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Practice Sūrat an-Nās
قُلۡqul أَعُوذُaʿūdhu بِرَبِّbirabbi ٱلنَّاسِn-nāsAn-Nās
An-Nās in Tilmidh. Nās closes the three short surahs before Al-Fātiḥah. Same mic discipline: one word, accepted, next. The repeated an-nās trains clarity without racing the rhyme.
The doubled nūn, verse after verse
قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلنَّاسِ
Verse 1 repeats the qul aʿūdhu bi-rabbi of Falaq, then an-nās: idghām shamsī, and a nūn with shaddah carrying a full ghunnah of two ḥarakāt. Verses 2 and 3, maliki n-nās and ilāhi n-nās, repeat exactly the same shape. The repetition is the point: it fixes the gesture.
Verse 4, two rules side by side
Verse 4, min sharri l-waswāsi l-khannās, puts ikhfāʾ on min sharri and a doubled nūn on al-khannās two words later. It is the best place in the surah to hear the difference between a hidden nasal and a full one.
The end of the surah
Verses 5 and 6, alladhī yuwaswisu fī ṣudūri n-nās and mina l-jinnati wa-n-nās: a natural madd in ṣudūri, and a bounce if you stop on a qalqalah letter. The rhyme in -nās pushes you to speed up, which is exactly what to avoid: every occurrence carries a full ghunnah.
Open the mic on NāsWhere to go next
After Nās, open Fātiḥah. Read best tajweed app for beginners if you want the honest comparison with Learn Quran Tajwid and Tarteel. A
?ref=link loads any verse, so you can resume exactly where you stalled yesterday.Frequently asked questions
How often does ghunnah appear in An-Nās?
The word an-nās closes every verse, and its doubled nūn carries a full two-ḥarakāt ghunnah each time. That makes this the ideal surah for fixing the gesture.
What is the difference between the nūn of min sharri and that of al-khannās?
In min sharri the nūn is sakinah before shīn: that is ikhfāʾ, a hidden nasal. In al-khannās the nūn carries a shaddah: that is a full ghunnah. Both sit two words apart in verse 4.
Why does the rhyme make people rush?
Because the -nās ending returns every verse and creates natural momentum. But each occurrence carries a full ghunnah, so speeding up shortens the nasal and the word is no longer the right one.