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Surah As-Saf: Tajweed Rules, Verse by Verse

الصف

178 tajweed rule occurrences marked across 14 verses, each with its reason and the word’s audio

As-Saf (الصف) has 178 tajweed rule occurrences across its 14 verses, according to the text of the Madani Mushaf (Hafs reading). The most frequent: Hamzat al-Wasl (48), Madd Tabee'ee (32) and Ikhfa (17). 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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سَبَّحَ لِلَّهِ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ ۖ وَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ ﴿١﴾ يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ لِمَ تَقُولُونَ مَا لَا تَفْعَلُونَ ﴿٢﴾ كَبُرَ مَقْتًا عِندَ ٱللَّهِ أَن تَقُولُوا۟ مَا لَا تَفْعَلُونَ ﴿٣﴾ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُحِبُّ ٱلَّذِينَ يُقَـٰتِلُونَ فِى سَبِيلِهِۦ صَفًّا كَأَنَّهُم بُنْيَـٰنٌ مَّرْصُوصٌ ﴿٤﴾ وَإِذْ قَالَ مُوسَىٰ لِقَوْمِهِۦ يَـٰقَوْمِ لِمَ تُؤْذُونَنِى وَقَد تَّعْلَمُونَ أَنِّى رَسُولُ ٱللَّهِ إِلَيْكُمْ ۖ فَلَمَّا زَاغُوٓا۟ أَزَاغَ ٱللَّهُ قُلُوبَهُمْ ۚ وَٱللَّهُ لَا يَهْدِى ٱلْقَوْمَ ٱلْفَـٰسِقِينَ ﴿٥﴾ وَإِذْ قَالَ عِيسَى ٱبْنُ مَرْيَمَ يَـٰبَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ إِنِّى رَسُولُ ٱللَّهِ إِلَيْكُم مُّصَدِّقًا لِّمَا بَيْنَ يَدَىَّ مِنَ ٱلتَّوْرَىٰةِ وَمُبَشِّرًۢا بِرَسُولٍ يَأْتِى مِنۢ بَعْدِى ٱسْمُهُۥٓ أَحْمَدُ ۖ فَلَمَّا جَآءَهُم بِٱلْبَيِّنَـٰتِ قَالُوا۟ هَـٰذَا سِحْرٌ مُّبِينٌ ﴿٦﴾ وَمَنْ أَظْلَمُ مِمَّنِ ٱفْتَرَىٰ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ ٱلْكَذِبَ وَهُوَ يُدْعَىٰٓ إِلَى ٱلْإِسْلَـٰمِ ۚ وَٱللَّهُ لَا يَهْدِى ٱلْقَوْمَ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ ﴿٧﴾ يُرِيدُونَ لِيُطْفِـُٔوا۟ نُورَ ٱللَّهِ بِأَفْوَٰهِهِمْ وَٱللَّهُ مُتِمُّ نُورِهِۦ وَلَوْ كَرِهَ ٱلْكَـٰفِرُونَ ﴿٨﴾ هُوَ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَرْسَلَ رَسُولَهُۥ بِٱلْهُدَىٰ وَدِينِ ٱلْحَقِّ لِيُظْهِرَهُۥ عَلَى ٱلدِّينِ كُلِّهِۦ وَلَوْ كَرِهَ ٱلْمُشْرِكُونَ ﴿٩﴾ يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ هَلْ أَدُلُّكُمْ عَلَىٰ تِجَـٰرَةٍ تُنجِيكُم مِّنْ عَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ ﴿١٠﴾

تُؤْمِنُونَ بِٱللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِۦ وَتُجَـٰهِدُونَ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ بِأَمْوَٰلِكُمْ وَأَنفُسِكُمْ ۚ ذَٰلِكُمْ خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ ﴿١١﴾ يَغْفِرْ لَكُمْ ذُنُوبَكُمْ وَيُدْخِلْكُمْ جَنَّـٰتٍ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِهَا ٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ وَمَسَـٰكِنَ طَيِّبَةً فِى جَنَّـٰتِ عَدْنٍ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلْفَوْزُ ٱلْعَظِيمُ ﴿١٢﴾ وَأُخْرَىٰ تُحِبُّونَهَا ۖ نَصْرٌ مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ وَفَتْحٌ قَرِيبٌ ۗ وَبَشِّرِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ﴿١٣﴾ يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ كُونُوٓا۟ أَنصَارَ ٱللَّهِ كَمَا قَالَ عِيسَى ٱبْنُ مَرْيَمَ لِلْحَوَارِيِّـۧنَ مَنْ أَنصَارِىٓ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ ۖ قَالَ ٱلْحَوَارِيُّونَ نَحْنُ أَنصَارُ ٱللَّهِ ۖ فَـَٔامَنَت طَّآئِفَةٌ مِّنۢ بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ وَكَفَرَت طَّآئِفَةٌ ۖ فَأَيَّدْنَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ عَلَىٰ عَدُوِّهِمْ فَأَصْبَحُوا۟ ظَـٰهِرِينَ ﴿١٤﴾

