LessonsEssential Miscellaneous Rules: Qur’anic Orthography, Pauses and Special WordsQuiz

Selected cases include la ilā llāhi tuḥsharūn (Āl ʿImrān), wa-lā awḍaʿū (al-Tawbah), a form in al-Naml, and lā ilā l-jaḥīm (al-Ṣāffāt).

For each occurrence, identify the stopping point and the sound at the link into the next word.

The Qur’anic location is the basis for the rule; distinct orthographic situations should not be collapsed into one careless generalization.

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Rule 105: Selected locational readings

Essential Miscellaneous Rules: Qur’anic Orthography, Pauses and Special Words

Selected cases include la ilā llāhi tuḥsharūn (Āl ʿImrān), wa-lā awḍaʿū (al-Tawbah), a form in al-Naml, and lā ilā l-jaḥīm (al-Ṣāffāt).

For each occurrence, identify the stopping point and the sound at the link into the next word.

The Qur’anic location is the basis for the rule; distinct orthographic situations should not be collapsed into one careless generalization.