1. Leeds Makkah Masjid www.MakkahMasjid.co.uk
Tajweed Course
Rules for letter Mim م
Leeds Makkah Masjid

2. Mim Mushaddad – ميم مشدّد
Like Noon Mushaddad, Mim Mushaddad is pronounced with Ghunnah

3. Mim Sakin Rules - مْ 3 rules for Mim Sakin
Mim sakin (مْ) is read in three different ways according to the letter followed by the Mim sakin:
Mim Sakin
Izhar
(Clear sound)
Ikhfa
(Hidden sound)
Idgham
(Merged sound)

4. Mim Idgham rule - شفوي الادغام
Mim Sakin Rules - مْ
Mim Idgham rule - شفوي الادغام
If Mim Mutaharik (مَِ) is followed by Mim Sakin (مْ), merge them together and read with Ghunnah:
‏Mim Mutaharik
‏Mim Sakin
أمْ مَن‌‌ْ
This merging is called
Idgham - ادغام
Merge both
Mims together
أمَّنْ

5. Mim Sakin Rules - مْ Mim Idgham examples: وَلَكُمْ مَّا كَسَبْتُمْ
إِن كُنتُمْ مُّؤْمِنِينَ
مِمَّن تَرْضَوْنَ
وَإِن كُنتُمْ مَّرْضَى

6. Mim Sakin Rules - مْ Mim Ikhfa rule - شفوي الاخفاء:
If Ba ب comes after Mim sakin (in two separate words), the pronunciation of Mim will be concealed/hidden with Ghunnah:
After Mim Sakin, next letter is Ba
Mim Sakin
رَبَّهُمْ بِهِمْ
Hide the sound
of Mim

7. How to perform Mim Ikhfa?
Mim Sakin Rules - مْ
How to perform Mim Ikhfa?
Close the lips to pronounce letter Mim
Perform Ghunnah
Open the lips to pronounce letter Ba

8. Mim Sakin Rules - مْ Mim Ikhfa examples : وَمَا هُمْ بِمُؤْمِنِينَ
وَمَا هُمْ بِخَارِجِينَ مِنَ النَّارِ
يُحَاسِبْكُمْ بِهِ اللّهُ
بَعْضُكُمْ بَعْضً
Note: Mim Ikhfa only occurs in two separate words

9. Mim Sakin Rules - مْ Mim Izhar rule - شفوي الاظهار :
If any other letter (other than ب and م) comes after Mim sakin, pronounce the Mim sakin clearly (without any Ghunnah):
The next letter is NOT ب or م
Mim Sakin
الْحَمْدُ للّهِ
Make the sound
of Mim clear

10. Mim Sakin Rules - مْ Mim Izhar examples :
بَيْنَكُمْ فَلَيْسَ عَلَيْكُمْ جُنَاحٌ
ذَلِكُمْ أَقْسَطُ عِندَ اللّهِ
فَلْيُمْلِلْ وَلِيُّهُ
فَلَكُمْ رُؤُوسُ

11. Mim Sakin Rules - مْ Practice text : Identify Mim Izhar
إِنَّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ سَوَاءٌ عَلَيْهِمْ أَأَنذَرْتَهُمْ أَمْ لَمْ تُنذِرْهُمْ لاَ يُؤْمِنُونَ
Identify Mim Ikhfa, Idgham and Izhar
فِي قُلُوبِهِم مَّرَضٌ فَزَادَهُمُ اللّهُ مَرَضاً وَلَهُم عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ بِمَا كَانُوا يَكْذِبُونَ
Identify Mim Idgham and Izhar
يَجْعَلُونَ أَصَابِعَهُمْ فِي آذَانِهِم مِّنَ الصَّوَاعِقِ حَذَرَ الْمَوْتِ

12. Mim Sakin Rules - مْ
Mim Izhar rule is easy because we always read Mim sakin clearly (whether we know the Mim Izhar rule or not).
Mim Idgham rule is also easy because we put Shaddah sign on Mim (مّ) to indicate the idgham.
Care should be taken for Mim Ikhfa rule because we do not use any sign to indicate Mim Ikhfa

13. All the letters except Ba
3 Mim Sakin Rules - مْ
Mim sakin (مْ) is read in three different ways according to the letter followed by the Mim sakin:
Mim Sakin
Izhar
(Clear sound)
Ikhfa
(Hidden sound)
Idgham
(Merged sound)
All the letters except Ba
and Mim
Letter Ba ب comes
after Mim Sakin
Mim Mutaharik م comes
after Mim Sakin