The Natural Madd
(Part 2 of 3)
Last time:
● Madd is divided into two
categories:
1. Natural 2. Secondary
Madd Madd
Last time:
● Natural Madd is divided into
three categories:
1. Pronounced only when
stopping
2. Pronounced only when
continuing
3. Always pronounced
Last time:
● Four situations:
when we pronounce the
natural madd only when
stopping
Today we will talk about these
four situations…
Four situations in which the Natural Madd is
only pronounced when stopping on the word:
1. Madd al-Ewadh
2. Seven Alifs
3. Meeting of two sukoons
4. Stopping on vowelled waw or
yaa
1. Madd al-Ewadh - Substitute lengthening
- Occurs when a word ends in Fathatayn (two
fathahs)
- If we stop on this word, we:
● Recite it with an alif madd (2 counts) at the end
● (As if we are substituting one fathah for an alif
madd)
ً َ + ا
- (Note: if we continue, there is no madd, just a noon sakinah rule)
Examples:
ﺗواﺑًﺎ ●
أﻓواﺟً ﺎ ●
طﯾرً ا ●
2. The Seven Alifs
➔ Seven words in the Quran that end in an alif with a
circle on top
◆ The alif madd (2 counts) at the end is only read when
stopping , not when continuing your recitation
➔ The seven words are:
أﻧﺎ ﻟﻛﻧﺎ اﻟظﻧوﻧﺎ اﻟرﺳوﻻ اﻟﺳﺑﯾﻼ ﺳﻼﺳﻼ ﻗوارﯾرا
Examples:
●D
●D
●
3. The MEETING OF TWO SUKOONS
★ In the Quran, we do not have two sukoon letters meeting
○ If this occurs, we must change something…
● If the first sukoon is a madd letter:
then we will NOT recite the madd letter when continuing
our recitation
★ E.g.
ﻋﯾﺳَ ﻰ ﺑْن ﻣرﯾم
★ We only recite this madd letter (2 counts) if we stop on the
word
Examples:
ﻓِﻲ اﻟﺳﻣﺎوات ●
وﻻ ﺗﺳﺗوِ ى اﻟﺣﺳﻧﺔ ●
أوﺗُوا اﻟﻌﻠم ●
4. Stopping on a vowelled وor ي
❖ Whenever we stop in the Quran, we must stop on
a sukoon
➢ Even if the letter originally has a fathah, kasra,
dhammah, we will change it to a sukoon if we stop
➢ If the last letter of the word is a waw or yaa, when
we put sukoon on it, it will change to a madd letter
(2 counts)
Examples:
ھِﻲَ أﺷ ّد ● ھِﻲْ
ﻟﮭ َُو اﻟﻘﺻص ● ﻟﮭ ُْو
أوﺣِﻲَ إﻟﯾك ● أوﺣِﻲْ
So far: Madd
Natural Secondary
Madd Madd
Continuing Stopping Always
Only Only Pronounced
Madd Meeting of Stopping on vowelled
Seven Alifs
al-Ewadh Two Sukoons waw or yaa
Questions ANSWERS
1. ًWhat are the madd letters? 1. Alif preceded by fathah, Waw sakin
2. What is the natural madd? preceded by dhammah, Yaa saakin
3. How many ways can we split the Natural Madd preceded by kasra
4. How many situations are there where we say the 2. A madd letter that does not have hamza
Natural Madd only when stopping? What are before or after, or sukoon after it
3. Three ways: only pronounced when
they?
continuing, only pronounced when
5. How do we stop on a word that ends in fathatayn?
stopping, always pronounced
6. What are the seven alifs? 4. 4 situations
7. How do we recite the following highlighted words 5. Madd Ewadh, recite with two count alif
when stopping and when continuing? Give a madd
reason 6. Seven words that end in an alif with a
a. ﻧﺎرً ا ﺣﺎﻣﯾﺔ circle on top
7.
b. ﻓﻲ اﻷرض a. Madd Ewadh
c. ھ َُو اﻟﺣق b. Two sukoons meeting
c. Vowelled waw
d. أﻧﺎ ﻟﻛم d. Seven Alifs
e. Madd ewadh
e. ﻋظﺎﻣًﺎ ﻧﺧرة
Any questions?
May Allah accept it, and bless you all
in this world and the next
