Rules of Meem sakin (میم ساکن)
The Meem saakin (میم ساکن) has three possible rules:
- IKHFA (Hiding) – اخفاء
- IDGHAM (Merging) – ادغام
- IZHAR (Clear) – اظهار
Definition of IKHFA: اخفاء
If a Meem is followed immediately by a Baa and this only occurs between two words, we then close our lips for the Meem with an accompanying ghunnah.
For example;
وما هم بمؤمنين، يعتصمْ بالله
Defination of IDGHAM: ادغام
The meeting of a saakinah letter with a voweled letter so that the two letters become one emphasized letter of the second type (of letter). The idgham of the Meem saakinah occurs only with one letter – another Meem.
For example;
اليكُمْ مُرسلون
Defination of IZHAR: اظهار
Pronouncing every letter from its articulation point without a ghunnah [in this case, without a prolonged ghunnah] on the clear letter.
Its letters: 26 letters, the rest of the Arabic letters after excluding the letters of ikhfa and idghaam of the meem saakinah.
For example
لَمْ يلِدْ ولم يُولَدْ
Meaning of GHUNNAH: غنة
Ghunnah it is a sound that is emitted from the nasal passage, without any function of the tongue.
