Madd (prolongation)وَطُورِ سِين
Madd when stopping (2, 4 or 6)
And [by] Mount Sinai
Madd (prolongation)
الْمَدّ الْعَارِض لِلسُّكُون
Madd ‘arid lis-sukun (madd when stopping)
Madd ‘arid lis-sukun appears when you stop on a word whose last letter follows a madd letter; the stop makes that letter sakin and the madd may be two, four or six counts.
Definition
The sukun here is “incidental” (‘arid): it exists only because you stop. In سَيَعْلَمُونَ the noon is really read with a vowel when you continue, but at the ayah end you stop on it and the preceding waw is lengthened. Because the cause is temporary, the length is flexible: two, four or six counts, kept steady within the same stop.
Madd when stopping (2, 4 or 6)
How to pronounce it
- 1
Choose two, four or six counts and keep it the same for every such stop in your recitation.
- 2
If you do not stop on the word, read it with its vowel and a normal two-count madd.
Examples from the Quran
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كَلَّا سَيَعْلَم
Madd when stopping (2, 4 or 6)
No! They are going to know.
فَأَيْنَ تَذْهَب
Madd when stopping (2, 4 or 6)
So where are you going?
وَشَاهِدٍ وَمَشْه
Madd when stopping (2, 4 or 6)
And [by] the witness and what is witnessed,
Common mistakes
- Applying the long madd even when continuing without a stop.
- Varying the length at every ayah end.
Frequently asked questions
What is Madd ‘arid lis-sukun?
Madd ‘arid lis-sukun appears when you stop on a word whose last letter follows a madd letter; the stop makes that letter sakin and the madd may be two, four or six counts.
How many counts is madd ‘arid lis-sukun?
Two, four or six counts when stopping.
Does it apply when I do not stop?
No. It is a rule of stopping only.
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- Madd ‘arid lis-sukun: Tajweed Rule, Letters & Quran Examples | মাদ্দে আরিদ লিস-সুকুন (Tajweed). Noor Quran. https://holy-quran-noor.vercel.app/learn/tajweed/madd-arid
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- Noor Quran. (n.d.). Madd ‘arid lis-sukun: Tajweed Rule, Letters & Quran Examples | মাদ্দে আরিদ লিস-সুকুন [Tajweed]. Retrieved November 13, 2026, from https://holy-quran-noor.vercel.app/learn/tajweed/madd-arid
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- “Madd ‘arid lis-sukun: Tajweed Rule, Letters & Quran Examples | মাদ্দে আরিদ লিস-সুকুন.” Tajweed. Noor Quran, https://holy-quran-noor.vercel.app/learn/tajweed/madd-arid. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.
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