A sakt is a very brief interruption of voice without taking a new breath, after which recitation resumes.
It differs from an ordinary stop, at which breathing may occur. A sakt is a defined recitational feature, not a deletion of sounds or meaning.
Its location is established by the recitation and the muṣḥaf notation.
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Essential Miscellaneous Rules: Qur’anic Orthography, Pauses and Special Words
A sakt is a very brief interruption of voice without taking a new breath, after which recitation resumes.
It differs from an ordinary stop, at which breathing may occur. A sakt is a defined recitational feature, not a deletion of sounds or meaning.
Its location is established by the recitation and the muṣḥaf notation.