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Did You Know?
Fatha, Kasra, and Damma all add a vowel sound to a letter.
But what if a letter has no vowel at all?
That is where Sukoon comes in.
السُّكُون comes from سَكَنَ — meaning: to be still · to be silent.
The letter stops — and waits for the next letter to carry the sound. 🤫
But what if a letter has no vowel at all?
That is where Sukoon comes in.
السُّكُون comes from سَكَنَ — meaning: to be still · to be silent.
The letter stops — and waits for the next letter to carry the sound. 🤫
أبْ
Sukoon — سُكُون
A small circle above the letter = no vowel — the letter is silent
أبْ = "ab" · أتْ = "at" · أثْ = "ath"
🔄 With vowel vs without — hear the difference:
أبَ
a · ba
With Fatha = full sound
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أبْ
ab
With Sukoon = stops here
أبْ
ab
ب stops — no vowel
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أتْ
at
ت stops — no vowel
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أثْ
ath
ث stops — no vowel
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The Sukoon Rule
A letter with Sukoon has no sound of its own — it clings to the letter before it.
أبْ أتْ أثْ أجْ أحْ أخْ
ab · at · ath · aj · ah · akh
أبْ أتْ أثْ أجْ أحْ أخْ
ab · at · ath · aj · ah · akh
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Spot Your Letters in the Quran
قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ
"Say: He is Allah, the One" — Surah Al-Ikhlas, Verse 1
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لْ
in قُلْ — the ل has Sukoon · it stops after "qu"
· وَ in هُوَ — the و has a Fatha · it does sound
· حَدٌ in أَحَدٌ — no Sukoon here — every letter has a vowel
Can you find the one letter with Sukoon in this verse? It is لْ in قُلْ 👆
· وَ in هُوَ — the و has a Fatha · it does sound
· حَدٌ in أَحَدٌ — no Sukoon here — every letter has a vowel
Can you find the one letter with Sukoon in this verse? It is لْ in قُلْ 👆