Rules of Qaloon Narration

‫يم‬
ِِ ‫الر ِح‬
َ ِ‫ن‬ِِ ‫الرحْ َم‬
َ ِ‫ّللا‬
َِِ ِ‫س ِِم‬
ْ ‫ِب‬

INTRODUCTION

All praise to Allah, the Lord of the worlds, and peace and salutations to our leader, the
Prophet Mohammad, and to his family and companions, and those who follow them
in benevolence until the Day of Resurrection. And further:

Qur'an is the Book of guidance for whole mankind. Qur'an is the guidance for every
aspect of life. Qur'an is the Divine book towards which Muslims turn when there is
problem because Qur'an has the solution to every problem. Recitation of Qur'an
brings reward from Allah; it also brings other benefits in the form of the cleansing of
the heart, a chance of communication with Allah and thus becoming a better Muslim.

The Noble Qur'an is a highly admired Book of Allah that requires proper
understanding and recitation. Indeed the Book of Allah is not a book like any other, it
is the timeless Speech of Allah, not a created thing, and the study guide for life and
death and what comes after. Therefore it deserves a more careful study than anyone
else’s speech. So, as a Muslim, we should recite Qur'an daily with better
understanding and proper recitation so that we can earn Allah’s blessings in this life
and the hereafter.

This book includes the rules of Qaloon narration. My target in writing this book is to
help the readers to learn the rules of Qaloon in an easy and simple way; so the rules in
this book are written out in a simplified way away from lengthening. Hope the readers
understand Qaloon rules clearly without any sort of confusion.

I ask Allah, the Exalted, to benefit all those who read this book and to spread the
knowledge they learn all over the world.

May Allah accepts our deeds and shower blessings on us and on our prophet,
Mohammed, and to his family and all of his companions, and all praises to Allah, the
Lord of the worlds.

The servant of the Qur'an

Marwa El Gindy

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BIOGRAPHY
Name: Marwa El Gindy

Education:

• Certified from Maahad El Qiraat in Qiraat Sughra and Kubra, Azhar University.
• Certificate in Islamic studies (Maahad Al Alameen).

Ijazah:

Ijazah with a sanad related to the prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) in the
following:
• Ten Qiraat sughra in the way of Shatibiyyah and Dorra from Dr. Aly Bin
Mohamed Tawfeek Bin Aly Al Nahhas.
• Ten Qiraat sughra in the way of Shatibiyyah and Doraa from Dr. Sheikh Mesbah
Ibn Ibrahim Ibn Mohamed Ibn Aly Wedn El Desouky.
• Ten Qiraat sughra in the way of Shatibiyyah and Dorra from Sheikh Ahmed Galil
AlBarry.
• Ten Qiraat sughra in the way of Shatibiyyah and Dorra from Sheikha Tanathor
Mohamed Mostafa El Nagouly.
• Assem narration (Hafs and Shu'bah) from Dr. Aly Bin Mohamed Tawfeek Bin
Aly Al Nahhas.
• Hafs An Aasem narrarion from Sheikh Hamada Bin Sulayman Bin Abdel Aal Bin
Sulayman.
• “Qaloon”, "Ibn Katheer", “El Kesaey”, “Abou Gaafar” and “Khalaf Al Aasher”
in the way of Shatibiyyah from Sheikh Mohamed Bin Mohamed Bin Ahmed Bin
Mohamaden known as “Al Monshed”.
• “Warsh”, “Abou Amr”and “Khalaf from Imam Hamza” in the way of
Shatibiyyah from sheikha Hoda Bin Fathy Bin Mohamed Bin Abdel Aal.
• Ijazah in Nuraniyah.
Additional info:

• Teaches Qur'an memorization, recitation and tajweed in mosques, Islamic centers

and online.
• Teaches Qur'an recitation in English in “Work-for-hereafter”.

Contact info:

• Skype ID: [Link]

• E-mail: marwaelgindy8@[Link]
• Facebook:[Link]
• Youtube:[Link]
• Telegram:[Link]

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THE IMAM BIOGRAPHY

IMAM NAAFI‘

He is Naafi' Ibn Abdulrahmaan bin Abee Na’eem and his nickname was Abu
Ruwaym. He was originated from Asbahaan .

Imam Naafi’ was born in the year 70 Hijara, and died in 169 Hijara in Al-Medinah.
He recited to seventy of the taabi’een, Abu Ja’far Yazeed Al-Qa’qaa’ was one of
them. He was an Imam of Medinah Munawwarah in recitation.

If he talked, the smell of musk would be smelled from his mouth. He was asked, “Do
you put on perfume before sitting to read every time?” He said, “No, I don’t touch
perfume but I saw the Prophet, in a dream and he read into my mouth” From that time
that smell was found in his mouth.

Imam Naafi' has two raawis: Qaloon and Warsh.

QALOON

He is ‘Isaa bin Meenaa’ and was nicknamed Aba Musaa. His Sheikh, Imam Naafi’,
nicknamed him Qaloon because of the quality of his qira’ah. The word Qaloon in the
Roman language means “good.”

He was deaf and could not even hear a horn, but if someone recited the Qur’an to him,
he could hear and could correct his recitation.

He was born in 120 Al-Hijara and died 220 Al-Hijara in Al-Medinah.

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RULES OF QALOON NARRATION

AL BASMALAH ‫س َم َل ِة‬
ْ ‫ال َب‬

Rule at the beginning of surah:

Qaloon reads with Basmalah at the beginning of a surah except surat "At-Tawbah”, as
all the narrators agreeḍ upon reading the basmalah at the beginning of the surah when
starting recitation except surat "At-Tawbah”.

