LessonsDivision of Surahs into Verses, Qur’anic Rhythm, and Verse EndingsQuiz

Some verse endings exhibit a prolonged sound through long vowels. A suitable final ā, ū, or ī can lend ease to the close of a clause. The same exact letter or lexical ending need not occur in every adjacent verse.

Endings of the sort heard in ʿalīmūn and muʾminūn illustrate how different meanings can nevertheless share a recognizable final cadence. The words need not be identical for the auditory relationship to be noticeable.

Caution: this discussion concerns rhetoric and verse-end sound. It does not attempt to establish a complete rule about tajwīd or one uniform duration of vowel extension in every context.

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Vowel extension at verse endings

Division of Surahs into Verses, Qur’anic Rhythm, and Verse Endings

Some verse endings exhibit a prolonged sound through long vowels. A suitable final ā, ū, or ī can lend ease to the close of a clause. The same exact letter or lexical ending need not occur in every adjacent verse.

Endings of the sort heard in ʿalīmūn and muʾminūn illustrate how different meanings can nevertheless share a recognizable final cadence. The words need not be identical for the auditory relationship to be noticeable.

Caution: this discussion concerns rhetoric and verse-end sound. It does not attempt to establish a complete rule about tajwīd or one uniform duration of vowel extension in every context.