee'eeAn alif, wāw or yā extending the vowel before it, and no hamzah or vowelless letter after.
ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ
- 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.
- مَـٰMadd Tabee'eeAn alif, wāw or yā extending the vowel before it, and no hamzah or vowelless letter after.
- وَٰMadd Tabee'eeAn alif, wāw or yā extending the vowel before it, and no hamzah or vowelless letter after.
وَٱلْأَرْضِ
- ٱHamzat al-WaslAt the start of a word, on the alif topped with a small sign (ٱ), as in “al”.
وَٱللَّهُ
- ٱHamzat al-WaslAt the start of a word, on the alif topped with a small sign (ٱ), as in “al”.
شَىْءٍ شَهِيدٌ
- ءٍ شَIkhfaA 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.
شَهِيدٌ
- 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.
- 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 10 12 rules

إِنَّ
- نَّGhunnahWhen a nūn or a mīm carries the shaddah, the small sign that doubles a letter.
ٱلَّذِينَ
- ٱHamzat al-WaslAt the start of a word, on the alif topped with a small sign (ٱ), as in “al”.
فَتَنُوا۟
- ا۟Unpronounced letterThis letter is written in the mushaf, but it is not pronounced at this place.
ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
- ٱHamzat al-WaslAt the start of a word, on the alif topped with a small sign (ٱ), as in “al”.
وَٱلْمُؤْمِنَـٰتِ
- ٱHamzat al-WaslAt the start of a word, on the alif topped with a small sign (ٱ), as in “al”.
- نَـٰMadd Tabee'eeAn alif, wāw or yā extending the vowel before it, and no hamzah or vowelless letter after.
ثُمَّ
- مَّGhunnahWhen a nūn or a mīm carries the shaddah, the small sign that doubles a letter.
يَتُوبُوا۟
- ا۟Unpronounced letterThis letter is written in the mushaf, but it is not pronounced at this place.
جَهَنَّمَ
- نَّGhunnahWhen a nūn or a mīm carries the shaddah, the small sign that doubles a letter.
ٱلْحَرِيقِ
- ٱHamzat al-WaslAt the start of a word, on the alif topped with a small sign (ٱ), as in “al”.
- 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.
- 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.

Verses 11 to 20

55 rules

Verse 11 19 rules

إِنَّ
- نَّGhunnahWhen a nūn or a mīm carries the shaddah, the small sign that doubles a letter.
ٱلَّذِينَ
- ٱHamzat al-WaslAt the start of a word, on the alif topped with a small sign (ٱ), as in “al”.
ءَامَنُوا۟
- ا۟Unpronounced letterThis letter is written in the mushaf, but it is not pronounced at this place.
وَعَمِلُوا۟
- ا۟Unpronounced letterThis letter is written in the mushaf, but it is not pronounced at this place.
ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ
- 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.
- صَّـٰMadd Tabee'eeAn alif, wāw or yā extending the vowel before it, and no hamzah or vowelless letter after.
- حَـٰMadd Tabee'eeAn alif, wāw or yā extending the vowel before it, and no hamzah or vowelless letter after.
جَنَّـٰتٌ تَجْرِى
- نَّGhunnahWhen a nūn or a mīm carries the shaddah, the small sign that doubles a letter.
- نَّـٰMadd Tabee'eeAn alif, wāw or yā extending the vowel before it, and no hamzah or vowelless letter after.
- تٌ تَIkhfaA 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.
تَجْرِى
- 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.
مِن تَحْتِهَا
- ن تَIkhfaA 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.
ٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ
- ٱHamzat al-WaslAt the start of a word, on the alif topped with a small sign (ٱ), as in “al”.
- هَـٰMadd Tabee'eeAn alif, wāw or yā extending the vowel before it, and no hamzah or vowelless letter after.
ذَٰلِكَ
- ذَٰMadd Tabee'eeAn alif, wāw or yā extending the vowel before it, and no hamzah or vowelless letter after.
ٱلْفَوْزُ
- ٱHamzat al-WaslAt the start of a word, on the alif topped with a small sign (ٱ), as in “al”.
ٱلْكَبِيرُ
- ٱHamzat al-WaslAt the start of a word, on the alif topped with a small sign (ٱ), as in “al”.
- 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 12 4 rules