Rule between two surahs:

Qaloon always reads the basmalah between the two surahs except between Al-Anfal
and At-Tawbah.

Ways of joining the end of sūrat Al-Anfal with surat At-Tawbah are as follows:

a) Waqf: Finishing surat Al-Anfal then stopping and taking a breath, then reading
the beginning of surat At-Tawbah (without Basmallah).

b) Sakt: Finishing surat Al-Anfal then stopping without breath (sakt which is
slight pause without breathing) then reading the beginning of surat At-Tawbah
(without Basmallah).

c) Waṣl: Joining the last verse of surat Al-Anfal in the same breath and proper
vowels with the beginning of surat At-Tawbah.

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PLURAL MEEM ‫ِمي ِِمِِاَ ْل َجمع‬

Definition of Plural meem: It refers to the extra meem which indicates masculinity
and plurality.

Signs of Plural meem:

a) Indicates plurality.

b) Not original meem

c) Preceded with taa’ or kaaf or ha’ as )‫(أَنتُم – إِنَّ ُكم – إِنَّ ُهم‬

Rule of Plural meem followed with a voweled letter not hamzah al- qata’ :

If the plural meem is followed by a word that has a voweled letter; Qaloon has two
allowed ways of reading when continuing:
a) Normal sukoon on the end of the plural meem.
b) Lengthening of a temporary dhammah put on the plural meem of two vowel
counts.

Rule of Plural meem followed with hamzah al- qata’ :

If the first letter of the next word is hamzah al-qata; the ways are:
a) Normal sukoon on the end of the plural meem.
b) Lengthening of a temporary dhammah put on the plural meem with two or
four vowel counts, according to the separated madd’s length.

Rule of Plural meem followed with a saakin letter :

If the plural meem is followed by a saakin letter, there is no lengthening of the

temporary dhammah on the meem due to the meeting of two saakins.

Qaloon stops on the plural meem with sukoon.

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THE PRONOUN HA' ‫ِاءِِِاَِْل ِِكنَِاي ِة‬

ِ ‫َه‬

Its definition: It is a ha' at the end of a word (last letter) that is not part of the original
make up of the word, representing the singular third person male.

Rules of Pronoun ha’ in Qaloon is the same as Hafs except in the following:

o Qaloon reads the following words with kasrah with no lengthening of the ha’:
)75 ‫)ي َُؤ ِدهِ) (آل عمران‬
)20 ‫ الشورى‬،145 ‫)نُؤْ تِهِ) (آل عمران‬
)115 ‫ص ِل ِه ) (النساء‬ْ ُ‫ ن‬،ِ‫)نُ َو ِله‬
)36 ‫) (الشعراء‬111 ‫رجهِ) (األعراف‬ ِ َ ‫(أ‬
)28 ‫(فأل ِقهِ) (النمل‬
)52‫ )يت ِق ِه) (النور‬with kasrah of ‫قاف‬
)69 ‫)فِي ِه ُم َهانًا ) (الفرقان‬
o Qaloon reads the ha’ in the word )75 ‫ (يَأتِ ِه) (طه‬with two allowed ways:
a) Shortening to one vowel count, or b) Two vowel counts on ha’
o َ ‫ ( يَ ۡر‬the same way as Hafs with dhammah of ha’ without
Qaloon reads )7 ‫ضهُ ) (الزمر‬
lengthening.
o Qaloon reads with kasrah of ha’ in )63 ‫سانِي ِه) (الكهف‬َ ‫ )أَن‬and )10 ‫علَ ْي ِه للاَ( )الفتح‬
َ )

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THE LENGTHENING ‫اَ ْلمدُو ِد‬

ِ َ ‫ا ْل َمدِاِْل ُِمت‬
Madd Muttasil (Obligatory Connected Madd) ‫ِصِل‬

Qaloon reads the madd muttasil (Obligatory Connected Madd) with four vowel
counts.

Example: ( ‫) سِيئَت‬

ِ َ‫ا ْلِ َمِدِاِْل ُمِنف‬

Madd Munfaṣil (Permitted Separated Madd) ‫ِصِل‬

Qaloon reads the madd munfaṣil (Permitted Separated Madd) with two allowed ways:
a) Two vowel counts. This is the prioritized way; or
b) Four vowel counts

Example: ( ‫) فِى أ ُ ِم َها‬

Madd Al-Badal (Exchange Madd) ‫َمِدِاِْلبَِ َدِل‬

Qaloon reads the Madd Al-Badal (Exchange Madd) with two vowel counts as ( ‫(ء آ َ َمنُوا‬

Madd AL-Leen ‫ ; َمِدِاللين‬and

ِ َ‫اِْل َمِدِاِْلع‬
Madd Al-Aaridh Li-Sukoon (Presented Sukoon Madd) ‫ِارِضِللس ُكِون‬

Qaloon reads the Madd Al-Leen and the Presented Sukoon Madd with two or four or
ْ
six vowel counts. Example (‫ خ َْوف‬، َ‫)ال َعالَمِ ين‬

َ ‫اِْل َِمد‬
Al-Madd Al-Laazimِِ(The Compulsory Lengthening ) ‫َِالّل ِِزم‬

Qaloon reads the Compulsory Madd either Light or Heavy with six vowel counts as
(‫ ن‬،‫ الم‬، ‫ َء ْآلئان‬، َ‫ضآلِين‬
َّ ‫)ال‬

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The word ‫أَنَا‬

• If it is followed by hamzah al-qata that has fathah or dhammah .

a) Reading with alif either with two or four vowel counts according to the
separated madd’s length.

