This document discusses rules regarding the pronunciation of noon saakinah and tanween in Arabic. It explains the concept of ghunnah, which is a nasal sound pronounced on certain letters without tongue movement. Ghunnah is pronounced for 2 seconds on the noon saakinah and tanween. The first rule discussed is al-thahaar, which means pronouncing the noon saakinah or tanween clearly when followed by letters pronounced in the throat, such as haa, hamzah, khaa, etc. Examples of words are given to demonstrate the application of this rule.

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‫احكام التجؤيد‬
Ghunna
In relation to Noon Saakinah and tanween one needs to understand the concept of ‫الغنة‬
which is a quality of only two letters – the ‫ م‬and the ‫ .ن‬The qualities of ‫ الغنة‬are:
 It is a nasal sound which is pronounced without movement of the tongue
 It is 2 harakaat in length i.e. 1 second lenth
An example of ‫ الغنة‬is highlighted in the following ayah : ‫عم يتساء لؤن‬
‫ الغنة‬is pronounced on the ‫م‬
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‫احكام : نون سا كنة و التنوين‬
Rule 1: ‫( الظهار‬Making Apparent)
The first of the rules of Noon Saakinah / Tanween is that of pronouncing the sound of the
Noon Saakinah / Tanween clearly so that there is a clarification of the sound of the
nunation. This rule applies when the Noon Saakinah / Tanween is followed by any of the
letters with exit points from the throat (‫ .)الحرؤف الحلقي‬These letters are six in total and
emanate from various parts of the throat as described below:
‫مخرج‬
‫اؤل الحلق‬ ‫ه‬ ‫ء‬
Depths of throat
‫ؤسط الحلق‬ ‫ح‬ ‫ع‬
Middle of throat
‫ادني الحلق‬ ‫خ‬ ‫غ‬
Top of throat
The following are examples of ‫ الظهار‬for each of the above letters:
Example 1 Example 2
‫ء‬ ‫ان ادؤ‬ ‫شيا ادا‬
‫ه‬ ‫النهار‬ ‫احق هؤ‬
‫ع‬ ‫انعمت‬ ‫سميعا عليم‬
‫ح‬ ‫من حسنة‬ ‫عليم حكيم‬
‫غ‬ ‫من عير‬ ‫قؤل غير‬
‫خ‬ ‫من خير‬ ‫عليم خبير‬
Kanz ul Hudaa Page 1 of 1 4h Oct 2003