Lam Al-Jalalah

The Mushaddad [ لَّ ] in the divine name [ الله ] is called Lam Al-Jalalah.

When Lam Al-Jalalah is preceded by a letter with a Fathah or a Dammah, [ لّ ] should be pronounced Mufakham [heavy].

More of the tongue touches the roof of the mouth, and the Fathah on the Lam sounds closer to the [o] in "log".

If there is a Kasrah on the letter preceding Lam Al-Jalalah, [ لّ ] is pronounced Muraqqaq [softly]. Less of the tongue touches the roof of the mouth, and the Fathah on the Lam sounds closer to the [a] in "bat".

This principle applies whether the preceding letter is a suffix or a word-final of a preceding word.

Instructor’s explanation