Tajweed rule: Iqlab

الإقلاب iqlab
Turning a noon sakinah نۡ or tanween ـً ـٍ ـٌ into a hidden meem before ب. The Mushaf marks it with a small meem.

When it applies

A noon sakinah نۡ or tanween ـً ـٍ ـٌ followed by ب: مِنۢ بَعۡدِ, أَنۢبِئۡهُم, سَمِيعُۢ بَصِيرٌ.

How to read it

Close the lips lightly for a meem sound and hold the ghunnah for 2 counts, then say the ba.
Letters ب

Examples from the Quran

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