Surah Al-Qalam: Tajweed Rules, Verse by Verse

القلم

244 tajweed rule occurrences marked across 52 verses, each with its reason and the word’s audio

Al-Qalam (القلم) has 244 tajweed rule occurrences across its 52 verses, according to the text of the Madani Mushaf (Hafs reading). The most frequent: Madd 'Aarid Li-Sukun (52), Madd Tabee'ee (38) and Hamzat al-Wasl (28). 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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نٓ ۚ وَٱلْقَلَمِ وَمَا يَسْطُرُونَ ﴿١﴾ مَآ أَنتَ بِنِعْمَةِ رَبِّكَ بِمَجْنُونٍ ﴿٢﴾ وَإِنَّ لَكَ لَأَجْرًا غَيْرَ مَمْنُونٍ ﴿٣﴾ وَإِنَّكَ لَعَلَىٰ خُلُقٍ عَظِيمٍ ﴿٤﴾ فَسَتُبْصِرُ وَيُبْصِرُونَ ﴿٥﴾ بِأَييِّكُمُ ٱلْمَفْتُونُ ﴿٦﴾ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَن ضَلَّ عَن سَبِيلِهِۦ وَهُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِٱلْمُهْتَدِينَ ﴿٧﴾ فَلَا تُطِعِ ٱلْمُكَذِّبِينَ ﴿٨﴾ وَدُّوا۟ لَوْ تُدْهِنُ فَيُدْهِنُونَ ﴿٩﴾ وَلَا تُطِعْ كُلَّ حَلَّافٍ مَّهِينٍ ﴿١٠﴾

هَمَّازٍ مَّشَّآءٍۭ بِنَمِيمٍ ﴿١١﴾ مَّنَّاعٍ لِّلْخَيْرِ مُعْتَدٍ أَثِيمٍ ﴿١٢﴾ عُتُلٍّۭ بَعْدَ ذَٰلِكَ زَنِيمٍ ﴿١٣﴾ أَن كَانَ ذَا مَالٍ وَبَنِينَ ﴿١٤﴾ إِذَا تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِ ءَايَـٰتُنَا قَالَ أَسَـٰطِيرُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ ﴿١٥﴾ سَنَسِمُهُۥ عَلَى ٱلْخُرْطُومِ ﴿١٦﴾ إِنَّا بَلَوْنَـٰهُمْ كَمَا بَلَوْنَآ أَصْحَـٰبَ ٱلْجَنَّةِ إِذْ أَقْسَمُوا۟ لَيَصْرِمُنَّهَا مُصْبِحِينَ ﴿١٧﴾ وَلَا يَسْتَثْنُونَ ﴿١٨﴾ فَطَافَ عَلَيْهَا طَآئِفٌ مِّن رَّبِّكَ وَهُمْ نَآئِمُونَ ﴿١٩﴾ فَأَصْبَحَتْ كَٱلصَّرِيمِ ﴿٢٠﴾

فَتَنَادَوْا۟ مُصْبِحِينَ ﴿٢١﴾ أَنِ ٱغْدُوا۟ عَلَىٰ حَرْثِكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ صَـٰرِمِينَ ﴿٢٢﴾ فَٱنطَلَقُوا۟ وَهُمْ يَتَخَـٰفَتُونَ ﴿٢٣﴾ أَن لَّا يَدْخُلَنَّهَا ٱلْيَوْمَ عَلَيْكُم مِّسْكِينٌ ﴿٢٤﴾ وَغَدَوْا۟ عَلَىٰ حَرْدٍ قَـٰدِرِينَ ﴿٢٥﴾ فَلَمَّا رَأَوْهَا قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّا لَضَآلُّونَ ﴿٢٦﴾ بَلْ نَحْنُ مَحْرُومُونَ ﴿٢٧﴾ قَالَ أَوْسَطُهُمْ أَلَمْ أَقُل لَّكُمْ لَوْلَا تُسَبِّحُونَ ﴿٢٨﴾ قَالُوا۟ سُبْحَـٰنَ رَبِّنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا ظَـٰلِمِينَ ﴿٢٩﴾ فَأَقْبَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ يَتَلَـٰوَمُونَ ﴿٣٠﴾

قَالُوا۟ يَـٰوَيْلَنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا طَـٰغِينَ ﴿٣١﴾ عَسَىٰ رَبُّنَآ أَن يُبْدِلَنَا خَيْرًا مِّنْهَآ إِنَّآ إِلَىٰ رَبِّنَا رَٰغِبُونَ ﴿٣٢﴾ كَذَٰلِكَ ٱلْعَذَابُ ۖ وَلَعَذَابُ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ أَكْبَرُ ۚ لَوْ كَانُوا۟ يَعْلَمُونَ ﴿٣٣﴾ إِنَّ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ جَنَّـٰتِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ ﴿٣٤﴾ أَفَنَجْعَلُ ٱلْمُسْلِمِينَ كَٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ ﴿٣٥﴾ مَا لَكُمْ كَيْفَ تَحْكُمُونَ ﴿٣٦﴾ أَمْ لَكُمْ كِتَـٰبٌ فِيهِ تَدْرُسُونَ ﴿٣٧﴾ إِنَّ لَكُمْ فِيهِ لَمَا تَخَيَّرُونَ ﴿٣٨﴾ أَمْ لَكُمْ أَيْمَـٰنٌ عَلَيْنَا بَـٰلِغَةٌ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ ۙ إِنَّ لَكُمْ لَمَا تَحْكُمُونَ ﴿٣٩﴾ سَلْهُمْ أَيُّهُم بِذَٰلِكَ زَعِيمٌ ﴿٤٠﴾

