by Shafiq Khan | Nov 12, 2026 | Islamic
Types of Madd in Tajweed: How Long to Stretch Each One Madd is stretching a vowel, and Tajweed counts the stretch in beats: natural madd is 2 beats, while other types stretch to 4, 5 or 6 beats depending on what follows the vowel. That simple counting system is the...
by Shafiq Khan | Nov 12, 2026 | Islamic
Qalqalah: The Echoing Letters (Qutb Jad) Explained Qalqalah is a small echo or bounce on five letters — Qaf, Ta, Ba, Jeem and Dal — whenever one of them carries a sukoon or you stop on it. It is a short, light sound, easy to hear once you know what to listen for, and...
by Shafiq Khan | Nov 12, 2026 | Islamic
What Is Iqlab? The One-Letter Rule Every Beginner Should Know Iqlab happens only before the letter Ba: the Noon sound turns into a Meem sound, held with a nasal tone for two counts — it is the smallest Tajweed rule, and the easiest to learn. One letter, one change,...
by Shafiq Khan | Nov 12, 2026 | Islamic
What Is Idgham? Merging Letters in Tajweed Explained Idgham means merging: when Noon Sakinah or Tanween is followed by one of the six letters of “Yarmaloon”, the Noon melts into the next letter — with a nasal sound for four of them, without it for two. It...
by Shafiq Khan | Nov 12, 2026 | Islamic
What Is Ikhfa? The Concealment Rule in Tajweed Explained Simply Ikhfa means hiding the Noon sound: when Noon Sakinah or Tanween is followed by one of 15 letters, you hold a light nasal sound for about two counts instead of pronouncing the Noon clearly. It is the rule...
by Shafiq Khan | Nov 12, 2026 | Islamic
Noon Sakinah Rules Explained: Izhar, Idgham, Iqlab and Ikhfa When a still Noon — a Noon with no vowel, called Noon Sakinah — or a Tanween meets the next letter, one of four things happens: it is pronounced clearly (Izhar), merged into the next letter (Idgham), turned...
