RULES OF THE LETTER RA

TAFKHEEM

Rule

Example

When it carries
a
or a

(110:2)

fattah
dammah

(110:1)

When it carries a
a
or a

sukoon and is preceded by

fattah
dammah

(108:2)

(102:2)

When it carries a
sukoon and is preceded by a
kasrah, and the letter after the Ra is a rough
kasrah
letter (istaala) which doesnt carry a

(78:21)

When it carries a
a helping kasrah

(89:28)

(103:3)

sukoon and is preceded by

When it carries a
sukoon (as a result of
stopping), and is preceded by a letter that is not a

and carries a

, and the letter before that

carries either
a
or a

fattah
dammah

(77:33)

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Example

Rule

When it carries a

When it carries a
sukoon and is preceded by a
kasrah in the
letter that carries an original
same word, and a thick letter (istaala) doesnt
follow it
When it carries a

(101:2)

(7:103)

sukoon (as a result of

stopping) and is preceded by a

otherwise), and the

kasrah

carries a

(elongated or

sukoon

When it carries a
sukoon (as a result of
stopping) and is preceded by a thin letter
(istifaal) that carries a
before this carries a

(100:11)

sukoon, and the letter

kasrah

(89:5)