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Question

There was a question dated  15th Jamad Ath-Thanee/Sept. 3rd in which you explain about the word

" ".  I noticed another word in surah Al-Insaan ayah 4, the word " " that looks similar to " " in that it also has a small circle over the alif.  Does it follow the same rule as the word " " then?

Answer

Yes and no.  The word  is the same as  in that the alif on the end of the word is not pronounced when continuing in reading.  When stopping on the word  Hafs ‘an Aasim by the way of Shatibiyyah has two allowed ways.  One of these ways is establishing the alif when stopping, meaning stopping with two vowel counts on the alif; the other is removal of the alif (in pronunciation only) when stopping, meaning the  acquires a sukoon and the alif is dropped.