إِنَّ
- نَّGhunnahWhen a nūn or a mīm carries the shaddah, the small sign that doubles a letter.
بَطْشَ
- 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.
لَشَدِيدٌ
- 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.
- 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 13 5 rules

إِنَّهُۥ
- نَّGhunnahWhen a nūn or a mīm carries the shaddah, the small sign that doubles a letter.
- هُۥMadd Tabee'eeAn alif, wāw or yā extending the vowel before it, and no hamzah or vowelless letter after.
يُبْدِئُ
- 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.
وَيُعِيدُ
- 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.
- 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 14 4 rules

ٱلْغَفُورُ
- ٱHamzat al-WaslAt the start of a word, on the alif topped with a small sign (ٱ), as in “al”.
ٱلْوَدُودُ
- ٱHamzat al-WaslAt the start of a word, on the alif topped with a small sign (ٱ), as in “al”.
- وMadd '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.
- 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 15 4 rules

ٱلْعَرْشِ
- ٱHamzat al-WaslAt the start of a word, on the alif topped with a small sign (ٱ), as in “al”.
ٱلْمَجِيدُ
- ٱHamzat al-WaslAt the start of a word, on the alif topped with a small sign (ٱ), as in “al”.
- 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.
- 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 16 3 rules

فَعَّالٌ لِّمَا
- لٌ لِّIdgham without GhunnahBetween two words: a nūn with no vowel or a tanwīn (final “n”), then lām or rā.
يُرِيدُ
- 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.
- 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 17 4 rules

أَتَىٰكَ
- ىٰMadd Tabee'eeAn alif, wāw or yā extending the vowel before it, and no hamzah or vowelless letter after.
ٱلْجُنُودِ
- ٱHamzat al-WaslAt the start of a word, on the alif topped with a small sign (ٱ), as in “al”.
- وMadd '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.
- 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 18 2 rules

وَثَمُودَ
- وMadd '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.
- 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 19 4 rules

ٱلَّذِينَ
- ٱHamzat al-WaslAt the start of a word, on the alif topped with a small sign (ٱ), as in “al”.
كَفَرُوا۟
- ا۟Unpronounced letterThis letter is written in the mushaf, but it is not pronounced at this place.
تَكْذِيبٍ
- 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.
- 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.

Verse 20 6 rules

وَٱللَّهُ
- ٱHamzat al-WaslAt the start of a word, on the alif topped with a small sign (ٱ), as in “al”.
مِن وَرَآئِهِم
- ن وَIdgham with GhunnahBetween two words: a nūn with no vowel or a tanwīn (final “n”), then yā, nūn, mīm or wāw.
وَرَآئِهِم مُّحِيطٌۢ
- آMadd MuttasilWhen the long vowel and the hamzah are in the same word.
- م مُّIdgham ShafawiWhen a mīm with no vowel is followed by another mīm.
مُّحِيطٌۢ
- 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.
- طQalqalahWhen 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 21 to 22

5 rules

Verse 21 3 rules

قُرْءَانٌ مَّجِيدٌ
- نٌ مَّIdgham with GhunnahBetween two words: a nūn with no vowel or a tanwīn (final “n”), then yā, nūn, mīm or wāw.
مَّجِيدٌ
- 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.
- 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 22 2 rules

لَوْحٍ مَّحْفُوظٍۭ
- حٍ مَّIdgham with GhunnahBetween two words: a nūn with no vowel or a tanwīn (final “n”), then yā, nūn, mīm or wāw.
مَّحْفُوظٍۭ
- وMadd '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.

The rules of Surah Al-Buruj, one by one

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

Hamzat al-Wasl

29 times in Surah Al-Buruj, in 14 of its 22 verses.

All 29 occurrences

Hamzat al-Wasl in Al-Buruj: 29 times
Word	Verse
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ	1
ٱلْبُرُوجِ	1
وَٱلْيَوْمِ	2
ٱلْمَوْعُودِ	2
ٱلْأُخْدُودِ	4
ٱلْوَقُودِ	5
بِٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ	7
بِٱللَّهِ	8
ٱلْعَزِيزِ	8
ٱلْحَمِيدِ	8
ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ	9
وَٱلْأَرْضِ	9
وَٱللَّهُ	9
ٱلَّذِينَ	10
ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ	10
وَٱلْمُؤْمِنَـٰتِ	10
ٱلْحَرِيقِ	10
ٱلَّذِينَ	11
ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ	11
ٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ	11
ٱلْفَوْزُ	11
ٱلْكَبِيرُ	11
ٱلْغَفُورُ	14
ٱلْوَدُودُ	14
ٱلْعَرْشِ	15
ٱلْمَجِيدُ	15
ٱلْجُنُودِ	17
ٱلَّذِينَ	19
وَٱللَّهُ	20

The rule: Hamzat al-Wasl

Qalqalah

23 times in Surah Al-Buruj, in 21 of its 22 verses.

