Rules of the Silent Nun in Surah An-Naml
The following are some of the rules regarding the silent nun and tanween as found in Surah An-Naml:
| Verse | Rule |
| (طس تِلْكَ آيَاتُ الْقُرْآنِ). | Actual concealment. |
| (وَكِتَابٍ مُّبِينٍ). | Complete merging with ghunnah. |
| (هُدًى وَبُشْرَى لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ). | Partial merging with ghunnah. |
| (وَإِنَّكَ لَتُلَقَّى الْقُرْآنَ مِن لَّدُنْ حَكِيمٍ عَلِيمٍ). | Throat appearance. |
| (إِنِّي آنَسْتُ نَارًا سَآتِيكُم مِّنْهَا بِخَبَرٍ). | Actual concealment. |
| (أَوْ آتِيكُم بِشِهَابٍ قَبَسٍ لَّعَلَّكُمْ تَصْطَلُونَ). | Partial merging with ghunnah. |
| (أَن بُورِكَ). | Heart conversion. |
| (مَن فِي النَّارِ). | Actual concealment. |
| (وَمَنْ حَوْلَهَا). | Throat appearance. |
| (كَأَنَّهَا جَانٌّ وَلَّى مُدْبِرًا وَلَمْ يُعَقِّبْ). | Partial merging with ghunnah. |
| (إِلَّا مَن ظَلَمَ). | Actual concealment. |
| (ثُمَّ بَدَّلَ حُسْنًا بَعْدَ سُوءٍ). | Heart conversion. |
| (فَإِنِّي غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ). | Complete merging without ghunnah. |
| (تَخْرُجْ بَيْضَاءَ مِنْ غَيْرِ سُوءٍ). | Throat appearance. |
| (فِي تِسْعِ آيَاتٍ إِلَى فِرْعَوْنَ وَقَوْمِهِ). | Throat appearance. |
| (إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا قَوْمًا فَاسِقِينَ). | Actual concealment. |
| (قَالُوا هَـذَا سِحْرٌ مُّبِينٌ). | Complete merging with ghunnah. |
| (وَجَحَدُوا بِهَا وَاسْتَيْقَنَتْهَا أَنفُسُهُمْ). | Actual concealment. |
| (ظُلْمًا وَعُلُوًّا). | Partial merging with ghunnah. |
| (الْحَمْدُ لِلَّـهِ الَّذِي فَضَّلَنَا عَلَى كَثِيرٍ مِّنْ عِبَادِهِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ). | Complete merging with ghunnah. |
| (الْحَمْدُ لِلَّـهِ الَّذِي فَضَّلَنَا عَلَى كَثِيرٍ مِّنْ عِبَادِهِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ). | Throat appearance. |
| (وَقَالَ يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ عُلِّمْنَا مَنطِقَ الطَّيْرِ). | Actual concealment. |
| (وَأُوتِينَا مِن كُلِّ شَيْءٍ). | Actual concealment. |
| (قَالَتْ نَمْلَةٌ يَا أَيُّهَا النَّمْلُ ادْخُلُوا مَسَاكِنَكُمْ). | Partial merging with ghunnah. |
| (فَتَبَسَّمَ ضَاحِكًا مِّن قَوْلِهَا). | Complete merging with ghunnah. |
| (وَقَالَ رَبِّ أَوْزِعْنِي أَنْ أَشْكُرَ نِعْمَتَكَ). | Throat appearance. |
| (وَأَنْ أَعْمَلَ صَالِحًا). | Throat appearance. |
| (وَأَنْ أَعْمَلَ صَالِحًا تَرْضَاهُ). | Actual concealment. |
| (لَأُعَذِّبَنَّهُ عَذَابًا شَدِيدًا أَوْ لَأَذْبَحَنَّهُ). | Throat appearance. |
| (أَوْ لَيَأْتِيَنِّي بِسُلْطَانٍ مُّبِينٍ). | Complete merging with ghunnah. |
| (وَجِئْتُكَ مِن سَبَإٍ بِنَبَإٍ يَقِينٍ). | Actual concealment. |
| (وَجِئْتُكَ مِن سَبَإٍ بِنَبَإٍ يَقِينٍ). | Heart conversion. |
| (وَجِئْتُكَ مِن سَبَإٍ بِنَبَإٍ يَقِينٍ). | Partial merging with ghunnah. |
