01Ghunna (Nasal Resonance)
What is Ghunna?
Topic
Ghunna is a natural nasal attribute (sifah) inherent in noon (ن) and meem (م) — always present, regardless of position. It becomes obligatory and extended in four tajweed contexts, each with a different strength level:
1. Strong Ghunna — Mushaddad (نّ / مّ)
إِنَّinnaIndeed
ثُمَّthummaThen
النَّاسِan-nāsiThe people
2. Idgham with Ghunna
مَنْ يَقُولُman yaqūluWhoever says
مِنْ مَالٍmin mālinFrom wealth
3. Ikhfa — Concealing with Nasal Tone
مِنْ شَرِّmin sharriFrom the evil of
أَنْصَارًاanṣāranHelpers
4. Iqlab — Noon Pronounced as Meem Sound with Ghunna
مِنْ بَعْدُmin ba'duAfter
سَمِيعٌ بَصِيرٌsamī'un baṣīrAll-Hearing, All-Seeing
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