Madd — Elongation Rules

Madd 'Arid li-s-Sukoon المَدّ العَارِض لِلسُّكُون

A madd followed by a sukoon that arises only because the reciter stopped — 2, 4, or 6 counts.

When you pause at the end of an ayah, the last vowel becomes silent. If the second-to-last letter was a madd, that madd is held at the reader's preferred length (2, 4, or 6 counts — but be consistent within a session).

Quran examples

الرَّحِيمِ

Stopping at "ar-Rahiim" — the ya of madd is held 2, 4, or 6. · 1:1

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