Al-Salaamu Alaykum
I have a question regarding Hamzah Al-Wasl,
When Hamzah Al-Wasl starts an ayaat (ex. Surah Anaam Verse 24), is it pronounced identically like a Hamza?
In this case (Surah Anaam Verse 24) will Hamzah Al-Wasl be read exactly as a Hamzah with a dhammah is read?
Jazaakallahu Khayran
Answer
Wa alaikum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh,
Yes, when we start a word which has hamzah al-wasl at the beginning, we pronounce it as a hamzah. It is a hamzah, thus the name, and uses the articulation point of the hamzah and characteristics. The only difference between it and the
is that it is only used when starting the word; not when continuing with that which precedes it. Yes, the first word of aayah 24 in surah Al-'An'aam is started with a dhammah on the hamzah, when we start with this word, and there is no difference between the way this sounds and a
' with a dhammah on it.