Example: ) ‫ أَنَا أٌحْ يِي‬، ‫(أَنَا أَول‬

• If it is followed by hamzah al-qata that has kasrah, there are two allowed ways
a) Reading with alif either with two or four vowel counts according to the
separated madd’s length. This is the prioritized way.
b) Dropping the alif

Example: (‫)أنَا ِإال‬

• If it is followed with any other letter not hamzah al-qata

a) Dropping the alif when continuing

Example: ( ‫)وال أنا عابد ما عبدتم‬

• All narrators read with alif when stopping

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QALOON WAYS

Thus, Qaloon has four ways of reading throughout recitation:

1- Two counts of Madd Munfasil with Sukoon of Plural Meem

2- Two counts of Madd Munfasil with Lengthening of Plural Meem
3- Four counts of Madd Munfasil with Sukoon of Plural Meem.
4- Four counts of Madd Munfasil with Lengthening of Plural Meem.

Example

• If madd munfasil comes first and plural meem comes last

ِ ُ ‫نز َل إِلَيْكَ َو َما أ‬

َ‫نز َل مِ ن قَ ْبلِكَ َوبِ ْاْلخِ َرةِ هُ ْم يُوقِنُون‬ ِ ُ ‫َوالَّ ِذينَ يُؤْ مِ نُونَ بِ َما أ‬

Two counts of madd munfasil Sukoon of plural meem

Two counts of madd munfasil Lengthening of plural meem

Four counts of madd munfasil Sukoon of plural meem

Four counts of madd munfasil Lengthening of plural meem

• If plural meem comes first and madd munfasil comes last

ِ ‫وإِذَا قِي َل لَ ُه ْم َال ت ُ ْف ِسدُوا فِي ْاأل َ ْر‬

ْ ‫ض قَالُوا إِنَّ َما نَ ْحنُ ُم‬
َ‫ص ِل ُحون‬

Sukoon of plural meem Two counts of madd munfasil

Sukoon of plural meem Four counts of madd munfasil

Lengthening of plural meem Two counts of madd munfasil

Lengthening of plural meem Four counts of madd munfasil

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TWO HAMZAHS NEXT TO EACH OTHER IN ONE WORD

َ ‫ا ْل َه‬
ِ َ‫مزت‬
‫انِمنِ َك ِل َم ِة‬

Its definition: The two hamzahs next to each other in one word are two hamzahs qata
meeting each other in one word, the first hamzah has fathah and is a questioning
hamzah, and the second hamzah is either with a fathah, or a dhammah, or a kasrah.

ِ ٌ ‫ أَأ‬،‫(أَأَنذَرتَ ُهم‬
Example: )‫ أ َ ِإنَّا‬،‫نزل‬

Its rule:

• Insertion of an alif between the two hamzahs then ‫ تَس ِهيل‬of the second hamzah

The rule of Qaloon in the two hamzahs next to each other in one word is reading with
the insertion of an alif in between the two hamzahs and then makes ‫ ت َس ِهيل‬of the
second hamzah such as ) ‫ ءاۏنبئكم‬، ‫)ءا•نذَ ْرت َ ُه ْم ءا•نت‬.

Exceptions:

• Qaloon reads with ‫ تسهيل‬of the second hamzah without the insertion of an alif
between the two hamzahs in the following:

o The word )َ‫ )أَئِ َّمة‬whenever it is found in the Qur’an.

o The two words )49 ‫ الشعراء‬،71 ‫ طه‬،123 ‫ ( َء•ا َمنتُم) (األعراف‬and )58 ‫) َء•ا ِل َهتُنَا) (الزخرف‬.
The reason that the insertion of an alif is forbidden in these two words is due
to the existence of three hamzahs; the first is the questioning hamzah, the
second is the hamzah that has a fathah, and the third hamzah is saakinah which
is changed into an alif.

َ َ‫ ) أ‬with two hamzahs and he has two allowed ways:

• Qaloon reads )19 ‫ش ِهدُوا ) (الزخرف‬

a) The first hamzah has fathah and the second hamzah is with ‫ ت َس ِهيل‬and
dhammah with inserting an alif. This is the prioritized way.)‫دوا‬
ُ ‫( َءا• ُش ِه‬

b) The first hamzah has fathah and the second hamzah is with ‫ ت َس ِهيل‬and
dhammah but without inserting an alif)‫دوا‬
ُ ‫( َء• ُش ِه‬

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‫ستِ ْف َهامِا ْل ُِمتَك َِر ِر ‪REPEATED QUESTIONS IN A PHRASE‬‬

‫اال ْ‬

‫‪Its definition:‬‬

‫‪Repeated question is a question that is repeated twice in a phrase and the questioning‬‬
‫‪hamzah has a fathah, and the second hamzah carries a kasrah. This occurs in nine‬‬
‫‪surahs in eleven positions.‬‬

‫‪ { -‬أَءِ ذَا ُكنَّا ت ُ َرابا ً أَئِنَّا لَفِي خ َْلق َجدِيد} [سورة الرعد‪.]5:‬‬

‫ظاما ً َو ُرفَاتا ً أَإِنَّا لَ َم ْبعُوثُونَ } [سورة اإلسراء‪.]98 - 49 :‬‬

‫{وقَالُواْ أَءِ ذَا ُكنَّا ِع َ‬
‫‪َ -‬‬
‫شةَ}‪ ،‬وقوله‪ - :‬عز وجل ‪{ -‬أَئِنَّ ُك ْم لَت َأْتُونَ ال ِر َجالَ} [سورة العنكبوت‪.]29,28 :‬‬
‫‪ِ { -‬إنَّ ُك ْم لَت َأْتُونَ ْالفَاحِ َ‬