أَمْ لَهُمْ شُرَكَآءُ فَلْيَأْتُوا۟ بِشُرَكَآئِهِمْ إِن كَانُوا۟ صَـٰدِقِينَ ﴿٤١﴾ يَوْمَ يُكْشَفُ عَن سَاقٍ وَيُدْعَوْنَ إِلَى ٱلسُّجُودِ فَلَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ ﴿٤٢﴾ خَـٰشِعَةً أَبْصَـٰرُهُمْ تَرْهَقُهُمْ ذِلَّةٌ ۖ وَقَدْ كَانُوا۟ يُدْعَوْنَ إِلَى ٱلسُّجُودِ وَهُمْ سَـٰلِمُونَ ﴿٤٣﴾ فَذَرْنِى وَمَن يُكَذِّبُ بِهَـٰذَا ٱلْحَدِيثِ ۖ سَنَسْتَدْرِجُهُم مِّنْ حَيْثُ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ ﴿٤٤﴾ وَأُمْلِى لَهُمْ ۚ إِنَّ كَيْدِى مَتِينٌ ﴿٤٥﴾ أَمْ تَسْـَٔلُهُمْ أَجْرًا فَهُم مِّن مَّغْرَمٍ مُّثْقَلُونَ ﴿٤٦﴾ أَمْ عِندَهُمُ ٱلْغَيْبُ فَهُمْ يَكْتُبُونَ ﴿٤٧﴾ فَٱصْبِرْ لِحُكْمِ رَبِّكَ وَلَا تَكُن كَصَاحِبِ ٱلْحُوتِ إِذْ نَادَىٰ وَهُوَ مَكْظُومٌ ﴿٤٨﴾ لَّوْلَآ أَن تَدَٰرَكَهُۥ نِعْمَةٌ مِّن رَّبِّهِۦ لَنُبِذَ بِٱلْعَرَآءِ وَهُوَ مَذْمُومٌ ﴿٤٩﴾ فَٱجْتَبَـٰهُ رَبُّهُۥ فَجَعَلَهُۥ مِنَ ٱلصَّـٰلِحِينَ ﴿٥٠﴾

وَإِن يَكَادُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لَيُزْلِقُونَكَ بِأَبْصَـٰرِهِمْ لَمَّا سَمِعُوا۟ ٱلذِّكْرَ وَيَقُولُونَ إِنَّهُۥ لَمَجْنُونٌ ﴿٥١﴾ وَمَا هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌ لِّلْعَـٰلَمِينَ ﴿٥٢﴾

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Surah Al-Qalam, verse by verse

For each of the 52 verses of Surah Al-Qalam: every word that carries a rule, its letters, the rule and its reason. Tap ▶ to hear the word in its verse of Surah Al-Qalam, recited by al-Husary.

Verses 1 to 10

31 rules

Verse 1 3 rules

نٓ
- نٓMadd LazimBefore a doubled or always-vowelless letter, and in some opening letters of surahs.
وَٱلْقَلَمِ
- ٱHamzat al-WaslAt the start of a word, on the alif topped with a small sign (ٱ), as in “al”.
يَسْطُرُونَ
- 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 2 4 rules

مَآ
- آMadd MunfasilWhen a word ends with a long vowel and the next one begins with a hamzah.
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.
بِمَجْنُونٍ
- 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.
- 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 3 3 rules

وَإِنَّ
- نَّGhunnahWhen a nūn or a mīm carries the shaddah, the small sign that doubles a letter.
لَأَجْرًا
- 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.
مَمْنُونٍ
- 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 4 2 rules

وَإِنَّكَ
- نَّGhunnahWhen a nūn or a mīm carries the shaddah, the small sign that doubles a letter.
عَظِيمٍ
- 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 5 3 rules

فَسَتُبْصِرُ
- 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.
وَيُبْصِرُونَ
- 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.
- 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 6 2 rules

ٱلْمَفْتُونُ
- 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.

Verse 7 6 rules

إِنَّ
- نَّGhunnahWhen a nūn or a mīm carries the shaddah, the small sign that doubles a letter.
بِمَن ضَلَّ
- 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.
عَن سَبِيلِهِۦ
- ن سَIkhfaA 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.
سَبِيلِهِۦ
- هِۦMadd Tabee'eeAn alif, wāw or yā extending the vowel before it, and no hamzah or vowelless letter after.
بِٱلْمُهْتَدِينَ
- 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 8 2 rules

ٱلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
- 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 9 4 rules

وَدُّوا۟
- ا۟Unpronounced letterThis letter is written in the mushaf, but it is not pronounced at this place.
تُدْهِنُ
- 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.
فَيُدْهِنُونَ
- 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.
- 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 10 2 rules

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

40 rules

Verse 11 5 rules

هَمَّازٍ مَّشَّآءٍۭ
- مَّGhunnahWhen a nūn or a mīm carries the shaddah, the small sign that doubles a letter.
- زٍ مَّIdgham with GhunnahBetween two words: a nūn with no vowel or a tanwīn (final “n”), then yā, nūn, mīm or wāw.
مَّشَّآءٍۭ بِنَمِيمٍ
- آMadd MuttasilWhen the long vowel and the hamzah are in the same word.
- ءٍۭ بIqlabWhen a nūn with no vowel, or a tanwīn (final “n”), is followed by a bā (ب).
بِنَمِيمٍ
- 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 3 rules

مَّنَّاعٍ لِّلْخَيْرِ
- نَّGhunnahWhen a nūn or a mīm carries the shaddah, the small sign that doubles a letter.
- عٍ لِّIdgham without GhunnahBetween two words: a nūn with no vowel or a tanwīn (final “n”), then lām or rā.
أَثِيمٍ
- 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 13 3 rules

