What are the rules of Meem Sakinah?

Three: Ikhfa Shafawi before ب, Idgham Shafawi before م, and Izhar Shafawi before all other letters.

What is the rule in ﴿تَرْمِيهِم بِحِجَارَةٍ﴾?

Ikhfa Shafawi, because ب comes after the still meem.

What is the rule in ﴿لَمْ يَلِدْ﴾?

Izhar Shafawi: we say the meem clearly.

Meem Sakinah for kids (الميم الساكنة) 👄

Meem Sakinah: the still meem, three cases

Before ب we hide the still meem with a Ghunnah (Ikhfa Shafawi), before م we merge it with a Ghunnah (Idgham Shafawi), and before all other letters we say it clearly (Izhar Shafawi).

بم

Like ﴿تَرْمِيهِم بِحِجَارَةٍ﴾, ﴿أَطْعَمَهُم مِّن﴾ and ﴿لَمْ يَلِدْ﴾.

Try the Meem Sakinah station with your child

Examples of Meem Sakinah from the short surahs

تَرْمِيهِم بِحِجَارَةٍۢ مِّن سِجِّيلٍۢ ۝٤

Surah Al-Fil · Ayah 4Ikhfa Shafawi

ٱلَّذِىٓ أَطْعَمَهُم مِّن جُوعٍۢ وَءَامَنَهُم مِّنْ خَوْفٍۭ ۝٤

Surah Quraysh · Ayah 4Idgham Shafawi

لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ ۝٣

Surah Al-Ikhlas · Ayah 3Izhar Shafawi

إِنَّ رَبَّهُم بِهِمْ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ لَّخَبِيرٌۢ ۝١١

Surah Al-'Adiyat · Ayah 11Ikhfa Shafawi

إِنَّهَا عَلَيْهِم مُّؤْصَدَةٌۭ ۝٨

Surah Al-Humazah · Ayah 8Idgham Shafawi

أَلَمْ تَرَ كَيْفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِأَصْحَـٰبِ ٱلْفِيلِ ۝١

Surah Al-Fil · Ayah 1Izhar Shafawi

Questions and answers about Meem Sakinah

What are the rules of Meem Sakinah?: Three: Ikhfa Shafawi before ب, Idgham Shafawi before م, and Izhar Shafawi before all other letters.
What is the rule in ﴿تَرْمِيهِم بِحِجَارَةٍ﴾?: Ikhfa Shafawi, because ب comes after the still meem.
What is the rule in ﴿لَمْ يَلِدْ﴾?: Izhar Shafawi: we say the meem clearly.

A short video about Meem Sakinah

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