How should my child stop on a word ending in ة or tanween?

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When stopping on ة, it turns into a soft “h” with sukoon: رَحْمَةٌ becomes رَحْمَهْ. When stopping on tanween with fatha (ـًا), it becomes a long “a”: عَلِيمًا becomes عَلِيمَا. Tanween with damma or kasra simply drops: عَلِيمٌ becomes عَلِيمْ. These three rules fix most stopping mistakes at the end of verses. Children often stop on words exactly as they are written, saying “rahmatun” at the end of a verse. In Arabic, stopping changes the ending.The three stopping rulesWord ends inWhen stoppingExampleة (with any vowel)Becomes ه with sukoonرَحْمَةٌ → رَحْمَهْTanween fath ـًاBecomes a long “a”عَلِيمًا → عَلِيمَاTanween damm ـٌ or kasr ـٍBecomes sukoonعَلِيمٌ → عَلِيمْAny other vowelBecomes sukoonالْعَالَمِينَ → الْعَالَمِينْPractise with Juz AmmaAl-Humazah ends: مُمَدَّدَةٍ → “mumaddadah”.Al-Qadr: مِنْ أَلْفِ شَهْرٍ → “shahr”.An-Nasr: كَانَ تَوَّابًا → “tawwaba”.A 5-minute drillWrite 10 words with endings from your child’s surahs.Your child reads each one twice: first continuing, then stopping.Tick each correct stop.Teacher’s tip: a quick memory line: “Ta marbuta becomes ‘h’; fath-tanween becomes ‘a’; everything else goes quiet.”Related: Adding vowels when stopping and what is ta marbuta?

Word ends in	When stopping	Example
ة (with any vowel)	Becomes ه with sukoon	رَحْمَةٌ → رَحْمَهْ
Tanween fath ـًا	Becomes a long “a”	عَلِيمًا → عَلِيمَا
Tanween damm ـٌ or kasr ـٍ	Becomes sukoon	عَلِيمٌ → عَلِيمْ
Any other vowel	Becomes sukoon	الْعَالَمِينَ → الْعَالَمِينْ

How should my child stop on a word ending in ة or tanween?

The three stopping rules

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