Mad (Lengthening)

Mad Wajib Muttasil

Mad + hamzah in one word → 4–5 counts.

مَدّ وَاجِب مُتَّصِل

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What is this rule?

A mad letter meeting a hamzah ( ء ) within ONE word. It must be stretched to 4–5 counts.

How to read it

Stretch for 4–5 counts (2–2½ alif), then articulate the hamzah.

Trigger letters

جَآءَٱلسَّمَآءُ

Note'Muttasil' = connected: the mad and the hamzah sit together in a single word.

Examples of Mad Wajib Muttasil in the Qur'an

Surah An-Nasr 110:1

إِذَا جَآءَ نَصْرُ ٱللَّهِ

iżā jā'a naṣrullāh

"When the victory of Allāh has come and the conquest,"

Surah Al-Inshiqaq 84:1

إِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ ٱنشَقَّتْ

iżas-samā'unsyaqqat

"When the sky has split [open]"

Frequently asked questions

What is Mad Wajib Muttasil in tajwid?

Mad + hamzah in one word → 4–5 counts. A mad letter meeting a hamzah ( ء ) within ONE word. It must be stretched to 4–5 counts.

How do you pronounce Mad Wajib Muttasil?

Stretch for 4–5 counts (2–2½ alif), then articulate the hamzah.

What is an example of Mad Wajib Muttasil in the Quran?

One example is in Surah An-Nasr 110:1: "إِذَا جَآءَ نَصْرُ ٱللَّهِ" (iżā jā'a naṣrullāh) — "When the victory of Allāh has come and the conquest,".

Other rules in Mad (Lengthening)

Mad Thabi'i
The basic 2-count lengthening.مَدّ طَبِيعِي Mad Jaiz Munfasil
Mad at the end of a word + hamzah in the next → 2/4/5 counts.مَدّ جَائِز مُنْفَصِل Mad Lin (Layyin)
Silent wau/ya after a fathah, stretched when stopping.مَدّ لِين Mad 'Aridh Lissukun
Mad thabi'i before the final letter when stopping → 2/4/6 counts.مَدّ عَارِض لِلسُّكُون Mad Iwadh
Tanwin fathah read long when stopping.مَدّ عِوَض Mad Badal
Hamzah meeting a mad letter → 2 counts.مَدّ بَدَل Mad Tamkin
Doubled ya meeting a silent ya → 2 counts.مَدّ تَمْكِين Mad Silah Qashirah
Ha dhamir between two vowels → 2 counts.مَدّ صِلَة قَصِيرَة Mad Silah Thawilah
Ha dhamir meeting a hamzah → 4–5 counts.مَدّ صِلَة طَوِيلَة Mad Farq
Distinguishing the question hamzah → 6 counts.مَدّ فَرْق Mad Lazim Kilmi Mutsaqqal
Mad meeting a doubled letter in one word → 6 counts.مَدّ لَازِم كِلْمِي مُثَقَّل Mad Lazim Kilmi Mukhaffaf
Mad meeting a sukun (not a doubled letter) in one word → 6 counts.مَدّ لَازِم كِلْمِي مُخَفَّف Mad Lazim Harfi Mutsaqqal
Opening letters that merge → a heavy 6 counts.مَدّ لَازِم حَرْفِي مُثَقَّل Mad Lazim Harfi Mukhaffaf
Opening letters without merging → a light 6 counts.مَدّ لَازِم حَرْفِي مُخَفَّف

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