Tajweed rule: Madd Al-Muttasil: 4 or 5 Vowels

المد المتصل madda_obligatory_mottasel
A madd letter followed by a hamza in the same word. It's obligatory to stretch it longer than the natural madd.

When it applies

جَآءَ, ٱلسَّمَآءِ, سُوٓءَ, سِيٓـَٔتۡ.

How to read it

Stretch 4 or 5 counts, up to 6 when stopping on the hamza.

Examples from the Quran

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