Surah Al-Ghashiyah: Tajweed Rules, Verse by Verse

الغاشية

37 tajweed rule occurrences marked across 26 verses, each with its reason and the word’s audio

Al-Ghashiyah (الغاشية) has 37 tajweed rule occurrences across its 26 verses, according to the text of the Madani Mushaf (Hafs reading). The most frequent: Hamzat al-Wasl (8), Ikhfa (6) and Idgham with Ghunnah (6). 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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هَلْ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ ٱلْغَـٰشِيَةِ ﴿١﴾ وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ خَـٰشِعَةٌ ﴿٢﴾ عَامِلَةٌ نَّاصِبَةٌ ﴿٣﴾ تَصْلَىٰ نَارًا حَامِيَةً ﴿٤﴾ تُسْقَىٰ مِنْ عَيْنٍ ءَانِيَةٍ ﴿٥﴾ لَّيْسَ لَهُمْ طَعَامٌ إِلَّا مِن ضَرِيعٍ ﴿٦﴾ لَّا يُسْمِنُ وَلَا يُغْنِى مِن جُوعٍ ﴿٧﴾ وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ نَّاعِمَةٌ ﴿٨﴾ لِّسَعْيِهَا رَاضِيَةٌ ﴿٩﴾ فِى جَنَّةٍ عَالِيَةٍ ﴿١٠﴾

لَّا تَسْمَعُ فِيهَا لَـٰغِيَةً ﴿١١﴾ فِيهَا عَيْنٌ جَارِيَةٌ ﴿١٢﴾ فِيهَا سُرُرٌ مَّرْفُوعَةٌ ﴿١٣﴾ وَأَكْوَابٌ مَّوْضُوعَةٌ ﴿١٤﴾ وَنَمَارِقُ مَصْفُوفَةٌ ﴿١٥﴾ وَزَرَابِىُّ مَبْثُوثَةٌ ﴿١٦﴾ أَفَلَا يَنظُرُونَ إِلَى ٱلْإِبِلِ كَيْفَ خُلِقَتْ ﴿١٧﴾ وَإِلَى ٱلسَّمَآءِ كَيْفَ رُفِعَتْ ﴿١٨﴾ وَإِلَى ٱلْجِبَالِ كَيْفَ نُصِبَتْ ﴿١٩﴾ وَإِلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ كَيْفَ سُطِحَتْ ﴿٢٠﴾

فَذَكِّرْ إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ مُذَكِّرٌ ﴿٢١﴾ لَّسْتَ عَلَيْهِم بِمُصَيْطِرٍ ﴿٢٢﴾ إِلَّا مَن تَوَلَّىٰ وَكَفَرَ ﴿٢٣﴾ فَيُعَذِّبُهُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْعَذَابَ ٱلْأَكْبَرَ ﴿٢٤﴾ إِنَّ إِلَيْنَآ إِيَابَهُمْ ﴿٢٥﴾ ثُمَّ إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا حِسَابَهُم ﴿٢٦﴾

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Surah Al-Ghashiyah, verse by verse

For each of the 26 verses of Surah Al-Ghashiyah: every word that carries a rule, its letters, the rule and its reason. Tap ▶ to hear the word in its verse of Surah Al-Ghashiyah, recited by al-Husary.

Verses 1 to 10

13 rules

Verse 1 3 rules

  1. أَتَىٰكَ

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

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

Verse 2 2 rules

  1. وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ

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

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

Verse 3 1 rule

  1. عَامِلَةٌ نَّاصِبَةٌ

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

Verse 4 0 rule

No rule marked in this verse.

Verse 5 0 rule

No rule marked in this verse.

Verse 6 2 rules

  1. مِن ضَرِيعٍ

    • ن ضَIkhfaA 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. ضَرِيعٍ

    • 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 7 2 rules

  1. مِن جُوعٍ

    • ن جُIkhfaA 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. جُوعٍ

    • 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.

Verse 8 2 rules

  1. وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ

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

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

Verse 9 0 rule

No rule marked in this verse.

Verse 10 1 rule

  1. جَنَّةٍ

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

Verses 11 to 20

12 rules

Verse 11 1 rule

  1. لَـٰغِيَةً

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

Verse 12 1 rule

  1. عَيْنٌ جَارِيَةٌ

    • نٌ جَIkhfaA 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 13 1 rule

  1. سُرُرٌ مَّرْفُوعَةٌ

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

Verse 14 1 rule

  1. وَأَكْوَابٌ مَّوْضُوعَةٌ

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

Verse 15 0 rule

No rule marked in this verse.

Verse 16 1 rule

  1. مَبْثُوثَةٌ

    • 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.

Verse 17 2 rules

  1. يَنظُرُونَ

    • نظُIkhfaA 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. ٱلْإِبِلِ

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

Verse 18 3 rules

  1. ٱلسَّمَآءِ

    • 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 19 1 rule

  1. ٱلْجِبَالِ

    • 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. ٱلْأَرْضِ

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

Verses 21 to 26

12 rules

Verse 21 3 rules

  1. إِنَّمَآ

    • نَّGhunnahWhen a nūn or a mīm carries the shaddah, the small sign that doubles a letter.
    • آMadd MunfasilWhen a word ends with a long vowel and the next one begins with a hamzah.
  2. أَنتَ

    • 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.

Verse 22 1 rule

  1. عَلَيْهِم بِمُصَيْطِرٍ

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

Verse 23 1 rule

  1. مَن تَوَلَّىٰ

    • 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.

