Mīm Sākinah and Ghunnah

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1. 1

   The mīm sākinah has three rules: ikhfāʾ before bāʾ, idghām before mīm, iẓhār before every other letter.

2. 2

   Ikhfāʾ shafawī happens only before bāʾ, idghām shafawī only before mīm; both usually fall across two words.

3. 3

   Ikhfāʾ and idghām shafawī carry about two counts of ghunna; iẓhār shafawī adds no ghunna.

4. 4

   A doubled nūn or mīm is held with ghunna for two counts everywhere, as in inna and thumma.

5. 5

   The letter after the mīm decides the rule, even when the mīm ends one word and the letter starts the next.