Question

Assalaamu 'alaikum,

In the riwaayah of Shu'bah how does one practically pronounce the ishmam in Kahf verse 2: min ladnihi?

Is it a qalqalah with ishmaam or is there no qalqalah at all?

This word occurs again later in the Surah and I think there are two ways of pronouncing it in the tareeq of Shaatibiyyah: ikhtilaas and ishmaam. Can you elaborate please.

Thanks for your time

Answer

Wa alaikum assalaam wa rahmatu Allahi wa barakatuh.

The word  in aayah two of surah Al-Kahf is pronounced as  by Shu’bah with a qalqalah of the , followed by , or circling of the lips as in a dhammah with no accompanying sound.  There is a very slight pause of sound during the . 

The second word  in the same surah occurs in aayah 76 without a , and is pronounced two different possible ways as stated in the question, one with sukoon of the  and  indicating a dhammah, as in the above case of aayah two of this surah, and the other with    of the dhammah (giving it 2/3 of a full vowel count) on the .  The can only be learned and corrected by visual means.  For those who wish to learn more about the  and , please click here: Ishmaam   Al-Ikhtilaas

You are most welcome.