عُتُلٍّۭ بَعْدَ
- لٍّۭ بIqlabWhen a nūn with no vowel, or a tanwīn (final “n”), is followed by a bā (ب).
ذَٰلِكَ
- ذَٰMadd Tabee'eeAn alif, wāw or yā extending the vowel before it, and no hamzah or vowelless letter after.
زَنِيمٍ
- 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 14 3 rules

أَن 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.
مَالٍ وَبَنِينَ
- لٍ وَIdgham with GhunnahBetween two words: a nūn with no vowel or a tanwīn (final “n”), then yā, nūn, mīm or wāw.
وَبَنِينَ
- 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 15 4 rules

ءَايَـٰتُنَا
- يَـٰMadd Tabee'eeAn alif, wāw or yā extending the vowel before it, and no hamzah or vowelless letter after.
أَسَـٰطِيرُ
- سَـٰMadd Tabee'eeAn alif, wāw or yā extending the vowel before it, and no hamzah or vowelless letter after.
ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
- 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 16 3 rules

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

Verse 17 10 rules

إِنَّا
- نَّGhunnahWhen a nūn or a mīm carries the shaddah, the small sign that doubles a letter.
بَلَوْنَـٰهُمْ
- نَـٰMadd Tabee'eeAn alif, wāw or yā extending the vowel before it, and no hamzah or vowelless letter after.
بَلَوْنَآ
- آMadd MunfasilWhen a word ends with a long vowel and the next one begins with a hamzah.
أَصْحَـٰبَ
- حَـٰMadd Tabee'eeAn alif, wāw or yā extending the vowel before it, and no hamzah or vowelless letter after.
ٱلْجَنَّةِ
- ٱHamzat al-WaslAt the start of a word, on the alif topped with a small sign (ٱ), as in “al”.
- نَّGhunnahWhen a nūn or a mīm carries the shaddah, the small sign that doubles a letter.
أَقْسَمُوا۟
- 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.
- ا۟Unpronounced letterThis letter is written in the mushaf, but it is not pronounced at this place.
لَيَصْرِمُنَّهَا
- نَّGhunnahWhen a nūn or a mīm carries the shaddah, the small sign that doubles a letter.
مُصْبِحِينَ
- 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 18 1 rule

يَسْتَثْنُونَ
- 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 19 5 rules

طَآئِفٌ مِّن
- آMadd MuttasilWhen the long vowel and the hamzah are in the same word.
- فٌ مِّIdgham with GhunnahBetween two words: a nūn with no vowel or a tanwīn (final “n”), then yā, nūn, mīm or wāw.
مِّن رَّبِّكَ
- ن رَّIdgham without GhunnahBetween two words: a nūn with no vowel or a tanwīn (final “n”), then lām or rā.
نَآئِمُونَ
- آMadd MuttasilWhen the long vowel and the hamzah are in the same word.
- 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 20 3 rules

كَٱلصَّرِيمِ
- 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.
- 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 21 to 30

43 rules

Verse 21 2 rules

فَتَنَادَوْا۟
- ا۟Unpronounced letterThis letter is written in the mushaf, but it is not pronounced at this place.
مُصْبِحِينَ
- 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 22 6 rules

ٱغْدُوا۟
- ٱHamzat al-WaslAt the start of a word, on the alif topped with a small sign (ٱ), as in “al”.
- ا۟Unpronounced letterThis letter is written in the mushaf, but it is not pronounced at this place.
إِن كُنتُمْ
- ن كُIkhfaA 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.
كُنتُمْ
- نتُIkhfaA 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.
صَـٰرِمِينَ
- صَـٰMadd Tabee'eeAn alif, wāw or yā extending the vowel before it, and no hamzah or vowelless letter after.
- 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 23 5 rules

فَٱنطَلَقُوا۟
- ٱHamzat al-WaslAt the start of a word, on the alif topped with a small sign (ٱ), as in “al”.
- نطَIkhfaA 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.
- ا۟Unpronounced letterThis letter is written in the mushaf, but it is not pronounced at this place.
يَتَخَـٰفَتُونَ
- خَـٰMadd Tabee'eeAn alif, wāw or yā extending the vowel before it, and no hamzah or vowelless letter after.
- 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 24 6 rules

أَن لَّا
- ن لَّIdgham without GhunnahBetween two words: a nūn with no vowel or a tanwīn (final “n”), then lām or rā.
يَدْخُلَنَّهَا
- 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.
- نَّGhunnahWhen a nūn or a mīm carries the shaddah, the small sign that doubles a letter.
ٱلْيَوْمَ
- ٱHamzat al-WaslAt the start of a word, on the alif topped with a small sign (ٱ), as in “al”.
عَلَيْكُم مِّسْكِينٌ
- م مِّIdgham ShafawiWhen a mīm with no vowel is followed by another mīm.
مِّسْكِينٌ
- 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 25 4 rules

وَغَدَوْا۟
- ا۟Unpronounced letterThis letter is written in the mushaf, but it is not pronounced at this place.
حَرْدٍ قَـٰدِرِينَ
- دٍ قَIkhfaA 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.
قَـٰدِرِينَ
- قَـٰMadd Tabee'eeAn alif, wāw or yā extending the vowel before it, and no hamzah or vowelless letter after.
- 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 26 6 rules

فَلَمَّا
- مَّGhunnahWhen a nūn or a mīm carries the shaddah, the small sign that doubles a letter.
قَالُوٓا۟
- وٓMadd MunfasilWhen a word ends with a long vowel and the next one begins with a hamzah.
- ا۟Unpronounced letterThis letter is written in the mushaf, but it is not pronounced at this place.
إِنَّا
- نَّGhunnahWhen a nūn or a mīm carries the shaddah, the small sign that doubles a letter.
لَضَآلُّونَ
- آMadd LazimBefore a doubled or always-vowelless letter, and in some opening letters of surahs.
- 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 27 1 rule

