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Madd As Silah - Handout

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‫ اﻟﻤﺪ اﻟﺼﻠﺔ‬- The connective lengthening

The applied definition of the connective lengthening ‫( اﻟﻤﺪ اﻟﺼﻠﺔ‬madd as-silah) :

This category of lengthening is specific to the letter ‫ ه‬- possessive pronoun ‫( ھﺎ اﻟﻜﻨﺎﯾﺔ‬ha’
al-kinayah) which is an extra letter ‫ ه‬added to the basic makeup of a word to indicate a
singular male in third person. The letter a possessive pronoun ‫( ه‬ha ’al-kinayah) should carry
a dhammah or a kasrah.

This definition therefore excludes the original letter ‫( ه‬part of the original makeup of the
word):

Examples: (‫)وﺟﮫ ( )ﻓﻮاﻛﮫ‬

The extent of its lengthening under the recitation of Hafs: Two vowel counts unless it is
followed by a hamzah in which case it must be lengthened for four or five vowel counts (this
is further explained below).

The reason why it is known as the ‘connective lengthening’ (madd as-silah): It is applied to
the letter a possessive pronoun ‫( ه‬ha ’al-kinayah) only when continuing recitation.

The two main types of connective lengthening (madd as-silah):

1. The Minor connective lengthening ‫( اﻟﻤﺪ اﻟﺼﻠﺔ اﻟﺼﻐﺮى‬madd as-silah al-Sughra): If the o
possessive pronoun ‫( ه‬ha ’al-kinayah) is situated between two letters carrying a vowel
and the letter that follows is not a hamzah then it should be lengthened into waw
maddiyyah if it is carrying dammah or into ya maddiyyah if it is carrying a kasrah.

Examples:
َ‫رََّبهُ ۥ كَان‬ ٰ‫َمالَهُ ۥ َيَتزَكَّى‬

‫ َنفۡسِهِۦ َبصِيرٌَ۬ة‬ ِ‫وَصَـٰحَِبِتهِۦ وََبِنيه‬

2. The Major connective lengthening ‫( اﻟﻤﺪ اﻟﺼﻠﺔ اﻟﻜﺒﺮى‬madd as-silah al-kubra): If the
possessive pronoun ‫( ه‬ha ’al-kinayah) is situated between two letters carrying a vowel
and the letter that follows is a hamzah then it should be lengthened to 4/5 counts
(Further explained under the topic - Madd due to Hamzah)

Examples:

‫َمالَهُ ۤۥ أَخۡلَدَُه‬ ٌ۬‫َعذَاَبهُ ۤۥ أَحَد‬

‫ِّنصۡفَهُ ۤۥ أَوِ ٱنقُص‬ ‫ى‬


ٰٓ َ‫هد‬
ۡ َ‫وَجۡهِهِۤۦ أ‬
‫ اﻟﻤﺪ اﻟﺼﻠﺔ‬- The connective lengthening

Exceptions
There are two exceptions to this rule:

1. [69 : Al Furqan ] {‫} وََيخۡلُدۡ فِيهِۦ ُمهَاًنا‬

Here, there is madd of pronoun ha’ even though all the conditions are not met.

2. [7 : Az Zumar ] { ۡ‫} وَإِن َتشۡكُرُواْ َيرۡضَهُ لَكُ ۗم‬

Here, there is no madd of pronoun ha’ even though all the conditions are met.

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