All 23 occurrences

Qalqalah in Al-Buruj: 23 times
Word	Verse
ٱلْبُرُوجِ	1
ٱلْمَوْعُودِ	2
وَمَشْهُودٍ	3
ٱلْأُخْدُودِ	4
ٱلْوَقُودِ	5
قُعُودٌ	6
شُهُودٌ	7
ٱلْحَمِيدِ	8
شَهِيدٌ	9
ٱلْحَرِيقِ	10
تَجْرِى	11
بَطْشَ	12
لَشَدِيدٌ	12
يُبْدِئُ	13
وَيُعِيدُ	13
ٱلْوَدُودُ	14
ٱلْمَجِيدُ	15
يُرِيدُ	16
ٱلْجُنُودِ	17
وَثَمُودَ	18
تَكْذِيبٍ	19
مُّحِيطٌۢ	20
مَّجِيدٌ	21

The rule: Qalqalah

Madd 'Aarid Li-Sukun

22 times in Surah Al-Buruj, in 22 of its 22 verses.

All 22 occurrences

Madd 'Aarid Li-Sukun in Al-Buruj: 22 times
Word	Verse
ٱلْبُرُوجِ	1
ٱلْمَوْعُودِ	2
وَمَشْهُودٍ	3
ٱلْأُخْدُودِ	4
ٱلْوَقُودِ	5
قُعُودٌ	6
شُهُودٌ	7
ٱلْحَمِيدِ	8
شَهِيدٌ	9
ٱلْحَرِيقِ	10
ٱلْكَبِيرُ	11
لَشَدِيدٌ	12
وَيُعِيدُ	13
ٱلْوَدُودُ	14
ٱلْمَجِيدُ	15
يُرِيدُ	16
ٱلْجُنُودِ	17
وَثَمُودَ	18
تَكْذِيبٍ	19
مُّحِيطٌۢ	20
مَّجِيدٌ	21
مَّحْفُوظٍۭ	22

The rule: Madd 'Aarid Li-Sukun

Madd Tabee'ee

12 times in Surah Al-Buruj, in 6 of its 22 verses.

All 12 occurrences

Madd Tabee'ee in Al-Buruj: 12 times
Word	Verse
أَصْحَـٰبُ	4
لَهُۥ	9
ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ	9
ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ	9
وَٱلْمُؤْمِنَـٰتِ	10
ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ	11
ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ	11
جَنَّـٰتٌ تَجْرِى	11
ٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ	11
ذَٰلِكَ	11
إِنَّهُۥ	13
أَتَىٰكَ	17

The rule: Madd Tabee'ee

Ghunnah

8 times in Surah Al-Buruj, in 5 of its 22 verses.

All 8 occurrences

Ghunnah in Al-Buruj: 8 times
Word	Verse
ٱلنَّارِ	5
إِنَّ	10
ثُمَّ	10
جَهَنَّمَ	10
إِنَّ	11
جَنَّـٰتٌ تَجْرِى	11
إِنَّ	12
إِنَّهُۥ	13

The rule: Ghunnah

Unpronounced letter

7 times in Surah Al-Buruj, in 4 of its 22 verses.

All 7 occurrences

Unpronounced letter in Al-Buruj: 7 times
Word	Verse
نَقَمُوا۟	8
يُؤْمِنُوا۟	8
فَتَنُوا۟	10
يَتُوبُوا۟	10
ءَامَنُوا۟	11
وَعَمِلُوا۟	11
كَفَرُوا۟	19

Idgham with Ghunnah

5 times in Surah Al-Buruj, in 5 of its 22 verses.