مَحْرُومُونَ
- 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 28 1 rule

تُسَبِّحُونَ
- 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 29 8 rules

قَالُوا۟
- ا۟Unpronounced letterThis letter is written in the mushaf, but it is not pronounced at this place.
سُبْحَـٰنَ
- 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.
- حَـٰMadd Tabee'eeAn alif, wāw or yā extending the vowel before it, and no hamzah or vowelless letter after.
رَبِّنَآ
- آMadd MunfasilWhen a word ends with a long vowel and the next one begins with a hamzah.
إِنَّا
- نَّGhunnahWhen a nūn or a mīm carries the shaddah, the small sign that doubles a letter.
كُنَّا
- نَّGhunnahWhen a nūn or a mīm carries the shaddah, the small sign that doubles a letter.
ظَـٰلِمِينَ
- ظَـٰMadd Tabee'eeAn alif, wāw or yā extending the vowel before it, and no hamzah or vowelless letter after.
- 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 30 4 rules

فَأَقْبَلَ
- 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.
بَعْضٍ يَتَلَـٰوَمُونَ
- ضٍ يَIdgham with GhunnahBetween two words: a nūn with no vowel or a tanwīn (final “n”), then yā, nūn, mīm or wāw.
يَتَلَـٰوَمُونَ
- لَـٰMadd Tabee'eeAn alif, wāw or yā extending the vowel before it, and no hamzah or vowelless letter after.
- 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.

Verses 31 to 40

50 rules

Verse 31 7 rules

قَالُوا۟
- ا۟Unpronounced letterThis letter is written in the mushaf, but it is not pronounced at this place.
يَـٰوَيْلَنَآ
- يَـٰMadd Tabee'eeAn alif, wāw or yā extending the vowel before it, and no hamzah or vowelless letter after.
- آMadd MunfasilWhen a word ends with a long vowel and the next one begins with a hamzah.
إِنَّا
- نَّGhunnahWhen a nūn or a mīm carries the shaddah, the small sign that doubles a letter.
كُنَّا
- نَّGhunnahWhen a nūn or a mīm carries the shaddah, the small sign that doubles a letter.
طَـٰغِينَ
- طَـٰMadd Tabee'eeAn alif, wāw or yā extending the vowel before it, and no hamzah or vowelless letter after.
- 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 32 9 rules

رَبُّنَآ
- آMadd MunfasilWhen a word ends with a long vowel and the next one begins with a hamzah.
أَن يُبْدِلَنَا
- ن يُIdgham with GhunnahBetween two words: a nūn with no vowel or a tanwīn (final “n”), then yā, nūn, mīm or wāw.
يُبْدِلَنَا
- 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.
خَيْرًا مِّنْهَآ
- رًا مِّIdgham with GhunnahBetween two words: a nūn with no vowel or a tanwīn (final “n”), then yā, nūn, mīm or wāw.
مِّنْهَآ
- آMadd MunfasilWhen a word ends with a long vowel and the next one begins with a hamzah.
إِنَّآ
- 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.
رَٰغِبُونَ
- رَٰMadd Tabee'eeAn alif, wāw or yā extending the vowel before it, and no hamzah or vowelless letter after.
- 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 33 5 rules

كَذَٰلِكَ
- ذَٰMadd Tabee'eeAn alif, wāw or yā extending the vowel before it, and no hamzah or vowelless letter after.
ٱلْعَذَابُ
- ٱHamzat al-WaslAt the start of a word, on the alif topped with a small sign (ٱ), as in “al”.
ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ
- ٱHamzat al-WaslAt the start of a word, on the alif topped with a small sign (ٱ), as in “al”.
كَانُوا۟
- ا۟Unpronounced letterThis letter is written in the mushaf, but it is not pronounced at this place.
يَعْلَمُونَ
- 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 34 8 rules

إِنَّ
- نَّGhunnahWhen a nūn or a mīm carries the shaddah, the small sign that doubles a letter.
عِندَ
- ندَIkhfaA 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.
جَنَّـٰتِ
- 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.
ٱلنَّعِيمِ
- 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.
- 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 35 5 rules

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

Verse 36 1 rule

تَحْكُمُونَ
- 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 37 4 rules

كِتَـٰبٌ فِيهِ
- تَـٰMadd Tabee'eeAn alif, wāw or yā extending the vowel before it, and no hamzah or vowelless letter after.
- بٌ 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.
تَدْرُسُونَ
- 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.
- 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 38 2 rules

إِنَّ
- نَّGhunnahWhen a nūn or a mīm carries the shaddah, the small sign that doubles a letter.
تَخَيَّرُونَ
- 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 39 6 rules

أَيْمَـٰنٌ
- مَـٰMadd Tabee'eeAn alif, wāw or yā extending the vowel before it, and no hamzah or vowelless letter after.
بَـٰلِغَةٌ
- بَـٰMadd Tabee'eeAn alif, wāw or yā extending the vowel before it, and no hamzah or vowelless letter after.
ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ
- ٱHamzat al-WaslAt the start of a word, on the alif topped with a small sign (ٱ), as in “al”.
- يَـٰMadd Tabee'eeAn alif, wāw or yā extending the vowel before it, and no hamzah or vowelless letter after.
إِنَّ
- نَّGhunnahWhen a nūn or a mīm carries the shaddah, the small sign that doubles a letter.
تَحْكُمُونَ
- 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 40 3 rules

أَيُّهُم بِذَٰلِكَ
- م بِIkhfa ShafawiWhen a mīm with no vowel ends a word and the next word begins with a bā (ب).
بِذَٰلِكَ
- ذَٰMadd Tabee'eeAn alif, wāw or yā extending the vowel before it, and no hamzah or vowelless letter after.
زَعِيمٌ
- 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 41 to 50