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Surah As-Saf, verse by verse

For each of the 14 verses of Surah As-Saf: every word that carries a rule, its letters, the rule and its reason. Tap ▶ to hear the word in its verse of Surah As-Saf, recited by al-Husary.

Verses 1 to 10

112 rules

Verse 1 8 rules

  1. 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.

  2. ٱلْأَرْضِ

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

  3. ٱلْعَزِيزُ

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

  4. ٱلْحَكِيمُ

    • 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 2 4 rules

  1. يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا

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

  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. تَفْعَلُونَ

    • 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 6 rules

  1. مَقْتًا

    • 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. 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.

  3. ٱللَّهِ

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

  4. أَن تَقُولُوا۟

    • 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.

  5. تَقُولُوا۟

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

  6. تَفْعَلُونَ

    • 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 11 rules

  1. إِنَّ

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

  2. ٱللَّهَ

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

  3. ٱلَّذِينَ

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

  4. يُقَـٰتِلُونَ

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

  5. سَبِيلِهِۦ

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

  6. صَفًّا كَأَنَّهُم

    • فًّا 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.

  7. كَأَنَّهُم بُنْيَـٰنٌ

    • نَّGhunnahWhen a nūn or a mīm carries the shaddah, the small sign that doubles a letter.
    • م بُIkhfa ShafawiWhen a mīm with no vowel ends a word and the next word begins with a bā (ب).

  8. بُنْيَـٰنٌ مَّرْصُوصٌ

    • يَـٰMadd Tabee'eeAn alif, wāw or yā extending the vowel before it, and no hamzah or vowelless letter after.
    • نٌ مَّIdgham with GhunnahBetween two words: a nūn with no vowel or a tanwīn (final “n”), then yā, nūn, mīm or wāw.

  9. مَّرْصُوصٌ

    • 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 5 14 rules

  1. لِقَوْمِهِۦ

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

  2. يَـٰقَوْمِ

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

  3. وَقَد

    • دIdgham MutajanisaynFirst letter with no vowel: among ت, د and ط; among ث, ذ and ظ; or from ب into م. A ṭā before a tā keeps its heaviness: the merger there is incomplete.

  4. أَنِّى

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

  5. ٱللَّهِ

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

  6. فَلَمَّا

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

  7. زَاغُوٓا۟

    • 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.

  8. ٱللَّهُ

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

  9. وَٱللَّهُ

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

  10. ٱلْقَوْمَ

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

  11. ٱلْفَـٰسِقِينَ

    • ٱHamzat al-WaslAt the start of a word, on the alif topped with a small sign (ٱ), as in “al”.
    • فَـٰMadd 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 6 26 rules

  1. ٱبْنُ

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

  2. يَـٰبَنِىٓ

    • يَـٰMadd Tabee'eeAn alif, wāw or yā extending the vowel before it, and no hamzah or vowelless letter after.
    • ىٓMadd MunfasilWhen a word ends with a long vowel and the next one begins with a hamzah.

  3. إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ

    • رَٰٓMadd MuttasilWhen the long vowel and the hamzah are in the same word.

  4. إِنِّى

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

  5. ٱللَّهِ

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

  6. إِلَيْكُم مُّصَدِّقًا

    • م مُّIdgham ShafawiWhen a mīm with no vowel is followed by another mīm.

  7. مُّصَدِّقًا لِّمَا

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

  8. ٱلتَّوْرَىٰةِ

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

  9. وَمُبَشِّرًۢا بِرَسُولٍ

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

  10. بِرَسُولٍ يَأْتِى

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

  11. مِنۢ بَعْدِى

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

  12. ٱسْمُهُۥٓ

    • ٱHamzat al-WaslAt the start of a word, on the alif topped with a small sign (ٱ), as in “al”.
    • هُۥٓMadd MunfasilWhen a word ends with a long vowel and the next one begins with a hamzah.

