Tajwid Summarized – Rules of Nun: #2 Idgham

Rule two from the rules of Nun
Sakin and Tanwin

Idgham

What is Idgham?

Idgham linguistically means to put one thing into another,
like putting the mushaf into a pocket, or putting a sword in its sheath.

As a term, Idgham refers to the meeting of a Sakin letter,
with a muttaharak letter, in such a way that they become one letter with a
shaddah.

How many letters of Idgham are
there? What are they?

There are only 6 letters of Idgham, and they are:

Combined in the phrase يرملون

Does Idgham have types?

Yes, Idgham is divided into two types:

Idgham with Ghunnah has 4 letters.

Idgham without Ghunnah has 2.

Part #1 – Idgham with Ghunnah

What are the letters of Idgham
with Ghunnah?

There are four, and they are:

Together they form the word yanmu ينمو. This Idgham is also called Idgham Naqis or Incomplete Idgham because of how the letter fails to completely merge and become one (by maintaining its qualities even though it should be considered gone).

Examples

Part #2 – Idgham without Ghunnah

What is the second type of
Idgham? What are its letters?

The second of the two types of Idgham is Idgham without
Ghunnah, it has two letters and they are:

This type of Idgham is called Idgham Kamil or Complete
Idgham, because the two letters completely merge.

Examples