64 rules

Verse 41 7 rules

شُرَكَآءُ
- آMadd MuttasilWhen the long vowel and the hamzah are in the same word.
فَلْيَأْتُوا۟
- ا۟Unpronounced letterThis letter is written in the mushaf, but it is not pronounced at this place.
بِشُرَكَآئِهِمْ
- آMadd MuttasilWhen the long vowel and the hamzah are in the same word.
إِن كَانُوا۟
- 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.
كَانُوا۟
- ا۟Unpronounced letterThis letter is written in the mushaf, but it is not pronounced at this place.
صَـٰدِقِينَ
- صَـٰMadd Tabee'eeAn alif, wāw or yā extending the vowel before it, and no hamzah or vowelless letter after.
- 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 42 6 rules

عَن سَاقٍ
- ن سَIkhfaA 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.
سَاقٍ وَيُدْعَوْنَ
- قٍ وَIdgham with GhunnahBetween two words: a nūn with no vowel or a tanwīn (final “n”), then yā, nūn, mīm or wāw.
وَيُدْعَوْنَ
- 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.
ٱلسُّجُودِ
- 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.
يَسْتَطِيعُونَ
- 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 43 11 rules

خَـٰشِعَةً
- خَـٰMadd Tabee'eeAn alif, wāw or yā extending the vowel before it, and no hamzah or vowelless letter after.
أَبْصَـٰرُهُمْ
- 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.
- صَـٰMadd Tabee'eeAn alif, wāw or yā extending the vowel before it, and no hamzah or vowelless letter after.
ذِلَّةٌ ۖ وَقَدْ
- ةٌ ۖ وَIdgham with GhunnahBetween two words: a nūn with no vowel or a tanwīn (final “n”), then yā, nūn, mīm or wāw.
وَقَدْ
- 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.
كَانُوا۟
- ا۟Unpronounced letterThis letter is written in the mushaf, but it is not pronounced at this place.
يُدْعَوْنَ
- 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.
ٱلسُّجُودِ
- 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.
سَـٰلِمُونَ
- سَـٰMadd Tabee'eeAn alif, wāw or yā extending the vowel before it, and no hamzah or vowelless letter after.
- 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 44 6 rules

وَمَن يُكَذِّبُ
- ن يُIdgham with GhunnahBetween two words: a nūn with no vowel or a tanwīn (final “n”), then yā, nūn, mīm or wāw.
بِهَـٰذَا
- هَـٰMadd Tabee'eeAn alif, wāw or yā extending the vowel before it, and no hamzah or vowelless letter after.
ٱلْحَدِيثِ
- ٱHamzat al-WaslAt the start of a word, on the alif topped with a small sign (ٱ), as in “al”.
سَنَسْتَدْرِجُهُم مِّنْ
- 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.
- م مِّIdgham ShafawiWhen a mīm with no vowel is followed by another mīm.
يَعْلَمُونَ
- 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 45 2 rules

إِنَّ
- نَّGhunnahWhen a nūn or a mīm carries the shaddah, the small sign that doubles a letter.
مَتِينٌ
- 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 46 6 rules

أَجْرًا فَهُم
- 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.
- رًا 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.
فَهُم مِّن
- م مِّIdgham ShafawiWhen a mīm with no vowel is followed by another mīm.
مِّن مَّغْرَمٍ
- ن مَّIdgham with GhunnahBetween two words: a nūn with no vowel or a tanwīn (final “n”), then yā, nūn, mīm or wāw.
مَّغْرَمٍ مُّثْقَلُونَ
- مٍ مُّIdgham with GhunnahBetween two words: a nūn with no vowel or a tanwīn (final “n”), then yā, nūn, mīm or wāw.
مُّثْقَلُونَ
- 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 47 3 rules

عِندَهُمُ
- ندَIkhfaA 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.
ٱلْغَيْبُ
- ٱHamzat al-WaslAt the start of a word, on the alif topped with a small sign (ٱ), as in “al”.
يَكْتُبُونَ
- 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 48 4 rules

فَٱصْبِرْ
- ٱHamzat al-WaslAt the start of a word, on the alif topped with a small sign (ٱ), as in “al”.
تَكُن كَصَاحِبِ
- 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.
ٱلْحُوتِ
- ٱHamzat al-WaslAt the start of a word, on the alif topped with a small sign (ٱ), as in “al”.
مَكْظُومٌ
- 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 49 10 rules

لَّوْلَآ
- آMadd MunfasilWhen a word ends with a long vowel and the next one begins with a hamzah.
أَن تَدَٰرَكَهُۥ
- 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.
تَدَٰرَكَهُۥ
- دَٰMadd Tabee'eeAn alif, wāw or yā extending the vowel before it, and no hamzah or vowelless letter after.
- هُۥMadd Tabee'eeAn alif, wāw or yā extending the vowel before it, and no hamzah or vowelless letter after.
نِعْمَةٌ مِّن
- ةٌ مِّIdgham with GhunnahBetween two words: a nūn with no vowel or a tanwīn (final “n”), then yā, nūn, mīm or wāw.
مِّن رَّبِّهِۦ
- ن رَّIdgham without GhunnahBetween two words: a nūn with no vowel or a tanwīn (final “n”), then lām or rā.
رَّبِّهِۦ
- هِۦMadd Tabee'eeAn alif, wāw or yā extending the vowel before it, and no hamzah or vowelless letter after.
بِٱلْعَرَآءِ
- ٱHamzat al-WaslAt the start of a word, on the alif topped with a small sign (ٱ), as in “al”.
- آMadd MuttasilWhen the long vowel and the hamzah are in the same word.
مَذْمُومٌ
- 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 50 9 rules

