The
Two Alike, the Two Similar, the Two Close, and the Two Far
(Part 2)
The
last tidbit lesson began describing the relationship of
, two letters
that have the same articulation point and the same characteristics, in other
words, are the same two letters. It
was stated that there are three divisions of the two alike (
), depending
on the vowels on each of the two letters.
The three divisions are: :
,
and
.
This lesson will continue with the two alike (
),
describing these three divisions and the ruling for each of them in more
detail.
The
Two Small Alike
It is defined as: When the first letter of
is
saakin, and the second letter of
is
voweled, whether they are in one word or in two words.
Examples in one word are:
Examples between two words are:
It
is called
because of its ease and the little effort required in applying
it.
Its
Rule: Required Merging.
There
are two exceptions to this rule:
The
First: If the first of
is
a medd letter then the rule is
.
The
and
of leen do have
when there is
as
discussed in the last tidbit lesson.
The
Second Exception: When the first
letter is
, and this only
occurs once between verses 28, and 29 in surah Al-Haaqqah:
In
this case there are two allowable options when joining these two aayaat
together.
The first:
Making the
clear with a light stop with no breath during the stop (this
is called a
).
The
second, merging the
with
the
that follows it).
The
Two Big Alike
In
this case, the Big (
), the two same
letters have vowels and are next to each other either in one word, such as
or
in two words, such as in
.
It is called
because of the greater
effort required.
Its
rule is required
(except
in the following cases):
The
first exception is the word
in surah Yusuf aayah 11
.
The noon mushaddadah in this word represents an
.
This word originally was
.
This word is read with either one of two possible correct ways:
1.
Merging of the two letter
with a dhammah of the two
lips during the ghunnah, but no sound of a dhammah. In Arabic, this is called
2.
Saying the two
clearly
and stealing part of the vowel on the first noon, which is a dhammah. This
means the reader only gives the dhammah 2/3 of its full timing.
This is called:
Other
exceptions to the normally required
of
, (meaning there is an
)
are in the following:
aayah 95 in surah
Al-Kahf,
and the three words :
Aayah 271 of surah
Al-Baqarah, and the same word without the conjunctive letter
:
in aayah 58 of surah
An-Nisaa’ .
These
words all have
.
The above four words that have
are
all written with the idghaam incorporated into the written word, but are
explained here for further understanding.
The
Unrestricted Likeness
Its
Definition: The
first letter of the two same letters has a vowel, and the second of the same
letter has a sukoon. Examples:
It
is called
due
to its lack of conformity to
and
.
Its rule :Required Ith-haar (
).
There are no exceptions to this rule.