‫ظاما ً أَئِنَّا لَ َم ْبعُوثُونَ } [سورة المؤمنون‪.]82:‬‬

‫‪{ -‬قَالُوا أَءِ ذَا مِ تْنَا َو ُكنَّا ت ُ َرابا ً َو ِع َ‬

‫{وقَا َل الَّذِينَ َكف َُروا أَءِ ذَا ُكنَّا ت ُ َرابا ً َوآبَا ُؤنَا أَئِنَّا لَ ُم ْخ َر ُجونَ } [سورة النمل‪.]67 :‬‬
‫‪َ -‬‬
‫ظاما ً أَئِنَّا لَ َم ْبعُوثُونَ } [سورة الصافات‪[ ]16 :‬سورة الواقعة‪.]47 :‬‬
‫‪{ -‬أَءِ ذَا مِ تْنَا َو ُكنَّا ت ُ َرابا ً َو ِع َ‬

‫ظاما ً أَئِنَّا لَ َمدِينُونَ } [سورة الصافات‪.]53 :‬‬

‫‪{ -‬أَءِ ذَا مِ تْنَا َو ُكنَّا ت ُ َرابا ً َو ِع َ‬

‫ض أَءِ نَّا لَفِي خَلق َج ِديد} [سورة السجدة‪.]10 :‬‬ ‫‪{ -‬قَالُوا أَءِ ذَا َ‬
‫ضلَلنَا فِي األ َ ْر ِ‬
‫‪{-‬يَقُولُونَ أَئِنَّا لَ َم ْردُودُونَ فِي ْال َحاف َِرةِ}‪،‬وقوله ‪ -‬عز وجل ‪{ :-‬أَءِ ذَا ُكنَّا ِع َ‬
‫ظاما ً نَّخِ َرةً} [سورة النازعات‪.]11 - 10:‬‬

‫‪Its Rule:‬‬

‫‪Qaloon reads with a question of the first and with a proclamation of the second.‬‬

‫‪N.B. Taking into consideration the rule of the two hamzahs in one word as per his rule‬‬

‫{أَا•ذَا ُكنَّا ت ُ َرابا ً إِنَّا لَفِي خ َْلق َجدِيد} [سورة الرعد‪Example ]5:‬‬

‫‪Exception:‬‬

‫‪There are two places of exception to this, in surah An-Naml 67 and Al-‘Ankabut 28-‬‬
‫‪29. In these two places, he reads with a proclamation of the first and a question of the‬‬
‫‪second, thus the aayah 67 of An-Naml is read as :‬‬

‫)وقَا َل الَّذِينَ َكف َُروا ِإذَا ُكنَّا ت ُ َرابًا َوآبَا ُؤنَا أ َا•نَّا لَ ُم ْخ َر ُجونَ ) (النمل ‪)67‬‬
‫َ‬
‫‪and Al-‘Ankabut 28-29‬‬

‫سبَ َق ُكم ِب َها مِ ْن أ َ َحد ِمنَ ْال َعا َلمِ ينَ (‪ )28‬أَا•نَّ ُك ْم لَت َأْتُونَ ِ‬
‫الر َجا َل َوتَ ْق َ‬
‫طعُونَ‬ ‫طا ِإذْ قَا َل ِلقَ ْومِ ِه ِإنَّ ُك ْم لَتَأْتُونَ ْالفَاحِ َ‬
‫شةَ َما َ‬ ‫(ولُو ً‬‫َ‬
‫صا ِدقِينَ ) (‪)29‬‬ ‫ّللا ِإن ُكنتَ مِ نَ ال َّ‬ ‫ب َّ ِ‬ ‫َ‬
‫اب قَ ْومِ ِه ِإ َّال أن قَالُوا ائْتِنَا ِب َعذَا ِ‬ ‫ْ‬ ‫ْ‬
‫س ِبي َل َوت َأتُونَ فِي نَادِي ُك ُم ال ُمنك ََر فَ َما َكانَ َج َو َ‬ ‫ال َّ‬

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TWO HAMZAHS MEETING BETWEEN TWO WORDS

ِ ‫ِنِِ َِكِِل َِمِتَِْي‬

‫ن‬ ْ ‫ِنِم‬
ِ ‫ِزِتَ ْي‬ ْ ‫اِْل َه‬
َِ ‫ِم‬
Its definition: They are two hamzahs meeting between two words, the first hamzah is
the last letter of the first word and the second hamzah is the first letter of the second
word.

َِ ‫ِِالَِ ُِمِت َ ِفِقَِتَِانِ ِفِيِال‬

A) Two hamzahs have the same exact vowel ِ‫ش ِْك ِل‬

If the two hamzahs have fathah:

If both hamzahs have a fathah, as ‫ َجا َء أ َ ْم ُرنَا‬, Qaloon drops the first hamzah completely
when reading the two words together as ‫ َجا أ َ ْم ُرنَا‬.

In the madd there are two allowable ways of lengthening:

a) Reading the alif as the lengthening of madd munfasil. This is the prioritized way.
b) Reading with four counts on alif.

Thus, when reading:

Madd Munfasil in rest of recitation Reading alif with two and four counts
with two counts

Madd Munfasil in rest of recitation Reading alif with four counts

with four counts

If the two hamzahs have dhammah:

If both hamzahs have dhammah, as َ‫ أ َ ْو ِليَا ُء أُولَئِك‬, Qaloon reads the first hamzah
with ‫ تسهيل‬.

In the madd there are two allowable ways of lengthening:

a) Reading with four counts. This is the prioritized way.
b) Reading with two counts.

