Pure Tajweed Topics
18. Madd Laazim – Huroof al-Muqatta’aat
20. Full Ghunna Meem and Noon Mushaddad
When merging of two letters take place and the Ghunna sound is produced, it is referred to as Idghaam. There are two separate cases of merging – Noon-Sakin and Tanween as well as Meem-Sakin.
Noon-Saakin & Tanween
Firstly, let’s look at Noon-Sakin and Tanween. When the letter noon carries a Sukun it is called Noon-Sakin, and Tanween refers to the three short vowels when doubled up. The four letters of Idgham that produce the ‘full’ Ghunna sound are ى م ن و.
If after نْ (Noon-Saakin) or ً ٍ ٌ (Tanween) there is any of the four Idgham letters (ى م ن و), merge the letters and read with a ‘full’ Ghunna. This change, i.e., the merging of letters and sound is referred to as Idghaam. The examples below show this clearly.
وَمَنْيَّعْمَل , سِرَاجًا وَهَّاجًا.
Meem-Saakin
The second category of merging (Idghaam) relates to Meem-Sakin. When the letter Meem carries a Sukun مْ it is called Meem-Sakin. If after Meem-Saakin there is a م, merge both Meems and read with a ‘full’ Ghunna for two Harakaat. The two examples below show Idghaam with Meem-Sakin.
اِلَيْكُمْ مُّرْسَلُوْنَ , وَلَهُمْ مَّا يَشْتَهُونَ
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