Tajweed Al-Fil

The Elephant

Meccan · 5 ayahs

الفيل

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What each rule means
Permissible madd
2, 4, 5 or 6 counts: separated madd, madd before a pause, līn.
Natural madd
Lengthened 2 counts.
Ghunnah (nasalisation)
Nasalised 2 counts: doubled nūn/mīm, ikhfāʾ, idghām with ghunnah, iqlāb.
Qalqalah
ق ط ب ج د with sukūn, read with a slight echo.
Not pronounced
Hamzat al-waṣl, the sun lām, letters merged without ghunnah, silent letters.

بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

  1. أَلَمۡ تَرَ كَيۡفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِأَصۡحَٰبِ ٱلۡفِيلِ ١

  2. أَلَمۡ يَجۡعَلۡ كَيۡدَهُمۡ فِي تَضۡلِيلٖ ٢

  3. وَأَرۡسَلَ عَلَيۡهِمۡ طَيۡرًا أَبَابِيلَ ٣

  4. تَرۡمِيهِم بِحِجَارَةٖ مِّن سِجِّيلٖ ٤

  5. فَجَعَلَهُمۡ كَعَصۡفٖ مَّأۡكُولِۭ ٥

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