If the two hamzahs have kasrah:

If both hamzahs have a kasrah as ‫س َماءِ ِإ ْن‬

َّ ‫ ال‬, Qaloon reads the first hamzah with ‫ تسهيل‬.

In the madd there are two allowable ways of lengthening:

a) Reading with four counts. This is the prioritized way.
b) Reading with two counts.

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Special Words:

• )53 ‫(يوسف‬ ) ‫(بِالسُّوءِ إِ َّال‬

In the word ‫ ِبالسُّوءِ ِإ َّال‬Qaloon has an extra way which is making ‫ ابدال‬of the first
hamzah to waw then he makes idghaam in the preceding waw so it is read )‫)بالسو إال‬ ِ
with mushaddad waw. This is the prioritized way.

Thus, there are three ways in this word:

a) Reading the first hamzah with ‫ تسهيل‬with lengthening four counts.

b) Reading the first hamzah with ‫ تسهيل‬with lengthening two counts

c) Making ‫ ابدال‬of the first hamzah to waw then he makes idghaam in the preceding
waw )‫(بالسو إِال‬.
ِ This is the prioritized way.

• )53 ‫ (النَّ ِبي ِ ِإ َّال) (األحزاب‬and )50 ‫ (لِلنَّ ِبي ِ ِإ ْن) (األحزاب‬in these two places only

There is also exception in )53 ‫ (النَّبِي ِ إِ َّال) (األحزاب‬and )50 ‫ ;(لِلنَّبِي ِ إِ ْن) (األحزاب‬he reads them
as follows:

In continuing: he reads without ‫ تسهيل‬of hamzah but instead he makes ‫ ابدال‬of the
hamzah to ya’ then he makes idghaam in the preceding ya’ so it is read with
mushaddad ya’as Hafs )‫(النَبي‬.

In stopping: He stops on them with hamzah )‫( النَّ ِبيء‬

َِ ‫ِاِْل ُمِخِت َ ِلِ ِفَتَِانِ ِفِيِال‬

B) Two hamzahs have different vowels ‫ش ْكِل‬

If the two hamzahs have different vowels, then they are read as follows :

o If the first hamzah has fathah and the second has kasrah or dhammah as
ُ ،‫ َجا َء أ ُ َّمة‬, the second hamzah is read with ‫ تسهيل‬as in ْ‫ش َهدَا َء •ذ‬
in ْ‫ش َهدَا َء إِذ‬ ُ ،‫َجا َء • َّمة‬

o If the first hamzah has kasrah and the second hamzah has fathah as in
‫ساءِ أَو‬
َ ِ‫طبَ ِة الن‬ ْ ِ‫ ; خ‬he changes the second hamzah to ya’ with fathah
as ‫ساءِ يَو‬ ْ ِ‫خ‬
َ ِ‫طبَ ِة الن‬

o If the first hamzah has dhammah and the second hamzah has fathah
as ‫سفَ َها ُء أَ َال‬
ُّ ‫ ال‬he changes the second hamzah to waw with fathah as ‫سفَ َها ُء َو َال‬
ُّ ‫ال‬

o If the first hamzah has a dhammah and the second hamzah has kasrah ‫يَشَا ُء إِلى‬
then there are two allowed ways of reading: either with:
a) ‫ تسهيل‬of the second hamzah as ‫ ; يَشَا ُء•لى‬or
b) changing the second hamzah to waw as ‫يَشَا ُء ِولى‬

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َِ ‫ِمِزِاِْل ُِم ْف‬

THE SINGLE HAMZAH ‫ِر ِد‬ ْ ‫اِْل َه‬
Its definition: The single hamzah is a sole hamzah that has either sukoon or vowel.

A) The single hamzah that has sukoon

Qaloon reads with ‫ ابدال‬of hamzah so he changes the hamzah to a madd letter
corresponding the preceding vowel in only the following:

• He changes hamzah to alif in )96 ‫ األنبياء‬،91 ‫ (يَا ُجو َج َو َما ُجو َج( (الكهف‬.

• He changes hamzah to waw in )8 ‫) (الهمزة‬20 ‫صدة) (البلد‬

َ ‫ ( ُمو‬.
• He changes hamzah to ya’ and merges it in the next ya’ so he reads with ‫ ِإبدَال‬with
idghaam in )74‫)ريًا) (مريم‬.

B) The single hamzah that has vowel

• Qaloon reads with changing of hamzah to alif in )1 ‫سال (المعارج‬

َ and )14 ‫(منساته) (سبأ‬.

• Qaloon reads with deleting the hamzah in )17 ‫) (الحج‬62 ‫ )الصابين) (البقرة‬and
)69 ‫ (الصابون) (المائدة‬and )30 ‫ضاهُون) (التوبة‬
َ ُ‫( ي‬.

• Qaloon deleted the ya’ in )4 ‫) (الطالق‬2 ‫) (المجادلة‬4 ‫ (الالئي) (األحزاب‬either in stopping or in

continuing so it is read ) ِ‫(الالء‬.

• Qaloon reads with ‫ تسهيل‬of the second hamzah in )‫ أرأيتكم‬،‫ أرأيتم‬،‫ (أرأيت‬in all their
occurrence so they are read )‫ أر•يتكم‬،‫ أر•يتم‬،‫(أر•يت‬.

• Qaloon reads with ‫ تسهيل‬of the hamzah in )‫ (هَاأَنت ُ ْم‬with madd of alif two or four
counts so it is read (‫ ) َها َ•نت ُ ْم‬as per lengthening of madd munfasil.

