Madd is lengthening a vowel over the madd letters (ا و ي). Natural madd is 2 counts; the branch (far'i) types have an extra cause (hamza, sukun, shadda) and differing lengths.
Madd Thabi'i (natural)
مَدّ طَبِيعِي
Solo explicadoA madd letter with no following hamza or sukun.
como leer: Lengthened two counts.
Ejemplos
- قَالَqāla
- يَقُولُyaqūlu
- قِيلَqīla
Nota: The 2-count baseline — not specially coloured.
Madd Wajib Muttasil
مَدّ وَاجِب مُتَّصِل
Coloreado en el MushafA madd letter meets a hamza (ء) within the same word.
como leer: Obligatorily lengthened 4–5 counts.
Ejemplos
- جَآءَjā'a
- السَّمَآءِas-samā'i · Al-Baqarah 2:22
Madd Jaiz Munfasil
مَدّ جَائِز مُنْفَصِل
Coloreado en el MushafA madd letter at a word's end, with a hamza starting the next word.
como leer: May be lengthened 2, 4, or 5 counts.
Ejemplos
- بِمَآ أُنزِلَbimā unzila · Al-Baqarah 2:4
- قُوٓا۟ أَنفُسَكُمْqū anfusakum · At-Tahrim 66:6
A madd letter meets a letter with a permanent shadda or sukun. Four kinds: kilmi/harfi × mutsaqqal/mukhaffaf.
como leer: Lengthened a full six counts.
Ejemplos
- الضَّآلِّينَaḍ-ḍāllīn · Al-Fatihah 1:7
- الٓمٓalif-lām-mīm · Al-Baqarah 2:1
Madd 'Aridh Lissukun
مَدّ عَارِض لِلسُّكُون
Solo explicadoA natural madd before the last letter when one stops (waqf) on it.
como leer: May be 2, 4, or 6 counts.
Ejemplos
- الْعَالَمِينَal-'ālamīn · Al-Fatihah 1:2
- الرَّحِيمِar-raḥīm · Al-Fatihah 1:3
Nota: Depends on where one stops, undecidable from text — taught but not auto-coloured.
Fathatan (ــً) at a word's end when stopped upon.
como leer: Read two counts long in place of the tanwin.
Ejemplos
- عَلِيمًا ← عَلِيمَا'alīmā · An-Nisa 4:11
Nota: Waqf-dependent — not auto-coloured.
A hamza followed by a madd letter within a word (hamza first).
como leer: Lengthened two counts.
Ejemplos
- ءَامَنُواāmanū · Al-Baqarah 2:25
- إِيمَانًاīmānā · Al-Anfal 8:2
A silent wau or ya preceded by a fathah, when stopped upon.
como leer: Read softly 2, 4, or 6 counts at a stop.
Ejemplos
- خَوْفٍkhauf · Quraisy 106:4
- الْبَيْتِal-bait · Quraisy 106:3
Nota: Waqf-dependent — not auto-coloured.