| (إِنِّي وَجَدتُّ امْرَأَةً تَمْلِكُهُمْ). | Actual concealment. |
| (وَأُوتِيَتْ مِن كُلِّ شَيْءٍ). | Actual concealment. |
| (وَلَهَا عَرْشٌ عَظِيمٌ). | Throat appearance. |
| (وَجَدتُّهَا وَقَوْمَهَا يَسْجُدُونَ لِلشَّمْسِ مِن دُونِ اللَّـهِ). | Actual concealment. |
| (قَالَ سَنَنظُرُ). | Actual concealment. |
| (إِنِّي أُلْقِيَ إِلَيَّ كِتَابٌ كَرِيمٌ). | Actual concealment. |
| (إِنَّهُ مِن سُلَيْمَانَ). | Actual concealment. |
| (وَأُولُو بَأْسٍ شَدِيدٍ). | Actual concealment. |
| (إِنَّ الْمُلُوكَ إِذَا دَخَلُوا قَرْيَةً أَفْسَدُوهَا). | Throat appearance. |
| (وَإِنِّي مُرْسِلَةٌ إِلَيْهِم بِهَدِيَّةٍ). | Throat appearance. |
| (فَمَا آتَانِيَ اللَّـهُ خَيْرٌ مِّمَّا آتَاكُم). | Complete merging with ghunnah. |
| (وَلَنُخْرِجَنَّهُم مِّنْهَا أَذِلَّةً وَهُمْ صَاغِرُونَ). | Partial merging with ghunnah. |
| (قَالَ عِفْرِيتٌ مِّنَ الْجِنِّ). | Complete merging. |
| (قَبْلَ أَن تَقُومَ). | Actual concealment. |
| (وَإِنِّي عَلَيْهِ لَقَوِيٌّ أَمِينٌ). | Throat appearance. |
| (قَالَ هَـذَا مِن فَضْلِ رَبِّي). | Actual concealment. |
| (وَمَن شَكَرَ فَإِنَّمَا يَشْكُرُ لِنَفْسِهِ). | Actual concealment. |
| (فَإِنَّ رَبِّي غَنِيٌّ كَرِيمٌ). | Actual concealment. |
| (وَأُوتِينَا الْعِلْمَ مِن قَبْلِهَا). | Actual concealment. |
| (وَصَدَّهَا مَا كَانَت تَّعْبُدُ مِن دُونِ اللَّـهِ). | Actual concealment. |
| (إِنَّهَا كَانَتْ مِن قَوْمٍ كَافِرِينَ). | Actual concealment. |
| (فَلَمَّا رَأَتْهُ حَسِبَتْهُ لُجَّةً وَكَشَفَتْ عَن سَاقَيْهَا). | Partial merging with ghunnah. |
| (فَلَمَّا رَأَتْهُ حَسِبَتْهُ لُجَّةً وَكَشَفَتْ عَن سَاقَيْهَا). | Actual concealment. |
What are the Letters for Each Rule of the Silent Nun?
The letters corresponding to each rule of the silent nun and tanween are summarized in the following table:
| Rule | Letters |
| Appearance | Alif, Ha, Ain, Ha, Ghain, Khai. |
| Merging | Ya, Ra, Meem, Lam, Waw, Nun. |
| Conversion | Ba. |
| Concealment | Remaining letters of the Arabic alphabet. |
What are the Indicators for Controlling the Rules of the Silent Nun?
The indicators for properly executing the rules of the silent nun and tanween are illustrated in the following table:
| Rule | Control Indicator |
| Appearance | Retention of silence on the nun, and the tanween is pronounced without stressing the following letter. |
| Merging | Removal of movement from the nun, and tanween occurs continuously with stress on the following letter for complete merging; otherwise, there is no stress for partial merging. |
| Conversion | Removal of movement from the nun and placing a small mim above it, while the tanween is a small mim with a single movement. |
| Concealment | Removal of movement from the nun, and continuous tanween occurs without stressing the following letter. |