Tajweed rule: Izhar

الإظهار الحلقي izhar
Saying a noon sakinah نۡ or tanween ـً ـٍ ـٌ clearly, without ghunnah, because the next letter comes from the throat.

When it applies

A noon sakinah نۡ or tanween ـً ـٍ ـٌ followed by a throat letter: مَنۡ ءَامَنَ, أَنۡعَمۡتَ, عَلِيمٌ حَكِيمٌ.

How to read it

Read the noon fully and move to the next letter, with no nasal hold.
Letters ء ه ع ح غ خ

Examples from the Quran

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