A doubled ra must receive its due intensity, but shaddah does not mean that the tongue should repeatedly manufacture separate ra sounds. The decisive feature for heaviness or lightness is the vowel borne by the ra being pronounced.
«الرَّحْمٰنِ» — doubled ra has fathah, so it is heavy.
«شَرِّ» — doubled ra has kasrah, so it is light.
Ra’s quality of takrir must be kept under control. Correct shaddah is a firm articulated consonant, not uncontrolled trilling or an extra sequence of ra sounds.
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Refining Qualities and the Detailed Rules of Lam and Ra
A doubled ra must receive its due intensity, but shaddah does not mean that the tongue should repeatedly manufacture separate ra sounds. The decisive feature for heaviness or lightness is the vowel borne by the ra being pronounced.
«الرَّحْمٰنِ» — doubled ra has fathah, so it is heavy.
«شَرِّ» — doubled ra has kasrah, so it is light.
Ra’s quality of takrir must be kept under control. Correct shaddah is a firm articulated consonant, not uncontrolled trilling or an extra sequence of ra sounds.