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Surah Kaafiroon: Cancel the Stretch (Zero Alif Rule)

3 minMay 17, 2026

That tiny zero floating above the Alif in Surah Kaafiroon is not a decoration: it's an instruction. And most reciters are doing the exact opposite of what it says.

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