What is haroof ul qamar and what is haroof shamas

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Assalaam alaikum. The saakinah of the Arabic definite article , which is like the English word “the”, is sometimes pronounced clearly and other times is not pronounced because it merges into the next letter. The letters that follow the saakinah of are what determines whether the is pronounced clearly (huroof al-qamariyyah) or if it is merged into the following letter (huroof ash-shamsiyyah). Please click here for more detailed information and the naming of the letters of each group.

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