Level 6 · The Madd Tower

Madd lāzim

مَدّ لَازِم

Level 6 · The Madd Tower

Madd lāzim (6) ٱلْمَدّ ٱللَّازِم

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The idea

When a long vowel is followed by a sukūn or a shadda, the madd is held the full six counts — the longest. You meet it in الضَّالِّين and in the isolated letters that open some sūrahs (الٓمٓ, where each letter-name is stretched).

Madd lāzim

مَدّ لَازِم
The rule
A madd letter followed by a sukūn or shaddah — obligatory 6 counts.
How it sounds
Held the full six counts.
Length
Held for 6 ḥaraka counts.
How often
53 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

  • الٓر تِلْكَ ءَايَٰتُ ٱلْكِتَٰبِ ٱلْحَكِيمِ

    Qurʾān 10:1

  • الٓر تِلْكَ ءَايَٰتُ ٱلْكِتَٰبِ ٱلْمُبِينِ

    Qurʾān 12:1

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 Madd lāzim (مَدّ لَازِم) in tajwīd?

A madd letter followed by a sukūn or shaddah — obligatory 6 counts. Held the full six counts. It is held for 6 ḥaraka counts.

How often does Madd lāzim occur in the Qurʾān?

Madd lāzim occurs 53 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.