  13. فَلَمَّا

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

  14. جَآءَهُم بِٱلْبَيِّنَـٰتِ

    • آMadd MuttasilWhen the long vowel and the hamzah are in the same word.
    • م بِIkhfa ShafawiWhen a mīm with no vowel ends a word and the next word begins with a bā (ب).

  15. بِٱلْبَيِّنَـٰتِ

    • 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.

  16. قَالُوا۟

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

  17. هَـٰذَا

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

  18. سِحْرٌ مُّبِينٌ

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

  19. مُّبِينٌ

    • 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 14 rules

  1. مِمَّنِ

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

  2. ٱفْتَرَىٰ

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

  3. ٱللَّهِ

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

  4. ٱلْكَذِبَ

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

  5. يُدْعَىٰٓ

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

  6. ٱلْإِسْلَـٰمِ

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

  7. وَٱللَّهُ

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

  8. ٱلْقَوْمَ

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

  9. ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ

    • 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.
    • ظَّـٰMadd 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 8 10 rules

  1. لِيُطْفِـُٔوا۟

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

  2. ٱللَّهِ

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

  3. بِأَفْوَٰهِهِمْ

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

  4. وَٱللَّهُ

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

  5. مُتِمُّ

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

  6. نُورِهِۦ

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

  7. ٱلْكَـٰفِرُونَ

    • ٱHamzat al-WaslAt the start of a word, on the alif topped with a small sign (ٱ), as in “al”.
    • كَـٰMadd 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 9 11 rules

  1. ٱلَّذِىٓ

    • ٱHamzat al-WaslAt the start of a word, on the alif topped with a small sign (ٱ), as in “al”.
    • ىٓMadd MunfasilWhen a word ends with a long vowel and the next one begins with a hamzah.

  2. رَسُولَهُۥ

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

  3. بِٱلْهُدَىٰ

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

  4. ٱلْحَقِّ

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

  5. لِيُظْهِرَهُۥ

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

  6. ٱلدِّينِ

    • 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.

  7. كُلِّهِۦ

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

  8. ٱلْمُشْرِكُونَ

    • 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 10 8 rules

  1. يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا

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

  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. تِجَـٰرَةٍ تُنجِيكُم

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

  5. تُنجِيكُم مِّنْ

    • نجِIkhfaA 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.
    • م مِّIdgham ShafawiWhen a mīm with no vowel is followed by another mīm.

  6. أَلِيمٍ

    • 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 14

66 rules

Verse 11 11 rules

  1. بِٱللَّهِ

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

  2. وَرَسُولِهِۦ

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

  3. وَتُجَـٰهِدُونَ

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

  4. ٱللَّهِ

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

  5. بِأَمْوَٰلِكُمْ

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

  6. وَأَنفُسِكُمْ

    • نفُIkhfaA 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.

  7. ذَٰلِكُمْ

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

  8. خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ

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

  9. 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.

  10. 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.

  11. تَعْلَمُونَ

    • 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 12 18 rules

  1. وَيُدْخِلْكُمْ

    • 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. جَنَّـٰتٍ 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.
    • تٍ 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. وَمَسَـٰكِنَ

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

  7. طَيِّبَةً فِى

    • ةً 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.

  8. 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.

  9. عَدْنٍ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ

    • 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.
    • نٍ ۚ 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.

  10. ذَٰلِكَ

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

  11. ٱلْفَوْزُ

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

  12. ٱلْعَظِيمُ

    • 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 13 6 rules

  1. نَصْرٌ مِّنَ

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

  2. ٱللَّهِ

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

  3. وَفَتْحٌ قَرِيبٌ

    • حٌ 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.

  4. قَرِيبٌ ۗ وَبَشِّرِ

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

  5. ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

    • 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 14 31 rules

  1. يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا

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

  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. كُونُوٓا۟

    • 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.

  5. أَنصَارَ

    • نصَIkhfaA 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.

  6. ٱللَّهِ

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

  7. ٱبْنُ

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

  8. لِلْحَوَارِيِّـۧنَ

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

  9. أَنصَارِىٓ

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

  10. ٱللَّهِ

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

  11. ٱلْحَوَارِيُّونَ

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

  12. أَنصَارُ

    • نصَIkhfaA 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.

  13. ٱللَّهِ

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

  14. فَـَٔامَنَت

    • تIdgham MutajanisaynFirst letter with no vowel: among ت, د and ط; among ث, ذ and ظ; or from ب into م. A ṭā before a tā keeps its heaviness: the merger there is incomplete.

