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A small letter forbidding a pause.
Also known as: Waqf mamnu, Prohibited stop mark, No pause mark
The Quranic pause mark indicating that a reciter must not stop at that point.
Indicates that a reciter must not stop at the point marked.
Contexts: Language and transcription, Religion
Exists because a pause in the wrong place changes how a phrase is grouped, so the mark protects the sense of the text rather than its sound.
Contexts: Language and transcription, Religion
A single small letter written above the line, marking a point at which the reading must run on.
A fuller structured visual breakdown is not yet documented for this symbol.