All 5 occurrences

Idgham with Ghunnah in Al-Buruj: 5 times
Word	Verse
وَشَاهِدٍ وَمَشْهُودٍ	3
أَن يُؤْمِنُوا۟	8
مِن وَرَآئِهِم	20
قُرْءَانٌ مَّجِيدٌ	21
لَوْحٍ مَّحْفُوظٍۭ	22

The rule: Idgham with Ghunnah

Lam Shamsiyyah

4 times in Surah Al-Buruj, in 4 of its 22 verses.

All 4 occurrences

Lam Shamsiyyah in Al-Buruj: 4 times
Word	Verse
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ	1
ٱلنَّارِ	5
ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ	9
ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ	11

The rule: Lam Shamsiyyah

Ikhfa

3 times in Surah Al-Buruj, in 2 of its 22 verses.

All 3 occurrences

Ikhfa in Al-Buruj: 3 times
Word	Verse
شَىْءٍ شَهِيدٌ	9
جَنَّـٰتٌ تَجْرِى	11
مِن تَحْتِهَا	11

The rule: Ikhfa

Madd Muttasil

2 times in Surah Al-Buruj, in 2 of its 22 verses.

All 2 occurrences

Madd Muttasil in Al-Buruj: 2 times
Word	Verse
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ	1
وَرَآئِهِم مُّحِيطٌۢ	20

The rule: Madd Muttasil

Idgham without Ghunnah

1 time in Surah Al-Buruj, in 1 of its 22 verses.

The occurrence

Idgham without Ghunnah in Al-Buruj: 1 times
Word	Verse
فَعَّالٌ لِّمَا	16

The rule: Idgham without Ghunnah

Idgham Shafawi

1 time in Surah Al-Buruj, in 1 of its 22 verses.

The occurrence

Idgham Shafawi in Al-Buruj: 1 times
Word	Verse
وَرَآئِهِم مُّحِيطٌۢ	20

The rule: Idgham Shafawi

Madd Munfasil

1 time in Surah Al-Buruj, in 1 of its 22 verses.

The occurrence

Madd Munfasil in Al-Buruj: 1 times
Word	Verse
إِلَّآ	8

The rule: Madd Munfasil

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 Al-Buruj.

Verses 1 to 10
58 rule occurrences, mostly Hamzat al-Wasl (17) and Madd 'Aarid Li-Sukun (10).
Verses 11 to 20
55 rule occurrences, mostly Hamzat al-Wasl (12) and Qalqalah (12).
Verses 21 to 22
5 rule occurrences, mostly Idgham with Ghunnah (2) and Madd 'Aarid Li-Sukun (2).

Your turn: which rule in Al-Buruj?

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

Al-Buruj 85:11

ٱلْكَبِيرُ
l-kabīr
Al-Buruj 85:2

ٱلْمَوْعُودِ
l-mawʿūd
Al-Buruj 85:20

وَرَآئِهِم
warā'ihim
Al-Buruj 85:22

لَوْحٍ مَّحْفُوظٍۭ
lawḥimmaḥfūẓ
Al-Buruj 85:8

إِلَّآ
'illā
Al-Buruj 85:16

فَعَّالٌ لِّمَا
faʿʿālullimā

Frequently asked questions

How many tajweed rules are in Surah Al-Buruj?

118 tajweed rule occurrences across 22 verses, according to the text of the Madani Mushaf (Hafs reading): Hamzat al-Wasl (29), Qalqalah (23), Madd 'Aarid Li-Sukun (22), Madd Tabee'ee (12), Ghunnah (8), Unpronounced letter (7), Idgham with Ghunnah (5), Lam Shamsiyyah (4), Ikhfa (3), Madd Muttasil (2), Idgham without Ghunnah (1), Idgham Shafawi (1) and Madd Munfasil (1).

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

9: Idgham with Ghunnah (5), Ikhfa (3) and Idgham without Ghunnah (1).

How many meem sakinah rules are in Surah Al-Buruj?

1: Idgham Shafawi (1).

Which types of madd are in Surah Al-Buruj?

37: Madd 'Aarid Li-Sukun (22), Madd Tabee'ee (12), Madd Muttasil (2) and Madd Munfasil (1).

How many lam rules are in Surah Al-Buruj?

4: Lam Shamsiyyah (4).

How many hamza rules are in Surah Al-Buruj?

29: Hamzat al-Wasl (29).

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

Verse 11, with 19 rule occurrences marked.

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

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

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