Tajweed rule: Idgham Shafawi

الإدغام الشفوي idgham_shafawi
A meem sakinah merging into a following meem, also called idgham mithlayn saghir.

When it applies

A meem sakinah followed by م: لَهُم مَّا, كُنتُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ.

How to read it

Read one meem with a shaddah and hold the ghunnah for 2 counts.
Letters مۡ م

Examples from the Quran

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