Waṣl al-awwal, faṣl al-thānī joins istiʿādhah to the basmalah, then pauses before the first verse.
Pattern: istiʿādhah → basmalah | pause | first verse. This completes the four ways of beginning a recitation. The rule for joining the end of one sūrah to the next is different.
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Option 4: First join, then separate
Istiʿādhah, Basmalah and the Rules of Joining and Pausing
Waṣl al-awwal, faṣl al-thānī joins istiʿādhah to the basmalah, then pauses before the first verse.
Pattern: istiʿādhah → basmalah | pause | first verse. This completes the four ways of beginning a recitation. The rule for joining the end of one sūrah to the next is different.