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Ikhfaa means to hide. Whenever Noon Saakin نْ
or Tanween i.e Fathatain ً ,
Kasratain ٍ , or Dummatain
ٌ is followed by
letters other than the Izhar letters i.e. ء
ه ع ح غ خ Idgham
letters i.e. ى ر م
ل و ن and the letter Baa ب
then the Noon sound of
Noon Saakin or Tanween is suppressed in such a way that it is recited
through the nasal passage while
moving towards the makhraj of the following letter. The Duratiion of the
Nasal sound (Ghunnah) must be prolonged to equal one Alif time length.
The leters of Ikhfa are fifteen. They are ص
ذ ث ك ج ش ق س د ط
ز ف ت ض ط
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