فَٱجْتَبَـٰهُ
- ٱHamzat al-WaslAt the start of a word, on the alif topped with a small sign (ٱ), as in “al”.
- 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.
- بَـٰMadd Tabee'eeAn alif, wāw or yā extending the vowel before it, and no hamzah or vowelless letter after.
رَبُّهُۥ
- هُۥMadd Tabee'eeAn alif, wāw or yā extending the vowel before it, and no hamzah or vowelless letter after.
فَجَعَلَهُۥ
- هُۥMadd Tabee'eeAn alif, wāw or yā extending the vowel before it, and no hamzah or vowelless letter after.
ٱلصَّـٰلِحِينَ
- 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.
- 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 51 to 52

16 rules

Verse 51 13 rules

وَإِن يَكَادُ
- ن يَIdgham with GhunnahBetween two words: a nūn with no vowel or a tanwīn (final “n”), then yā, nūn, mīm or wāw.
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.
بِأَبْصَـٰرِهِمْ
- 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.
- صَـٰMadd Tabee'eeAn alif, wāw or yā extending the vowel before it, and no hamzah or vowelless letter after.
لَمَّا
- مَّGhunnahWhen a nūn or a mīm carries the shaddah, the small sign that doubles a letter.
سَمِعُوا۟
- ا۟Unpronounced letterThis letter is written in the mushaf, but it is not pronounced at this place.
ٱلذِّكْرَ
- 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.
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.
لَمَجْنُونٌ
- 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.
- 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 52 3 rules

ذِكْرٌ لِّلْعَـٰلَمِينَ
- رٌ لِّIdgham without GhunnahBetween two words: a nūn with no vowel or a tanwīn (final “n”), then lām or rā.
لِّلْعَـٰلَمِينَ
- عَـٰMadd Tabee'eeAn alif, wāw or yā extending the vowel before it, and no hamzah or vowelless letter after.
- 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.

The rules of Surah Al-Qalam, one by one

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

Madd 'Aarid Li-Sukun

52 times in Surah Al-Qalam, in 52 of its 52 verses.

All 52 occurrences

Madd 'Aarid Li-Sukun in Al-Qalam: 52 times
Word	Verse
يَسْطُرُونَ	1
بِمَجْنُونٍ	2
مَمْنُونٍ	3
عَظِيمٍ	4
وَيُبْصِرُونَ	5
ٱلْمَفْتُونُ	6
بِٱلْمُهْتَدِينَ	7
ٱلْمُكَذِّبِينَ	8
فَيُدْهِنُونَ	9
مَّهِينٍ	10
بِنَمِيمٍ	11
أَثِيمٍ	12
زَنِيمٍ	13
وَبَنِينَ	14
ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ	15
ٱلْخُرْطُومِ	16
مُصْبِحِينَ	17
يَسْتَثْنُونَ	18
نَآئِمُونَ	19
كَٱلصَّرِيمِ	20
مُصْبِحِينَ	21
صَـٰرِمِينَ	22
يَتَخَـٰفَتُونَ	23
مِّسْكِينٌ	24
قَـٰدِرِينَ	25
لَضَآلُّونَ	26
مَحْرُومُونَ	27
تُسَبِّحُونَ	28
ظَـٰلِمِينَ	29
يَتَلَـٰوَمُونَ	30
طَـٰغِينَ	31
رَٰغِبُونَ	32
يَعْلَمُونَ	33
ٱلنَّعِيمِ	34
كَٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ	35
تَحْكُمُونَ	36
تَدْرُسُونَ	37
تَخَيَّرُونَ	38
تَحْكُمُونَ	39
زَعِيمٌ	40
صَـٰدِقِينَ	41
يَسْتَطِيعُونَ	42
سَـٰلِمُونَ	43
يَعْلَمُونَ	44
مَتِينٌ	45
مُّثْقَلُونَ	46
يَكْتُبُونَ	47
مَكْظُومٌ	48
مَذْمُومٌ	49
ٱلصَّـٰلِحِينَ	50
لَمَجْنُونٌ	51
لِّلْعَـٰلَمِينَ	52

The rule: Madd 'Aarid Li-Sukun

Madd Tabee'ee

38 times in Surah Al-Qalam, in 24 of its 52 verses.

All 38 occurrences

Madd Tabee'ee in Al-Qalam: 38 times
Word	Verse
سَبِيلِهِۦ	7
ذَٰلِكَ	13
ءَايَـٰتُنَا	15
أَسَـٰطِيرُ	15
سَنَسِمُهُۥ	16
بَلَوْنَـٰهُمْ	17
أَصْحَـٰبَ	17
صَـٰرِمِينَ	22
يَتَخَـٰفَتُونَ	23
قَـٰدِرِينَ	25
سُبْحَـٰنَ	29
ظَـٰلِمِينَ	29
يَتَلَـٰوَمُونَ	30
يَـٰوَيْلَنَآ	31
طَـٰغِينَ	31
رَٰغِبُونَ	32
كَذَٰلِكَ	33
جَنَّـٰتِ	34
كِتَـٰبٌ فِيهِ	37
أَيْمَـٰنٌ	39
بَـٰلِغَةٌ	39
ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ	39
بِذَٰلِكَ	40
صَـٰدِقِينَ	41
خَـٰشِعَةً	43
أَبْصَـٰرُهُمْ	43
سَـٰلِمُونَ	43
بِهَـٰذَا	44
تَدَٰرَكَهُۥ	49
تَدَٰرَكَهُۥ	49
رَّبِّهِۦ	49
فَٱجْتَبَـٰهُ	50
رَبُّهُۥ	50
فَجَعَلَهُۥ	50
ٱلصَّـٰلِحِينَ	50
بِأَبْصَـٰرِهِمْ	51
إِنَّهُۥ	51
لِّلْعَـٰلَمِينَ	52

The rule: Madd Tabee'ee

Hamzat al-Wasl

28 times in Surah Al-Qalam, in 23 of its 52 verses.