  15. طَّآئِفَةٌ مِّنۢ

    • آMadd MuttasilWhen the long vowel and the hamzah are in the same word.
    • ةٌ مِّIdgham with GhunnahBetween two words: a nūn with no vowel or a tanwīn (final “n”), then yā, nūn, mīm or wāw.

  16. مِّنۢ بَنِىٓ

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

  17. بَنِىٓ

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

  18. إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ

    • رَٰٓMadd MuttasilWhen the long vowel and the hamzah are in the same word.

  19. وَكَفَرَت

    • تIdgham MutajanisaynFirst letter with no vowel: among ت, د and ط; among ث, ذ and ظ; or from ب into م. A ṭā before a tā keeps its heaviness: the merger there is incomplete.

  20. طَّآئِفَةٌ ۖ فَأَيَّدْنَا

    • آMadd MuttasilWhen the long vowel and the hamzah are in the same word.
    • ةٌ ۖ 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.

  21. فَأَيَّدْنَا

    • 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.

  22. ٱلَّذِينَ

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

  23. ءَامَنُوا۟

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

  24. فَأَصْبَحُوا۟

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

  25. ظَـٰهِرِينَ

    • 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.

The rules of Surah As-Saf, one by one

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

Hamzat al-Wasl

48 times in Surah As-Saf, in 14 of its 14 verses.

All 48 occurrences
Hamzat al-Wasl in As-Saf: 48 times
WordVerse
ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ1
ٱلْأَرْضِ1
ٱلْعَزِيزُ1
ٱلْحَكِيمُ1
ٱلَّذِينَ2
ٱللَّهِ3
ٱللَّهَ4
ٱلَّذِينَ4
ٱللَّهِ5
ٱللَّهُ5
وَٱللَّهُ5
ٱلْقَوْمَ5
ٱلْفَـٰسِقِينَ5
ٱبْنُ6
ٱللَّهِ6
ٱلتَّوْرَىٰةِ6
ٱسْمُهُۥٓ6
بِٱلْبَيِّنَـٰتِ6
ٱفْتَرَىٰ7
ٱللَّهِ7
ٱلْكَذِبَ7
ٱلْإِسْلَـٰمِ7
وَٱللَّهُ7
ٱلْقَوْمَ7
ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ7
ٱللَّهِ8
وَٱللَّهُ8
ٱلْكَـٰفِرُونَ8
ٱلَّذِىٓ9
بِٱلْهُدَىٰ9
ٱلْحَقِّ9
ٱلدِّينِ9
ٱلْمُشْرِكُونَ9
ٱلَّذِينَ10
بِٱللَّهِ11
ٱللَّهِ11
ٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ12
ٱلْفَوْزُ12
ٱلْعَظِيمُ12
ٱللَّهِ13
ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ13
ٱلَّذِينَ14
ٱللَّهِ14
ٱبْنُ14
ٱللَّهِ14
ٱلْحَوَارِيُّونَ14
ٱللَّهِ14
ٱلَّذِينَ14
The rule: Hamzat al-Wasl

Madd Tabee'ee

32 times in Surah As-Saf, in 11 of its 14 verses.

All 32 occurrences
Madd Tabee'ee in As-Saf: 32 times
WordVerse
ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ1
ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ1
يُقَـٰتِلُونَ4
سَبِيلِهِۦ4
بُنْيَـٰنٌ مَّرْصُوصٌ4
لِقَوْمِهِۦ5
يَـٰقَوْمِ5
ٱلْفَـٰسِقِينَ5
يَـٰبَنِىٓ6
ٱلتَّوْرَىٰةِ6
بِٱلْبَيِّنَـٰتِ6
هَـٰذَا6
ٱلْإِسْلَـٰمِ7
ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ7
بِأَفْوَٰهِهِمْ8
نُورِهِۦ8
ٱلْكَـٰفِرُونَ8
رَسُولَهُۥ9
لِيُظْهِرَهُۥ9
كُلِّهِۦ9
تِجَـٰرَةٍ تُنجِيكُم10
وَرَسُولِهِۦ11
وَتُجَـٰهِدُونَ11
بِأَمْوَٰلِكُمْ11
ذَٰلِكُمْ11
جَنَّـٰتٍ تَجْرِى12
ٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ12
وَمَسَـٰكِنَ12
جَنَّـٰتِ12
ذَٰلِكَ12
لِلْحَوَارِيِّـۧنَ14
ظَـٰهِرِينَ14
The rule: Madd Tabee'ee

Ikhfa

17 times in Surah As-Saf, in 7 of its 14 verses.