• Qaloon reads with hamzah in )‫ النبيئون‬،‫ النبيئين‬،‫ األنبئاء‬،‫ النبؤة‬،‫ (النبئ‬in all their
occurrence except in )53 ‫(النبِي ِ ِإّل) (األحزاب‬and )50 ‫ (لِلنبِي ِ ِإن) (األحزاب‬he reads them
without hamzah in continuing but stops with hamzah.

• Qaloon reads with hamzah in )‫ (البَ ِريئ َة) (البينة‬and )4 ‫ ( ُكفُؤا) (اإلخالص‬and )‫ (ه ُُزؤا‬in all its
occurrence.

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TRANSFERRING THE VOWEL OF THE HAMZAH TO THE

SAAKIN LETTER BEFORE IT ‫النَِ ِْق ِل‬

Qaloon does not transfer the vowel of a hamzah to the saakin letter before it, but there
are a few exceptions to this.

• )ً‫(رد َءا‬
ِ
Qaloon reads the word )34 ‫(رد َءاً) (القصص‬
ِ with transferring the vowel of the
hamzah to the ‫ دال‬and deletes the hamzah so he reads with tanween in
continuing and with alif in stopping.

• )‫عادًا ال ُولَى‬
َ )

Qaloon reads ‫عادًا ْاألُولَ ٰى‬

َ in continuing with idghaam of the tanween into the
saakin laam, then transfers the dhammah of the hamzah to the saakin laam
then adds a saakin hamzah on the waw , so it is read as ‫عاداًلُّؤْ لَى‬.

When starting on the second word of this phrase ‫األُولَ ٰى‬,

ْ Qaloon starts with
three ways either with:

o ‫ ْاألُولَ ٰى‬as Hafs . This is the prioritized way ;or

o Hamzah wasl with a fathah, followed by the laam with a dhammah and
the hamzah saakinah ‫; اَلُؤْ لَى‬or

o Without the hamzah wasl, by the laam with a dhammah and the
hamzah saakinah ‫لُؤْ لَى‬

• )‫) َءاَلئان‬

Qaloon reads the word )91 ،51‫ َءاَلئان (يونس‬, with transfer of the vowel on the
hamzah to the laam preceding it and deletes the hamzah.

In the hamzah wasl he has three ways:

o Changing the hamzah wasl to a long alif with six counts; or

o Changing the hamzah wasl to alif with two counts, or

o with ‫ تسهيل‬of hamzah wasl

• )ِ‫(األ َ ْي َكة‬

Qaloon and )13 ‫ ص‬،176 ‫ ۡل ۡئي َك ِة (الشعراء‬with dropping the hamzah and
transferring the vowel of the hamzah to the saakin letter before it (‫)لَيكَة‬

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THE BREATHLESS PAUSE ‫ت‬

ِ ‫سِك‬
َ ‫ال‬
Qaloon does not stop gently (doesn’t make sakt) of what Hafs stopped on which are in
the following:

)52‫ ( َم ْرقَ ِدنَا هذا) (يس‬،)1،2‫ )ع َِو َجا قيما) (الكهف‬،(27 ‫) َم ْن َراق ) (القيامة‬، )14‫( بَ ْل َرانَ ) (المطففين‬

Qaloon reads with Permitted Sakt in the following:

• The end of sūrat Al-Anfal with surat At-Tawbah

• In )29( َ‫) َهلَك‬28( ‫ َمالِي ْه‬in surat ‫ الحاقة‬between verse 28 and 29 . In this case there are
two allowed ways in joining the two ayas together.

a) Making the first ha’ clear with a short stop with no breath (sakt) between the two
words.

b) Merging the two ha’ together

َ ‫ِاإلد‬
Al-ITHHAAR AND Al-IDGHAAM ‫غام‬ ِ ‫ارِو‬
َ ‫اإلظ َه‬
ِ

• Qaloon reads with idghaam of ‫ ذال‬in the ‫ تاء‬in ) ُ‫ ات َّ َخذْت‬، ‫ اتَّ َخذْت ُ ُم‬،‫ ) أ َ َخذْت ُ ْم‬and its
variations of verb tenses whenever they occur so he reads ُّ‫ِاتَّخَت‬، ‫ ات َّ َخت ُّ ُم‬،‫أَ َخت ُّ ْم‬

• Qaloon reads with sukoon on the ba’ and idhgaam of the ba’ into the meem
in )284 ‫ )يُ َعذِبْ َم ْن َيشَا ُء) (البقرة‬so he reads ‫يُ َع ِذ َّميَّشَا ُء‬

• Qaloon has two allowed ways in reading the ‫ ثاء‬with the ‫ ذال‬in )176 ‫ث ٰذَلِكَ (االعراف‬
ْ ‫يَ ْل َه‬
so he reads with either: a) idghaam َ‫َي ْل َهذَّلِك‬ ٰ ْ ‫َي ْل َه‬
or ; b) izhaar َ‫ث ذَلِك‬

• Qaloon has two allowed ways in reading the ba’ with the meem in )42 ‫ار َكبْ َمعَنَا (هود‬
ْ
so he reads with either: a) idghaam ‫ار َك َّم َعنَا‬
ْ or ; b) izhaar ‫ار َكبْ َم َعنَا‬
ْ

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MEETING OF TWO SAAKIN

Qaloon reads the first saakin with dhammah, if the next saakin occurs in a verb that
begins with hamzah wasl and the third letter in the verb has an original dhammah as
)‫ (ولقدُ استُهزئ‬and )‫اخرج‬
ُ ُ‫(وقالت‬

Qaloon reads the first saakin with kasrah, if the third letter has a dhammah but not
ُ ‫(أن ام‬
original as )‫شوا‬ ِ
Qaloon reads the first saakin with kasrah, if the third letter has a kasrah or fathah as
)‫(أ ِو انفِروا) (ولق ِد استَكبروا‬

THE FATH, THE IMAALAH, AND THE TAQLEEL

‫تحِِواإل َمالَةِوالِت َ ِْق ِلِي ِل‬
ِْ َ‫ا ْلف‬
o Fath ‫الفَتح‬

Qaloon reads all words with fath; which is reading the alif with straightness

o The grand imalaahِِ)‫ِ(اإل َمالَةِال ُكِبرى‬

ِِ

Grand imalaah is when the fathah approaches the kasrah, and the alif mixes
with yaa.

