Bāb Hamz al-Waṣl
هَمْزَةُ الْوَصْل
The Connecting Hamzah
The silent hamzah that only sounds when you begin from it. Which vowel to give it — ḍammah, kasrah, or fatḥah — is what the reciter starting anew must know.
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Lines 101–103 · Printed pages 203–208
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Which Vowel Does It Take?
Tap a case to see the rule and examples for starting on hamzat al-waṣl
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Two Kinds of Hamzah
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Notes & Citations
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The poem concludes with two chapters on how to stop — waqf by rawm and ishmām, and the letters added at a pause — followed by the closing lines.
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Tashīl al‑Jazariyyah · A commentary on al‑Muqaddimah al‑Jazariyyah by Mufti Mohamed‑Umer Esmail