Level 3 · Nūn & Tanwīn

Iẓhār

إِظْهَار

Level 3 · Nūn & Tanwīn

Iẓhār — clear ٱلْإِظْهَار

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The idea

When a silent nūn (نْ) or tanwīn meets one of the six throat letters (ء ه ع ح غ خ), the n is spoken plainly — no hum, no merge. The throat is too far from the n's place to blend. This is the simplest of the four, so it comes first.

Iẓhār

إِظْهَار
The rule
Nūn sākinah / tanwīn before a throat letter (ء ه ع ح غ خ) is spoken clearly.
How it sounds
The n is pronounced plainly — no nasal hold, no merge.
How often
2,689 occurrences across the Ḥafṣ ʿan ʿĀṣim text of the Qurʾān — mechanically derived from the Uthmani marks, not hand-counted.

Examples in the Qurʾān

  • صِرَٰطَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ غَيْرِ ٱلْمَغْضُوبِ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا ٱلضَّآلِّينَ

    Qurʾān 1:7

  • صُمٌّۢ بُكْمٌ عُمْىٌ فَهُمْ لَا يَرْجِعُونَ

    Qurʾān 2:18

  • وَٱسْتَعِينُوا۟ بِٱلصَّبْرِ وَٱلصَّلَوٰةِ وَإِنَّهَا لَكَبِيرَةٌ إِلَّا عَلَى ٱلْخَٰشِعِينَ

    Qurʾān 2:45

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 Iẓhār (إِظْهَار) in tajwīd?

Nūn sākinah / tanwīn before a throat letter (ء ه ع ح غ خ) is spoken clearly. The n is pronounced plainly — no nasal hold, no merge.

How often does Iẓhār occur in the Qurʾān?

Iẓhār occurs 2,689 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.