Qaloon doesn’t have grand imaalah at all, except in the word )109 ‫ (هَار) (التوبة‬.

ُ ِ‫(إِ َمالَة‬
o Taqleel (Middle Imalaah)ِ ِ)‫تَِق ِلِيل‬-‫صِغرى‬

It means that the alif is pronounced between ‫ فَتح‬and ‫ ِإ َمالَة‬so it called middle
imaalah (taqleel).

Qaloon reads the word ‫ الت َّ ْو َراة‬with two ways:

o with Fath; This is the prioritized way ; or

o with Taqleel (middle imaalah) .

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ATTACHED YA’ INDICATING “ME” OR “MY”ِ‫ضِافَِة‬

َ ‫ِيَِا َءِاتِاال‬

Definition: Ya’at il-iḍafah is ya’-il-mutakallim, which can appear on a noun, verb or

letter. The difference that the narrators have concerning ya’ al-iḍafah is whether it
should be read with fath or sukoon.

a) Possessive ِya’ِbefore ‫همزةِالقطع‬:

Qaloon reads the ya’ with fathah when it occurs before a hamzah al-qata that has
fathah or dhammah or kasrah such as ُ‫ع ِذبُه‬َ ُ ‫ِي أ‬ َ ‫ مِ ن‬، ‫ِي أَ ْعلَ ُم‬
َ ‫ فَإِن‬، َ‫ِي إِنَّك‬ َ ‫ إِن‬, except the words
that are excluded from the rule he reads with sukoon, the exceptions are as follows:

)14 ‫ أ َ ْنظِ ْرنِي ِإ َل ٰى ( األعراف‬- )152 ‫ َفا ْذ ُك ُرونِي أَ ْذ ُك ْر ُك ْم (البقرة‬- )40 ‫ِب َع ْه ِدي أُوفِ (البقرة‬
)49 ‫ ت َ ْفتِنِي أَ َال (التوبة‬- )143 ‫ظ ْر (األعراف‬ ُ ‫) أَ ِرنِي أ َ ْن‬79 ‫ ص‬،36 ‫فأنظرنى (الحجر‬
)96 ‫غ (الكهف‬ ُ
ْ ‫ آت ُونِي أ ْف ِر‬- )100 ‫ ِإ ْخ َوتِي ِإن (يوسف‬- )33 ‫ يَدْعُونَنِي ِإلَ ْي ِه (يوسف‬- )47 ‫َوت َْر َح ْمنِي أ َ ُك ْن ( هود‬
)34 ‫ص ِدقُنِي إِني (القصص‬ َ ُ‫ ي‬-)15 ‫ األحقاف‬-19 ‫ أ َ ْو ِز ْعنِي أ َ ْن (النمل‬- )43 ‫فَات َّبِ ْعنِي أَ ْهدِكَ (مريم‬
)60 ‫عونِي أَ ْست َِجبْ (غافر‬ ُ ْ‫ اد‬- )43 ‫ تَدْعُونَنِي ِإلَ ْي ِه (غافر‬- )41 ‫ وتَدْعُونَنِي ِإلَي (غافر‬- )26 ‫ذَ ُرونِي أ َ ْقت ُ ْل (غافر‬
)10 ‫ أَ َّخ ْرتنِي إِل ٰى (المنافقون‬- )15 ‫ذُ ِريَّتِي إِنِي (االحقاف‬
َ َ

He reads )50 ‫ َربِي إِ َّن (فصلت‬with either sukoon or fathah.

b) Possessive ya’ِ before ‫همزةِالوصل‬:

Qaloon reads as Hafs in the ya’ that occurs before hamzah wasl except the following
he reads with fath in continuing:

)42 ‫ِكرى اذهبا (طه‬ َ ِ‫(قَوم‬-)6 ‫(بعدي اسمه ) (الصف‬

َ ‫ ذ‬- )30 ‫ي اتخذوا) (القرقان‬ َ
)124 ‫عهدى الظالمين (البقرة‬
َ َ ‫ ِلنَ ْفس‬-)162 ‫لِل (االنعام‬
-)41 ‫ِي اذهَب (طه‬ ِ َّ ِ ‫ي‬
َ ِ‫َو َم َمات‬

c) Possessive ya’ِ before any other letter:

Qaloon reads as Hafs in the ya’ that occurs before any other letter except the
following he reads with sukoon:

)28 ‫) – بَ ْيتِي ُمؤْ مِ نًا (نوح‬23 ‫ َولِي نَ ْع َجةٌ (ص‬- )18 ‫) – لِي فِي َها (طه‬20 ‫َما لِي َال أ َ َرى (النمل‬
)69 ‫ ص‬،22 ‫َو َما َكانَ لِي (ابراهيم‬

Qaloon reads with sukoon in )‫ ) َمعِي‬in all its occurrence except if it comes before
hamzah al-qata so he reads it with fathah.

Qaloon reads )162 ‫ َمح َياي ( االنعام‬with sukoon with madd of six counts.

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EXTRA YA’AT ‫ِاتِالزوِائِِد‬

َ ‫يَِا َء‬

Definition: The Extra Letter ya’ is the extra ya’ in pronunciation at the end of the
word that is not written.

