Surah At-Tariq: Tajweed Rules, Verse by Verse

Verse 1 6 rules

1. وَٱلسَّمَآءِ

   • ٱHamzat al-WaslAt the start of a word, on the alif topped with a small sign (ٱ), as in “al”.
   • لLam ShamsiyyahWhen “al” is followed by one of these letters: ت ث د ذ ر ز س ش ص ض ط ظ ل ن.
   • آMadd MuttasilWhen the long vowel and the hamzah are in the same word.

2. وَٱلطَّارِقِ

   • 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.
   • قQalqalahWhen qāf, ṭā, bā, jīm or dāl (ق ط ب ج د) has no vowel, or when you stop on it at the end of a word.

Verse 2 6 rules

1. وَمَآ

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

2. أَدْرَىٰكَ

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

3. ٱلطَّارِقُ

   • 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.
   • قQalqalahWhen qāf, ṭā, bā, jīm or dāl (ق ط ب ج د) has no vowel, or when you stop on it at the end of a word.

Verse 3 6 rules

1. ٱلنَّجْمُ

   • 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.
   • 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.

2. ٱلثَّاقِبُ

   • 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.
   • بQalqalahWhen qāf, ṭā, bā, jīm or dāl (ق ط ب ج د) has no vowel, or when you stop on it at the end of a word.

Verse 4 3 rules

1. إِن كُلُّ

   • 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.

2. نَفْسٍ لَّمَّا

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

3. لَّمَّا

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

Verse 5 6 rules

1. فَلْيَنظُرِ

   • 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. ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ

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

3. مِمَّ

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

4. خُلِقَ

   • قQalqalahWhen qāf, ṭā, bā, jīm or dāl (ق ط ب ج د) has no vowel, or when you stop on it at the end of a word.

Verse 6 4 rules

1. مِن مَّآءٍ

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

2. مَّآءٍ دَافِقٍ

   • آMadd MuttasilWhen the long vowel and the hamzah are in the same word.
   • ءٍ دَIkhfaA 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. دَافِقٍ

   • قQalqalahWhen qāf, ṭā, bā, jīm or dāl (ق ط ب ج د) has no vowel, or when you stop on it at the end of a word.

Verse 7 7 rules

1. مِنۢ بَيْنِ

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

2. ٱلصُّلْبِ

   • 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.

3. وَٱلتَّرَآئِبِ

   • 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.
   • بQalqalahWhen qāf, ṭā, bā, jīm or dāl (ق ط ب ج د) has no vowel, or when you stop on it at the end of a word.

Verse 8 4 rules

1. 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.

2. رَجْعِهِۦ

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

Verse 9 4 rules

1. تُبْلَى

   • 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. ٱلسَّرَآئِرُ

   • 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 10 3 rules

1. لَهُۥ

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

2. مِن قُوَّةٍ

   • ن قُIkhfaA 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. قُوَّةٍ وَلَا

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

Verse 11 6 rules

1. وَٱلسَّمَآءِ

   • ٱHamzat al-WaslAt the start of a word, on the alif topped with a small sign (ٱ), as in “al”.
   • لLam ShamsiyyahWhen “al” is followed by one of these letters: ت ث د ذ ر ز س ش ص ض ط ظ ل ن.
   • آMadd MuttasilWhen the long vowel and the hamzah are in the same word.

2. ٱلرَّجْعِ

   • 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.
   • 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.

Verse 12 4 rules

1. وَٱلْأَرْضِ

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

2. ٱلصَّدْعِ

   • 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.
   • 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.

Verse 13 3 rules

1. 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.

2. لَقَوْلٌ فَصْلٌ

   • لٌ 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.

Verse 14 1 rule

1. بِٱلْهَزْلِ

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

Verse 15 1 rule

1. إِنَّهُمْ

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

Verse 16 0 rule

No rule marked in this verse.

Verse 17 2 rules

1. ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ

   • 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.