Madd — Elongation Rules

Madd Jaiz Munfasil المَدّ الجَائِز المُنْفَصِل

A madd letter at the end of a word followed by a hamza at the start of the next — 2, 4, or 5 counts.

When a long vowel ends one word and the next word begins with a hamza, the elongation is jaiz — permissible at varying lengths (2, 4, or 5 counts depending on the riwayah). "Munfasil" means "separated" — the madd letter and the hamza are in different words. In Hafs the standard is 4 counts.

Quran examples

بِمَآ أُنزِلَ

The alif ends "bimaa" and the next word begins with hamza. · 2:4

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