The Rules of Mad Quiz

1How long is the natural prolongation (mad thabi'i / mad asli) read?

• 1 count
• 2 counts Correct
• 4 counts
• 6 counts

Explanation: Mad thabi'i, the natural prolongation, is held for 2 counts (one alif). It occurs when a mad letter (alif, sukun waw, sukun ya) is not followed by a hamzah or a sukun, as in قَالَ and يَقُولُ.

2There are three letters of prolongation (mad). Which set are they?

• Alif, sukun waw, and sukun ya Correct
• Ba, ta, and tha
• Hamzah, ain, and ha
• Nun, mim, and lam

Explanation: The three mad letters are: alif preceded by a fathah, sukun waw preceded by a dhammah, and sukun ya preceded by a kasrah. These three cause the sound to be prolonged.

3What is the mad rule called when a mad letter meets a hamzah within one word, as in جَاءَ?

• Mad jaiz munfasil
• Mad wajib muttasil Correct
• Mad 'iwadh
• Mad badal

Explanation: Mad wajib muttasil occurs when a mad letter meets a hamzah inside the same word, as in جَاءَ and سُوءَ. It is called muttasil because the mad and the hamzah are joined in one word, and it must be prolonged.

4How long is mad wajib muttasil read according to the common Hafs transmission?

• 2 counts
• 4 to 5 counts Correct
• Only 6 counts
• 1 count

Explanation: Mad wajib muttasil is prolonged for 4 to 5 counts according to the Hafs 'an 'Asim transmission via the Shatibiyyah. Its length exceeds the natural mad because it meets a hamzah within one word.

5Which mad rule occurs when a mad letter at the end of a word meets a hamzah at the start of the next word, as in بِمَا أُنْزِلَ?

• Mad wajib muttasil
• Mad jaiz munfasil Correct
• Mad lazim kilmi
• Mad 'aridh lis-sukun

Explanation: Mad jaiz munfasil occurs when a mad letter ending one word meets a hamzah beginning the next word, as in بِمَا أُنْزِلَ and قُوا أَنْفُسَكُمْ. It is called munfasil because the mad and the hamzah are separated across two words.

6How long must mad lazim (both word-type and letter-type) be read?

• 2 counts
• 4 counts
• 6 counts Correct
• Either 2, 4, or 6 counts

Explanation: Mad lazim must be read for 6 counts (three alif) with no other option. It occurs when a mad letter meets a permanent original sukun, in both continuing and stopping, such as الضَّالِّينَ (word-type) and the laam in alif laam meem (letter-type).

7In the word الْحَاقَّةُ, the alif meets a doubled qaf. What is the mad rule?

• Mad lazim kilmi muthaqqal Correct
• Mad jaiz munfasil
• Mad 'iwadh
• Mad lin

Explanation: In الْحَاقَّةُ, the mad letter (alif) meets a doubled letter carrying an original sukun within one word, making it mad lazim kilmi muthaqqal. It is read for 6 counts. It is called muthaqqal (heavy) because it merges into the doubled letter.

8When stopping (waqf) at a verse end whose second-to-last letter is a mad letter, as in نَسْتَعِينُ, the mad rule is?

• Mad lazim
• Mad 'aridh lis-sukun Correct
• Mad badal
• Mad wajib muttasil

Explanation: Mad 'aridh lis-sukun occurs when a mad letter is followed by a letter made silent due to stopping, as نَسْتَعِينُ becomes نَسْتَعِينْ. It may be read for 2, 4, or 6 counts because the sukun is temporary, arising only from the stop.

9When stopping on a word ending with fathah tanwin, as عَلِيمًا is read عَلِيمَا, the mad rule is?

• Mad badal
• Mad 'iwadh Correct
• Mad silah
• Mad farq

Explanation: Mad 'iwadh occurs when stopping on a letter carrying fathah tanwin, where the tanwin is replaced by an alif read for 2 counts, as عَلِيمًا is read عَلِيمَا. 'Iwadh means substitution, replacing the tanwin with a mad.

10In the word آمَنُوا, a voweled hamzah is followed by a mad letter within one word. What is this mad rule?

• Mad badal Correct
• Mad lazim harfi
• Mad 'aridh lis-sukun
• Mad jaiz munfasil

Explanation: Mad badal occurs when a voweled hamzah precedes a mad letter within one word, as in آمَنُوا and إِيمَان. It is named badal (substitute) because this mad letter originated from a sukun hamzah replaced by a mad. It is read for 2 counts.

11When a sukun waw or sukun ya is preceded by a fathah and then followed by a letter on which one stops, as in خَوْفٌ and الْبَيْتِ, the mad rule is?

• Mad thabi'i
• Mad lin Correct
• Mad 'iwadh
• Mad badal

Explanation: Mad lin occurs at a sukun waw or sukun ya preceded by a fathah, as in خَوْف and بَيْت. When stopping, the soft (lin) letter before the final letter may be read for 2, 4, or 6 counts.

12Which statement about the categories of mad is correct?

• Mad far'i is always 2 counts
• All mad are read for 6 counts
• Mad is divided into natural mad (thabi'i) and secondary mad (far'i) Correct
• Natural mad is always longer than secondary mad

Explanation: Mad has two main types: natural mad (thabi'i) read for 2 counts, and secondary mad (far'i) read longer due to a cause such as a hamzah or a sukun. Secondary mad includes muttasil, munfasil, lazim, 'aridh lis-sukun, badal, lin, and others.