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Lesson 20 of 20

Signs of Stopping

Read the waqf signs and know what each one asks of you.

  • The signs sit above the line as small letters; they are not part of the word.
  • Some mean stop, some mean carry on, and one comes in a pair where you stop at only one.
  • مـ waqf lāzim must stop
  • لا do not stop
  • ج jāʾiz optional stop
  • صلى al-waṣl awlā better continue
  • قلى al-waqf awlā better stop
  • ـۛـ muʿānaqa stop once