All 17 occurrences
Ikhfa in As-Saf: 17 times
WordVerse
عِندَ3
أَن تَقُولُوا۟3
صَفًّا كَأَنَّهُم4
تِجَـٰرَةٍ تُنجِيكُم10
تُنجِيكُم مِّنْ10
وَأَنفُسِكُمْ11
إِن كُنتُمْ11
كُنتُمْ11
جَنَّـٰتٍ تَجْرِى12
مِن تَحْتِهَا12
طَيِّبَةً فِى12
عَدْنٍ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ12
وَفَتْحٌ قَرِيبٌ13
أَنصَارَ14
أَنصَارِىٓ14
أَنصَارُ14
طَّآئِفَةٌ ۖ فَأَيَّدْنَا14
The rule: Ikhfa

Madd 'Aarid Li-Sukun

14 times in Surah As-Saf, in 14 of its 14 verses.

All 14 occurrences
Madd 'Aarid Li-Sukun in As-Saf: 14 times
WordVerse
ٱلْحَكِيمُ1
تَفْعَلُونَ2
تَفْعَلُونَ3
مَّرْصُوصٌ4
ٱلْفَـٰسِقِينَ5
مُّبِينٌ6
ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ7
ٱلْكَـٰفِرُونَ8
ٱلْمُشْرِكُونَ9
أَلِيمٍ10
تَعْلَمُونَ11
ٱلْعَظِيمُ12
ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ13
ظَـٰهِرِينَ14
The rule: Madd 'Aarid Li-Sukun

Madd Munfasil

11 times in Surah As-Saf, in 7 of its 14 verses.

All 11 occurrences
Madd Munfasil in As-Saf: 11 times
WordVerse
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا2
زَاغُوٓا۟5
يَـٰبَنِىٓ6
ٱسْمُهُۥٓ6
يُدْعَىٰٓ7
ٱلَّذِىٓ9
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا10
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا14
كُونُوٓا۟14
أَنصَارِىٓ14
بَنِىٓ14
The rule: Madd Munfasil

Unpronounced letter

10 times in Surah As-Saf, in 7 of its 14 verses.

All 10 occurrences
Unpronounced letter in As-Saf: 10 times
WordVerse
ءَامَنُوا۟2
تَقُولُوا۟3
زَاغُوٓا۟5
قَالُوا۟6
لِيُطْفِـُٔوا۟8
ءَامَنُوا۟10
ءَامَنُوا۟14
كُونُوٓا۟14
ءَامَنُوا۟14
فَأَصْبَحُوا۟14

Ghunnah

10 times in Surah As-Saf, in 6 of its 14 verses.

All 10 occurrences
Ghunnah in As-Saf: 10 times
WordVerse
إِنَّ4
كَأَنَّهُم بُنْيَـٰنٌ4
أَنِّى5
فَلَمَّا5
إِنِّى6
فَلَمَّا6
مِمَّنِ7
مُتِمُّ8
جَنَّـٰتٍ تَجْرِى12
جَنَّـٰتِ12
The rule: Ghunnah

Qalqalah

9 times in Surah As-Saf, in 6 of its 14 verses.

All 9 occurrences
Qalqalah in As-Saf: 9 times
WordVerse
مَقْتًا3
ٱبْنُ6
يُدْعَىٰٓ7
لِيُطْفِـُٔوا۟8
وَيُدْخِلْكُمْ12
تَجْرِى12
عَدْنٍ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ12
ٱبْنُ14
فَأَيَّدْنَا14
The rule: Qalqalah

Idgham with Ghunnah

6 times in Surah As-Saf, in 4 of its 14 verses.

All 6 occurrences
Idgham with Ghunnah in As-Saf: 6 times
WordVerse
بُنْيَـٰنٌ مَّرْصُوصٌ4
بِرَسُولٍ يَأْتِى6
سِحْرٌ مُّبِينٌ6
نَصْرٌ مِّنَ13
قَرِيبٌ ۗ وَبَشِّرِ13
طَّآئِفَةٌ مِّنۢ14
The rule: Idgham with Ghunnah

Madd Muttasil

5 times in Surah As-Saf, in 2 of its 14 verses.