Verse 24 3 rules

  1. ٱللَّهُ

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

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

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

Verse 25 2 rules

  1. إِنَّ

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

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

Verse 26 2 rules

  1. ثُمَّ

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

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

The rules of Surah Al-Ghashiyah, one by one

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

Hamzat al-Wasl

8 times in Surah Al-Ghashiyah, in 6 of its 26 verses.

All 8 occurrences
Hamzat al-Wasl in Al-Ghashiyah: 8 times
WordVerse
ٱلْغَـٰشِيَةِ1
ٱلْإِبِلِ17
ٱلسَّمَآءِ18
ٱلْجِبَالِ19
ٱلْأَرْضِ20
ٱللَّهُ24
ٱلْعَذَابَ24
ٱلْأَكْبَرَ24
The rule: Hamzat al-Wasl

Ikhfa

6 times in Surah Al-Ghashiyah, in 6 of its 26 verses.

All 6 occurrences
Ikhfa in Al-Ghashiyah: 6 times
WordVerse
مِن ضَرِيعٍ6
مِن جُوعٍ7
عَيْنٌ جَارِيَةٌ12
يَنظُرُونَ17
أَنتَ21
مَن تَوَلَّىٰ23
The rule: Ikhfa

Idgham with Ghunnah

6 times in Surah Al-Ghashiyah, in 5 of its 26 verses.

All 6 occurrences
Idgham with Ghunnah in Al-Ghashiyah: 6 times
WordVerse
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ2
عَامِلَةٌ نَّاصِبَةٌ3
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ8
يَوْمَئِذٍ نَّاعِمَةٌ8
سُرُرٌ مَّرْفُوعَةٌ13
وَأَكْوَابٌ مَّوْضُوعَةٌ14
The rule: Idgham with Ghunnah

Ghunnah

5 times in Surah Al-Ghashiyah, in 4 of its 26 verses.

All 5 occurrences
Ghunnah in Al-Ghashiyah: 5 times
WordVerse
جَنَّةٍ10
إِنَّمَآ21
إِنَّ25
ثُمَّ26
إِنَّ26
The rule: Ghunnah

Madd Tabee'ee

4 times in Surah Al-Ghashiyah, in 3 of its 26 verses.

All 4 occurrences
Madd Tabee'ee in Al-Ghashiyah: 4 times
WordVerse
أَتَىٰكَ1
ٱلْغَـٰشِيَةِ1
خَـٰشِعَةٌ2
لَـٰغِيَةً11
The rule: Madd Tabee'ee

Madd Munfasil

2 times in Surah Al-Ghashiyah, in 2 of its 26 verses.

All 2 occurrences
Madd Munfasil in Al-Ghashiyah: 2 times
WordVerse
إِنَّمَآ21
إِلَيْنَآ25
The rule: Madd Munfasil

Madd 'Aarid Li-Sukun

2 times in Surah Al-Ghashiyah, in 2 of its 26 verses.

All 2 occurrences
Madd 'Aarid Li-Sukun in Al-Ghashiyah: 2 times
WordVerse
ضَرِيعٍ6
جُوعٍ7
The rule: Madd 'Aarid Li-Sukun

Ikhfa Shafawi

1 time in Surah Al-Ghashiyah, in 1 of its 26 verses.

The occurrence
Ikhfa Shafawi in Al-Ghashiyah: 1 times
WordVerse
عَلَيْهِم بِمُصَيْطِرٍ22
The rule: Ikhfa Shafawi

Qalqalah

1 time in Surah Al-Ghashiyah, in 1 of its 26 verses.

The occurrence
Qalqalah in Al-Ghashiyah: 1 times
WordVerse
مَبْثُوثَةٌ16
The rule: Qalqalah

Madd Muttasil

1 time in Surah Al-Ghashiyah, in 1 of its 26 verses.

The occurrence
Madd Muttasil in Al-Ghashiyah: 1 times
WordVerse
ٱلسَّمَآءِ18
The rule: Madd Muttasil

Lam Shamsiyyah

1 time in Surah Al-Ghashiyah, in 1 of its 26 verses.

The occurrence
Lam Shamsiyyah in Al-Ghashiyah: 1 times
WordVerse
ٱلسَّمَآءِ18
The rule: Lam Shamsiyyah

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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  1. مَن تَوَلَّىٰ

    man tawallā

  2. ٱلْإِبِلِ

    l-ibili

  3. مِنْ عَيْنٍ

    min ʿaynin

  4. إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ

    'innamā 'anta

  5. لَهُمْ طَعَامٌ

    lahum ṭaʿāmun

  6. وَأَكْوَابٌ مَّوْضُوعَةٌ

    wa'akwābummawḍūʿah

Frequently asked questions

How many tajweed rules are in Surah Al-Ghashiyah?

37 tajweed rule occurrences across 26 verses, according to the text of the Madani Mushaf (Hafs reading): Hamzat al-Wasl (8), Ikhfa (6), Idgham with Ghunnah (6), Ghunnah (5), Madd Tabee'ee (4), Madd Munfasil (2), Madd 'Aarid Li-Sukun (2), Ikhfa Shafawi (1), Qalqalah (1), Madd Muttasil (1) and Lam Shamsiyyah (1).

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

12: Idgham with Ghunnah (6) and Ikhfa (6).

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

1: Ikhfa Shafawi (1).

Which types of madd are in Surah Al-Ghashiyah?

9: Madd Tabee'ee (4), Madd Munfasil (2), Madd 'Aarid Li-Sukun (2) and Madd Muttasil (1).

How many lam rules are in Surah Al-Ghashiyah?

1: Lam Shamsiyyah (1).

How many hamza rules are in Surah Al-Ghashiyah?

8: Hamzat al-Wasl (8).

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

Verse 1, with 3 rule occurrences marked.

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