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The three sākin-mīm rules are: before mīm, idghām; before bāʾ, ikhfāʾ (retaining the author’s qualification); before other letters, iẓhār. Before wāw or fāʾ, neither swallow the mīm nor insert a vowel.
The ghunnah section groups doubled nūn/mīm, the relevant sākin-nūn/tanwīn cases, and concealed mīm before bāʾ; it calls the duration one alif. These sections are now complete. The following source section begins hāʾ al-ḍamīr.

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Sākin Mīm Rules and Ghunnah

The three sākin-mīm rules are: before mīm, idghām; before bāʾ, ikhfāʾ (retaining the author’s qualification); before other letters, iẓhār. Before wāw or fāʾ, neither swallow the mīm nor insert a vowel.
The ghunnah section groups doubled nūn/mīm, the relevant sākin-nūn/tanwīn cases, and concealed mīm before bāʾ; it calls the duration one alif. These sections are now complete. The following source section begins hāʾ al-ḍamīr.