| | Shamsiah  [ل] 
  The letter [ ل ] in the definite article [ ال ] is designated as Shamsiah when followed by one of the following letters: [ ت - ث - د - ذ - ر - ز - س - ش - ص - ض - ط - ظ - ل - م - ن ] 
  The [ ل ] should not be pronounced, but instead the following letter should be pronounced Mushaddad (doubled). 
  This rule applies regardless of the Harakah [vowel mark] these letters have. 
  When letters other than the previous group come after [ ال ], they will not be Mushaddad and the letter [ ل ] in the article [ ال ] will be pronounced clearly. 
  Listen to the examples demonstrating how the letters after [ ال ] are uttered. | 
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