• Qaloon reads with establishing the extra ya’ when continuing and dropping it
when stopping in the following places:

(Aali-'Imran 20) ( ‫) َو َم ِن اتَّبَعَ ِن َوقُل‬

(Hud 105) ِ ْ ‫) يَ ْو َم يَأ‬

) ‫ت الَ ت َ َكلَّ ُم‬

(Al-Israa 62) ) ‫( لَئ ِْن أ َ َّخ ْرت َِن ِإلَى‬

(Al-Israa 97 and Al-Kahf 17) ( ‫) ْال ُم ْهتَ ِد َو َمن‬

(Al-Kahf 24) ) ‫(أَن يَ ْه ِديَ ِن َربِي‬

(Al-Kahf 39) (‫) إِن ت ُ َر ِن أَنَا‬

(Al-Kahf 40) ) ‫( أَن يُؤْ تِ َي ِن َخي ًْرا‬

ْ َ‫(نَ ْبغِ ف‬
(Al-Kahf 64) ) ‫ارتَدَّا‬

(Al-Kahf 64) ) ‫( أَن تُعَ ِل َم ِن مِ َّما‬

(Al-Kahf 66) ) ‫( أَن تُعَ ِل َم ِن مِ َّما‬

(Ta-Ha 93) ) ‫) أَ َّال تَتَّ ِب َع ِن‬

(An-Naml 36) ) ‫(أَتُمِ دُّون َِن بِ َمال‬

(Ghaafir 38( ) ‫ون أَ ْه ِد ُك ْم‬

ِ ُ‫( ات َّبِع‬
(Ash-Shuraa 32) ) ‫( ْال َج َوا ِر فِي ْالبَحْ ِر‬

(Qaf 41) ) ‫( ْال ُمنَا ِد مِ ن‬

ِ ‫) ُّمهْطِ عِينَ إِلَى الد‬

(Al-Qamar 8) ( ‫َّاع‬

(Al-Fajr 4-5) )‫) َواللَّ ْي ِل إِذَا يَسْر هَل‬

(Al-Fajr 15-16) )‫(أ َ ْك َر َم ِن َوأ َ َّما‬

(Al-Fajr 16-17) )‫(أ َهَانَ ِن ك ََّال‬

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• Qaloon reads (Al-Baqarah 186) ) ‫ان‬

ِ ‫ع‬َ َ‫اع إِذَا د‬
ِ َّ‫ ( الد‬in stopping with dropping the ya’.
In continuing he has two ways:
a) Dropping the ya’. This is the prioritized way. b) Establishing the ya’

• Qaloon establishes an extra ya’, both when continuing and when stopping in the
following:
(Az-Zukhruf 68)) ‫علَ ْي ُك ُم‬ ٌ ‫(يَا ِعبَادِي َال خ َْو‬
َ ‫ف‬

• َّ ‫ي‬
Qaloon reads )ُ‫ّللا‬ َ ِ‫( (فَ َما آتَان‬An-Naml 36) with establishing an extra ya’in
continuing.

In stopping he has two ways:

a) Establishing the ya’. This is the prioritized way. b) Dropping the ya’

• Qaloon reads with dropping the ya’in:

ِ ‫( َي ْو َم التَّ َال‬
(Ghaafir 15) )‫ق َي ْو َم‬

(Ghaafir 32) )‫( يَ ْو َم الت َّنَا ِد يَ ْو َم‬

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REFERENCES

• ُ ُ ‫عريف ِب ْال ِق َراء ْال َع ْشر َو ُر َواتِ ِهم َوأ‬

‫صول ْال ِق َرا َءات ْال َع ْشر‬ ِ َ ‫" ت‬by Aly Mohamed Tawfeek Al
Nahaas
• "‫النيرات فِي ال ِق َرا َءات‬
َ ُ ُ ‫ "األ‬by Amany Ashour
‫صول‬
• "‫لجسر ال َمأ ُمون ِإلى ِر َوا َية قَالُون‬
ِ ‫ "ا‬by Tawfik Ibrahim Damrah
• ُ ُ ‫ " أ‬by Wafaa Sherif
"‫صول قَالون‬

‫ضاه ُ َو َأ ْدخِ ْلنِي ب ِ َر ْح َمتِكَ فِي‬ َ ‫ي َو َأ ْن َأ ْع َم َل‬

َ ‫صا ِل ًحا ت َْر‬ َّ َ‫ي َوعَ َلى َوا ِلد‬َّ ‫َربِ َأ ْو ِز ْعنِي َأ ْن َأ ْش ُك َر نِعْ َمتَكَ ا َّلتِي َأ ْنع َ ْمتَ عَ َل‬
َ‫صالِحِ ين‬َّ ‫ِعبَادِكَ ال‬
My Lord, enable me to be grateful for Your favor which you have bestowed upon me
and upon my parents and to do righteousness of which You approve. And admit me by
your mercy into the ranks of your righteous servants. (Quran 27:19)

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INDEX

The Imam Biography 4

Al-Basmalah 5
Plural Meem 6
The pronoun Ha' 7
The Lengthening 8

Qaloon Ways 10
Two Hamzahs next to each other in one word 11

Repeated Questions in a Phrase 12

Two hamzahs meeting between two words 13
The Single Hamzah 15
Transferring the vowel of the hamzah to the saakin letter before it 16
The Breathless Pause 17
Al-Ithhaar and Al-Idghaam 17
Meeting of two Saakin 18
The Fath, the Imaalah, and the Taqleel 18
Attached Ya’ indicating “me” or “my” 19
Extra Ya’at 20

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