LessonsRules of Waqf — Correct Stopping, Resumption, Rawm, Ishmām and Qurʾānic OrthographyQuiz

A breath shortage, cough or other necessity can force a pause where a reader would not choose one. This is different from selecting a voluntary stopping point.
After an unavoidable interruption, restart at a place that restores the meaning. In a conditional or connected construction, restarting from the remaining fragment alone may mislead.

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An unavoidable pause

Rules of Waqf — Correct Stopping, Resumption, Rawm, Ishmām and Qurʾānic Orthography

A breath shortage, cough or other necessity can force a pause where a reader would not choose one. This is different from selecting a voluntary stopping point.
After an unavoidable interruption, restart at a place that restores the meaning. In a conditional or connected construction, restarting from the remaining fragment alone may mislead.