All 5 occurrences
Madd Muttasil in As-Saf: 5 times
WordVerse
إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ6
جَآءَهُم بِٱلْبَيِّنَـٰتِ6
طَّآئِفَةٌ مِّنۢ14
إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ14
طَّآئِفَةٌ ۖ فَأَيَّدْنَا14
The rule: Madd Muttasil

Lam Shamsiyyah

4 times in Surah As-Saf, in 4 of its 14 verses.

All 4 occurrences
Lam Shamsiyyah in As-Saf: 4 times
WordVerse
ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ1
ٱلتَّوْرَىٰةِ6
ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ7
ٱلدِّينِ9
The rule: Lam Shamsiyyah

Idgham Mutajanisayn

3 times in Surah As-Saf, in 2 of its 14 verses.

All 3 occurrences
Idgham Mutajanisayn in As-Saf: 3 times
WordVerse
وَقَد5
فَـَٔامَنَت14
وَكَفَرَت14
The rule: Idgham Mutajanisayn

Iqlab

3 times in Surah As-Saf, in 2 of its 14 verses.

All 3 occurrences
Iqlab in As-Saf: 3 times
WordVerse
وَمُبَشِّرًۢا بِرَسُولٍ6
مِنۢ بَعْدِى6
مِّنۢ بَنِىٓ14
The rule: Iqlab

Ikhfa Shafawi

2 times in Surah As-Saf, in 2 of its 14 verses.

All 2 occurrences
Ikhfa Shafawi in As-Saf: 2 times
WordVerse
كَأَنَّهُم بُنْيَـٰنٌ4
جَآءَهُم بِٱلْبَيِّنَـٰتِ6
The rule: Ikhfa Shafawi

Idgham without Ghunnah

2 times in Surah As-Saf, in 2 of its 14 verses.

All 2 occurrences
Idgham without Ghunnah in As-Saf: 2 times
WordVerse
مُّصَدِّقًا لِّمَا6
خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ11
The rule: Idgham without Ghunnah

Idgham Shafawi

2 times in Surah As-Saf, in 2 of its 14 verses.

All 2 occurrences
Idgham Shafawi in As-Saf: 2 times
WordVerse
إِلَيْكُم مُّصَدِّقًا6
تُنجِيكُم مِّنْ10
The rule: Idgham 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 As-Saf.

Your turn: which rule in As-Saf?

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

  1. As-Saf 61:8

    مُتِمُّ

    mutimmu

  2. As-Saf 61:14

    أَنصَارَ

    'anṣāra

  3. As-Saf 61:5

    لِقَوْمِهِۦ

    liqawmihī

  4. As-Saf 61:2

    تَفْعَلُونَ

    tafʿalūn

  5. As-Saf 61:7

    يُدْعَىٰٓ

    yudʿā

  6. As-Saf 61:6

    مِنۢ بَعْدِى

    mim baʿdi

Frequently asked questions

How many tajweed rules are in Surah As-Saf?

178 tajweed rule occurrences across 14 verses, according to the text of the Madani Mushaf (Hafs reading): Hamzat al-Wasl (48), Madd Tabee'ee (32), Ikhfa (17), Madd 'Aarid Li-Sukun (14), Madd Munfasil (11), Unpronounced letter (10), Ghunnah (10), Qalqalah (9), Idgham with Ghunnah (6), Madd Muttasil (5), Lam Shamsiyyah (4), Idgham Mutajanisayn (3), Iqlab (3), Ikhfa Shafawi (2), Idgham without Ghunnah (2) and Idgham Shafawi (2).

How many noon sakinah and tanween rules are in Surah As-Saf?

28: Ikhfa (17), Idgham with Ghunnah (6), Iqlab (3) and Idgham without Ghunnah (2).

How many meem sakinah rules are in Surah As-Saf?

4: Ikhfa Shafawi (2) and Idgham Shafawi (2).

Which types of madd are in Surah As-Saf?

62: Madd Tabee'ee (32), Madd 'Aarid Li-Sukun (14), Madd Munfasil (11) and Madd Muttasil (5).

How many lam rules are in Surah As-Saf?

4: Lam Shamsiyyah (4).

How many hamza rules are in Surah As-Saf?

48: Hamzat al-Wasl (48).

When Two Letters Meet: Mithlayn, Mutajanisayn, Mutaqaribayn: how many in Surah As-Saf?

3: Idgham Mutajanisayn (3).

Which verse of Surah As-Saf has the most rules?

Verse 14, with 31 rule occurrences marked.

How do I know I apply these rules when I recite Surah As-Saf?

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

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