The Huroof Muqata’aat

The Huroof Muqata’aat

الحروف المقطعات

(the singular letters)

They are the letters that come at the beginning of certain surahs.

The Huroof Muqata’aat is of three parts:

> The letters that stretch for 6 Harakah and they are 8 letters.

These letters are also the Madd Lazim Harfy. They are collected in the phrase:

سَنَقُصُّ عِلْمَك

> The letters that stretch for 2 Harakah:

They are 5 letters collected in the phrase:

حَيٍّ طَهُر

> The letter that has no Madd (stretch) to it:

This is one letter and it is the letter Alif:

ا

All the letters of the Huroof Muqata’aat are collected in the phrase below and they are 14:

صِلْهُ سُحَيْراً مَنْ قَطَعْكَ