All 28 occurrences

Hamzat al-Wasl in Al-Qalam: 28 times
Word	Verse
وَٱلْقَلَمِ	1
ٱلْمَفْتُونُ	6
بِٱلْمُهْتَدِينَ	7
ٱلْمُكَذِّبِينَ	8
ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ	15
ٱلْخُرْطُومِ	16
ٱلْجَنَّةِ	17
كَٱلصَّرِيمِ	20
ٱغْدُوا۟	22
فَٱنطَلَقُوا۟	23
ٱلْيَوْمَ	24
ٱلْعَذَابُ	33
ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ	33
ٱلنَّعِيمِ	34
ٱلْمُسْلِمِينَ	35
كَٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ	35
ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ	39
ٱلسُّجُودِ	42
ٱلسُّجُودِ	43
ٱلْحَدِيثِ	44
ٱلْغَيْبُ	47
فَٱصْبِرْ	48
ٱلْحُوتِ	48
بِٱلْعَرَآءِ	49
فَٱجْتَبَـٰهُ	50
ٱلصَّـٰلِحِينَ	50
ٱلَّذِينَ	51
ٱلذِّكْرَ	51

The rule: Hamzat al-Wasl

Ghunnah

24 times in Surah Al-Qalam, in 16 of its 52 verses.

All 24 occurrences

Ghunnah in Al-Qalam: 24 times
Word	Verse
وَإِنَّ	3
وَإِنَّكَ	4
إِنَّ	7
هَمَّازٍ مَّشَّآءٍۭ	11
مَّنَّاعٍ لِّلْخَيْرِ	12
إِنَّا	17
ٱلْجَنَّةِ	17
لَيَصْرِمُنَّهَا	17
يَدْخُلَنَّهَا	24
فَلَمَّا	26
إِنَّا	26
إِنَّا	29
كُنَّا	29
إِنَّا	31
كُنَّا	31
إِنَّآ	32
إِنَّ	34
جَنَّـٰتِ	34
ٱلنَّعِيمِ	34
إِنَّ	38
إِنَّ	39
إِنَّ	45
لَمَّا	51
إِنَّهُۥ	51

The rule: Ghunnah

Qalqalah

23 times in Surah Al-Qalam, in 17 of its 52 verses.

All 23 occurrences

Qalqalah in Al-Qalam: 23 times
Word	Verse
بِمَجْنُونٍ	2
لَأَجْرًا	3
فَسَتُبْصِرُ	5
وَيُبْصِرُونَ	5
تُدْهِنُ	9
فَيُدْهِنُونَ	9
أَقْسَمُوا۟	17
يَدْخُلَنَّهَا	24
سُبْحَـٰنَ	29
فَأَقْبَلَ	30
يُبْدِلَنَا	32
أَفَنَجْعَلُ	35
كَٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ	35
تَدْرُسُونَ	37
وَيُدْعَوْنَ	42
أَبْصَـٰرُهُمْ	43
وَقَدْ	43
يُدْعَوْنَ	43
سَنَسْتَدْرِجُهُم مِّنْ	44
أَجْرًا فَهُم	46
فَٱجْتَبَـٰهُ	50
بِأَبْصَـٰرِهِمْ	51
لَمَجْنُونٌ	51

The rule: Qalqalah

Ikhfa

16 times in Surah Al-Qalam, in 14 of its 52 verses.

All 16 occurrences

Ikhfa in Al-Qalam: 16 times
Word	Verse
أَنتَ	2
بِمَن ضَلَّ	7
عَن سَبِيلِهِۦ	7
أَن كَانَ	14
إِن كُنتُمْ	22
كُنتُمْ	22
فَٱنطَلَقُوا۟	23
حَرْدٍ قَـٰدِرِينَ	25
عِندَ	34
كِتَـٰبٌ فِيهِ	37
إِن كَانُوا۟	41
عَن سَاقٍ	42
أَجْرًا فَهُم	46
عِندَهُمُ	47
تَكُن كَصَاحِبِ	48
أَن تَدَٰرَكَهُۥ	49

The rule: Ikhfa

Unpronounced letter

15 times in Surah Al-Qalam, in 13 of its 52 verses.

All 15 occurrences

Unpronounced letter in Al-Qalam: 15 times
Word	Verse
وَدُّوا۟	9
أَقْسَمُوا۟	17
فَتَنَادَوْا۟	21
ٱغْدُوا۟	22
فَٱنطَلَقُوا۟	23
وَغَدَوْا۟	25
قَالُوٓا۟	26
قَالُوا۟	29
قَالُوا۟	31
كَانُوا۟	33
فَلْيَأْتُوا۟	41
كَانُوا۟	41
كَانُوا۟	43
كَفَرُوا۟	51
سَمِعُوا۟	51

Idgham with Ghunnah

14 times in Surah Al-Qalam, in 12 of its 52 verses.

All 14 occurrences

Idgham with Ghunnah in Al-Qalam: 14 times
Word	Verse
حَلَّافٍ مَّهِينٍ	10
هَمَّازٍ مَّشَّآءٍۭ	11
مَالٍ وَبَنِينَ	14
طَآئِفٌ مِّن	19
بَعْضٍ يَتَلَـٰوَمُونَ	30
أَن يُبْدِلَنَا	32
خَيْرًا مِّنْهَآ	32
سَاقٍ وَيُدْعَوْنَ	42
ذِلَّةٌ ۖ وَقَدْ	43
وَمَن يُكَذِّبُ	44
مِّن مَّغْرَمٍ	46
مَّغْرَمٍ مُّثْقَلُونَ	46
نِعْمَةٌ مِّن	49
وَإِن يَكَادُ	51

The rule: Idgham with Ghunnah

Madd Munfasil

9 times in Surah Al-Qalam, in 7 of its 52 verses.

