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Tajwid rule

Izhar (clear pronunciation)

الإظهار

Transliteration: Iẓhār

What it is

Izhar means clear, unhindered pronunciation of the noon — no ghunna, no merging, no hiding. It applies before the six throat letters (ء، ه، ع، ح، غ، خ).

When it applies

A noon sakinah or tanwin comes before any of the six huruf al-halq (throat letters): ء، ه، ع، ح، غ، خ.

How it sounds

The noon is fully articulated with the tip of the tongue touching the roof of the mouth, exactly as if it were followed by a vowel — no nasalization added or removed.

Examples from the Mushaf

مِنْ آيَاتِهِ

min āyātihī

Fussilat 41:37

أَنْعَمْتَ

anʿamta

Al-Fatihah 1:7

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