Verse 1 1 rule
صَدْرَكَ
- 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.
Surah Ash-Sharh: Tajweed Rules, Verse by Verse
الشرح
13 tajweed rule occurrences marked across 8 verses, each with its reason and the word’s audio
Ash-Sharh (الشرح) has 13 tajweed rule occurrences across its 8 verses, according to the text of the Madani Mushaf (Hafs reading). The most frequent: Hamzat al-Wasl (4), Ikhfa (3) and Qalqalah (3). The list below gives, verse by verse, each word, its letters, the rule, its reason and the word’s audio in its verse.
Surah Ash-Sharh in colour
Each colour marks a rule of Surah Ash-Sharh. Pick a rule: only that one stays lit.
أَلَمْ نَشْرَحْ لَكَ صَدْرَكَ ﴿١﴾ وَوَضَعْنَا عَنكَ وِزْرَكَ ﴿٢﴾ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَنقَضَ ظَهْرَكَ ﴿٣﴾ وَرَفَعْنَا لَكَ ذِكْرَكَ ﴿٤﴾ فَإِنَّ مَعَ ٱلْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا ﴿٥﴾ إِنَّ مَعَ ٱلْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا ﴿٦﴾ فَإِذَا فَرَغْتَ فَٱنصَبْ ﴿٧﴾ وَإِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ فَٱرْغَب ﴿٨﴾
What I show you when you recite
Surah Ash-Sharh, verse by verse
For each of the 8 verses of Surah Ash-Sharh: every word that carries a rule, its letters, the rule and its reason. Tap ▶ to hear the word in its verse of Surah Ash-Sharh, recited by al-Husary.
Verses 1 to 8
13 rules
Verse 2 1 rule
عَنكَ
- نكَIkhfaA 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 3 2 rules
ٱلَّذِىٓ
- ىٓMadd MunfasilWhen a word ends with a long vowel and the next one begins with a hamzah.
أَنقَضَ
- نقَIkhfaA 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 4 0 rule
No rule marked in this verse.
Verse 5 2 rules
فَإِنَّ
- نَّGhunnahWhen a nūn or a mīm carries the shaddah, the small sign that doubles a letter.
ٱلْعُسْرِ
- ٱHamzat al-WaslAt the start of a word, on the alif topped with a small sign (ٱ), as in “al”.
Verse 6 2 rules
إِنَّ
- نَّGhunnahWhen a nūn or a mīm carries the shaddah, the small sign that doubles a letter.
ٱلْعُسْرِ
- ٱHamzat al-WaslAt the start of a word, on the alif topped with a small sign (ٱ), as in “al”.
Verse 7 3 rules
فَٱنصَبْ
- ٱHamzat al-WaslAt the start of a word, on the alif topped with a small sign (ٱ), as in “al”.
- 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.
- 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 8 2 rules
فَٱرْغَب
- ٱHamzat al-WaslAt the start of a word, on the alif topped with a small sign (ٱ), as in “al”.
- 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.
The rules of Surah Ash-Sharh, one by one
Each table gives every occurrence of a rule in Surah Ash-Sharh: the word and its verse.
Hamzat al-Wasl
4 times in Surah Ash-Sharh, in 4 of its 8 verses.
All 4 occurrences
| Word | Verse |
|---|---|
| ٱلْعُسْرِ | 5 |
| ٱلْعُسْرِ | 6 |
| فَٱنصَبْ | 7 |
| فَٱرْغَب | 8 |
Ikhfa
3 times in Surah Ash-Sharh, in 3 of its 8 verses.
All 3 occurrences
| Word | Verse |
|---|---|
| عَنكَ | 2 |
| أَنقَضَ | 3 |
| فَٱنصَبْ | 7 |
Qalqalah
3 times in Surah Ash-Sharh, in 3 of its 8 verses.
All 3 occurrences
| Word | Verse |
|---|---|
| صَدْرَكَ | 1 |
| فَٱنصَبْ | 7 |
| فَٱرْغَب | 8 |
Ghunnah
2 times in Surah Ash-Sharh, in 2 of its 8 verses.
All 2 occurrences
| Word | Verse |
|---|---|
| فَإِنَّ | 5 |
| إِنَّ | 6 |
Madd Munfasil
1 time in Surah Ash-Sharh, in 1 of its 8 verses.
The occurrence
| Word | Verse |
|---|---|
| ٱلَّذِىٓ | 3 |
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 Ash-Sharh.
- Verses 1 to 8
13 rule occurrences, mostly Hamzat al-Wasl (4) and Qalqalah (3).
Your turn: which rule in Ash-Sharh?
The highlighted letters carry a rule of Surah Ash-Sharh. Pick it: the answer and its reason show at once.
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ٱلَّذِىٓ أَنقَضَ
alladhī 'anqaḍa
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فَٱنصَبْ
fanṣab
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أَلَمْ نَشْرَحْ
alam nashraḥ
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وَوَضَعْنَا
wawaḍaʿnā
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ٱلْعُسْرِ
l-ʿusri
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فَٱرْغَب
farghab
Frequently asked questions
How many tajweed rules are in Surah Ash-Sharh?
13 tajweed rule occurrences across 8 verses, according to the text of the Madani Mushaf (Hafs reading): Hamzat al-Wasl (4), Ikhfa (3), Qalqalah (3), Ghunnah (2) and Madd Munfasil (1).
How many noon sakinah and tanween rules are in Surah Ash-Sharh?
3: Ikhfa (3).
Which types of madd are in Surah Ash-Sharh?
1: Madd Munfasil (1).
How many hamza rules are in Surah Ash-Sharh?
4: Hamzat al-Wasl (4).
Which verse of Surah Ash-Sharh has the most rules?
Verse 7, with 3 rule occurrences marked.
How do I know I apply these rules when I recite Surah Ash-Sharh?
Reading the colors is not enough, you need to hear yourself: recite Surah Ash-Sharh out loud in the Tilawa app, which follows your recitation word by word and flags the tajweed rules you missed in Ash-Sharh, with the word to replay in its verse.
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