Level 3 · Nūn & Tanwīn

Ikhfāʾ

إِخْفَاء

Level 3 · Nūn & Tanwīn

Ikhfāʾ — hide ٱلْإِخْفَاء

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The idea

The remaining fifteen letters take ikhfāʾ: the n is neither spoken clearly nor fully merged — it is hidden, the tongue poised toward the next letter, the sound carried two counts in the nose. It is the subtlest of the family, so it is the capstone of the level.

Ikhfāʾ

إِخْفَاء
The rule
Nūn sākinah / tanwīn before the remaining 15 letters is hidden with ghunnah.
How it sounds
The n is neither clear nor merged — hidden in the nose for 2 counts.
How often
7,753 occurrences across the Ḥafṣ ʿan ʿĀṣim text of the Qurʾān — mechanically derived from the Uthmani marks, not hand-counted.

Examples in the Qurʾān

  • ٱلَّذِينَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِٱلْغَيْبِ وَيُقِيمُونَ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَمِمَّا رَزَقْنَٰهُمْ يُنفِقُونَ

    Qurʾān 2:3

  • صُمٌّۢ بُكْمٌ عُمْىٌ فَهُمْ لَا يَرْجِعُونَ

    Qurʾān 2:18

  • وَلَا تَلْبِسُوا۟ ٱلْحَقَّ بِٱلْبَٰطِلِ وَتَكْتُمُوا۟ ٱلْحَقَّ وَأَنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ

    Qurʾān 2:42

Rule spans are computed from the Uthmani combining marks on the quran-uthmani text (Tanzil.net) in the recitation of Ḥafṣ ʿan ʿĀṣim. Where to stop (waqf) is interpretive and is taught, never auto-asserted. How we count →

Questions

What is Ikhfāʾ (إِخْفَاء) in tajwīd?

Nūn sākinah / tanwīn before the remaining 15 letters is hidden with ghunnah. The n is neither clear nor merged — hidden in the nose for 2 counts.

How often does Ikhfāʾ occur in the Qurʾān?

Ikhfāʾ occurs 7,753 times across the Ḥafṣ ʿan ʿĀṣim text of the Qurʾān (quran-uthmani, Tanzil.net). The figure is derived mechanically from the Uthmani combining marks rather than counted by hand.