● When ال is added to a noun, there are two pronunciation patterns depending on the following letter:
○ lunar letters: when a noun begins with one of these letters, the lām of ال is pronounced clearly, as in الْقَمَرُ.
○ solar letters: when a noun begins with one of these letters, the lām is not pronounced. Instead, it is joined to the next letter, which takes shaddah (ّ), as in الشَّمْسُ.
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Introduction to Solar and Lunar Letters
Definite with Al and Solar/Lunar Letters
● When ال is added to a noun, there are two pronunciation patterns depending on the following letter:
○ lunar letters: when a noun begins with one of these letters, the lām of ال is pronounced clearly, as in الْقَمَرُ.
○ solar letters: when a noun begins with one of these letters, the lām is not pronounced. Instead, it is joined to the next letter, which takes shaddah (ّ), as in الشَّمْسُ.