# Iqlab (conversion) (إِقْلَاب)

Iqlab means turning a noon sakinah or tanween into a hidden meem sound, with ghunnah, when the letter ba (ب) follows.

## Definition

Iqlab (“turning over”) happens when noon sakinah or tanween meets ba. The noon is changed into a meem, which is hidden with the lips lightly closed and a nasal sound of about two counts, then the ba is pronounced. In the mushaf a small meem (ۢ) is written above the noon or tanween as a reminder.

**Letters:** ب. Only ba.

## How to pronounce

1. Close the lips lightly, as for a meem, but do not press them together hard.
2. Hum through the nose for about two counts.
3. Release the lips into the ba.

## Examples from the Quran

- كِرَامِۭ بَرَرَةٍ  ('Abasa 80:16): Noble and dutiful. — https://holy-quran-noor.vercel.app/surah/abasa/16
- بِأَىِّ ذَنۢبٍ قُتِلَتْ  (At-Takwir 81:9): For what sin she was killed — https://holy-quran-noor.vercel.app/surah/at-takwir/9
- وَأَنتَ حِلُّۢ بِهَـٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ  (Al-Balad 90:2): And you, [O Muḥammad], are free of restriction in this city — https://holy-quran-noor.vercel.app/surah/al-balad/2
- وَأَمَّا مَنۢ بَخِلَ وَٱسْتَغْنَىٰ  (Al-Layl 92:8): But as for he who withholds and considers himself free of need — https://holy-quran-noor.vercel.app/surah/al-layl/8

## Common mistakes

- Saying a clear “n” or a fully pressed “m” instead of the hidden meem.
- Skipping the ghunnah.

## FAQ

**What is the small meem above the noon?** It marks iqlab: the noon sound is converted into a meem before ba.

**How many letters cause iqlab?** One: ba (ب).

## Related

- [Ikhfa (hiding)](https://holy-quran-noor.vercel.app/learn/tajweed/ikhfa)
- [Meem sakinah rules](https://holy-quran-noor.vercel.app/learn/tajweed/meem-sakinah)
- [Ghunnah (nasal sound)](https://holy-quran-noor.vercel.app/learn/tajweed/ghunnah)

Cite: Iqlab (conversion). Noor Quran. https://holy-quran-noor.vercel.app/learn/tajweed/iqlab

Canonical: https://holy-quran-noor.vercel.app/learn/tajweed/iqlab