All 9 occurrences

Madd Munfasil in Al-Qalam: 9 times
Word	Verse
مَآ	2
بَلَوْنَآ	17
قَالُوٓا۟	26
رَبِّنَآ	29
يَـٰوَيْلَنَآ	31
رَبُّنَآ	32
مِّنْهَآ	32
إِنَّآ	32
لَّوْلَآ	49

The rule: Madd Munfasil

Madd Muttasil

6 times in Surah Al-Qalam, in 4 of its 52 verses.

All 6 occurrences

Madd Muttasil in Al-Qalam: 6 times
Word	Verse
مَّشَّآءٍۭ بِنَمِيمٍ	11
طَآئِفٌ مِّن	19
نَآئِمُونَ	19
شُرَكَآءُ	41
بِشُرَكَآئِهِمْ	41
بِٱلْعَرَآءِ	49

The rule: Madd Muttasil

Lam Shamsiyyah

6 times in Surah Al-Qalam, in 6 of its 52 verses.

All 6 occurrences

Lam Shamsiyyah in Al-Qalam: 6 times
Word	Verse
كَٱلصَّرِيمِ	20
ٱلنَّعِيمِ	34
ٱلسُّجُودِ	42
ٱلسُّجُودِ	43
ٱلصَّـٰلِحِينَ	50
ٱلذِّكْرَ	51

The rule: Lam Shamsiyyah

Idgham without Ghunnah

5 times in Surah Al-Qalam, in 5 of its 52 verses.

All 5 occurrences

Idgham without Ghunnah in Al-Qalam: 5 times
Word	Verse
مَّنَّاعٍ لِّلْخَيْرِ	12
مِّن رَّبِّكَ	19
أَن لَّا	24
مِّن رَّبِّهِۦ	49
ذِكْرٌ لِّلْعَـٰلَمِينَ	52

The rule: Idgham without Ghunnah

Idgham Shafawi

3 times in Surah Al-Qalam, in 3 of its 52 verses.

All 3 occurrences

Idgham Shafawi in Al-Qalam: 3 times
Word	Verse
عَلَيْكُم مِّسْكِينٌ	24
سَنَسْتَدْرِجُهُم مِّنْ	44
فَهُم مِّن	46

The rule: Idgham Shafawi

Madd Lazim

2 times in Surah Al-Qalam, in 2 of its 52 verses.

All 2 occurrences

Madd Lazim in Al-Qalam: 2 times
Word	Verse
نٓ	1
لَضَآلُّونَ	26

The rule: Madd Lazim

Iqlab

2 times in Surah Al-Qalam, in 2 of its 52 verses.

All 2 occurrences

Iqlab in Al-Qalam: 2 times
Word	Verse
مَّشَّآءٍۭ بِنَمِيمٍ	11
عُتُلٍّۭ بَعْدَ	13

The rule: Iqlab

Ikhfa Shafawi

1 time in Surah Al-Qalam, in 1 of its 52 verses.

The occurrence

Ikhfa Shafawi in Al-Qalam: 1 times
Word	Verse
أَيُّهُم بِذَٰلِكَ	40

The rule: Ikhfa Shafawi

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-Qalam.

Verses 1 to 10
31 rule occurrences, mostly Madd 'Aarid Li-Sukun (10) and Qalqalah (6).
Verses 11 to 20
40 rule occurrences, mostly Madd 'Aarid Li-Sukun (10) and Madd Tabee'ee (6).
Verses 21 to 30
43 rule occurrences, mostly Madd 'Aarid Li-Sukun (10) and Unpronounced letter (6).
Verses 31 to 40
50 rule occurrences, mostly Madd Tabee'ee (10) and Madd 'Aarid Li-Sukun (10).
Verses 41 to 50
64 rule occurrences, mostly Madd Tabee'ee (12) and Madd 'Aarid Li-Sukun (10).
Verses 51 to 52
16 rule occurrences, mostly Madd Tabee'ee (3) and Hamzat al-Wasl (2).

Your turn: which rule in Al-Qalam?

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

Al-Qalam 68:28

أَقُل لَّكُمْ
'aqullakum
Al-Qalam 68:34

عِندَ
ʿinda
Al-Qalam 68:2

مَآ أَنتَ
mā 'anta
Al-Qalam 68:26

لَضَآلُّونَ
laḍāllūn
Al-Qalam 68:49

بِٱلْعَرَآءِ
bil-ʿarā'i
Al-Qalam 68:39

أَمْ لَكُمْ
am lakum

Frequently asked questions

How many tajweed rules are in Surah Al-Qalam?

244 tajweed rule occurrences across 52 verses, according to the text of the Madani Mushaf (Hafs reading): Madd 'Aarid Li-Sukun (52), Madd Tabee'ee (38), Hamzat al-Wasl (28), Ghunnah (24), Qalqalah (23), Ikhfa (16), Unpronounced letter (15), Idgham with Ghunnah (14), Madd Munfasil (9), Madd Muttasil (6), Lam Shamsiyyah (6), Idgham without Ghunnah (5), Idgham Shafawi (3), Madd Lazim (2), Iqlab (2) and Ikhfa Shafawi (1).

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

37: Ikhfa (16), Idgham with Ghunnah (14), Idgham without Ghunnah (5) and Iqlab (2).

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

4: Idgham Shafawi (3) and Ikhfa Shafawi (1).

Which types of madd are in Surah Al-Qalam?

107: Madd 'Aarid Li-Sukun (52), Madd Tabee'ee (38), Madd Munfasil (9), Madd Muttasil (6) and Madd Lazim (2).

How many lam rules are in Surah Al-Qalam?

6: Lam Shamsiyyah (6).

How many hamza rules are in Surah Al-Qalam?

28: Hamzat al-Wasl (28).

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

Verse 51, with 13 rule occurrences marked.

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

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

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