When muttaṣil comes first and munfaṣil follows, the text gives جَاءُوا وَآبَاءَهُمْ as an example. The subsequent weaker munfaṣil must not exceed the first.
If the first is four alifs, the second may be four, two-and-a-half, two or qaṣr. If the first is two-and-a-half, the second may be two-and-a-half, two or qaṣr. If the first is two, the second may be two or qaṣr.
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When muttaṣil comes first
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When muttaṣil comes first and munfaṣil follows, the text gives جَاءُوا وَآبَاءَهُمْ as an example. The subsequent weaker munfaṣil must not exceed the first.
If the first is four alifs, the second may be four, two-and-a-half, two or qaṣr. If the first is two-and-a-half, the second may be two-and-a-half, two or qaṣr. If the first is two, the second may be two or qaṣr.