Qaida Tartil-ul-Qur'an — Page 109
109. LESSON 33. Superfluous 'alif after fathah. There are two occasions in Quranic composition where 'alif is written after fathah bearing letter, but it does not work as a long vowel and inspite of the existence of 'alif after fathah, it is read short. a). Ending 'alif is superfluous in the word ✓ 'anā. So it will be read as'ana úí. EXCERCISE-AC اِنّي وَجَهتُ وَجْهِيَ لِلَّذِي فَطَرَ السَّمَوتِ وَالْأَرْضَ راتي حَنِيفًا وَ مَا أَنَا مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ ٥ قُلْ إِنَّمَا أَنَا بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُكُمْ يُوحَى إِلَيَّ (b) If there is 'alif before the converted nūn from nuation and you don't stop before this converted nun, its preceding "alif will be superfluous it will be omitted in reading will . khaira nilwasiyyatu خَيْرَ الْوَصِيَّةُ be read