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What is the ruling on writing some Quranic words in a form that differs from the standard orthography, such as: "وقفوهم" (waqifūhum) with a long alif, and "تفضحوني" (tafḍaḥūnī) with a yā’ instead of a kasra, and "يسرا" (yusrā) without an alif, and "تغن النذر" (taghna al-nudhur) with a yā’ instead of a kasra, and "مما" (mimmā) joined, and "الجوار" (al-jawār) with a yā’, and the vocalization in "بالله" (billāh)?

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The hamza in "mas'ulun" (مسئولون) in the verse: {And stop them; indeed, they are to be questioned} is written on the line because it comes after a sukun (a silent letter), and this conforms to the rules of Quranic orthography. As for the writing of "yusra" (يسرا), it is with an alif after the ra, and "taghnin-nudhur" (تغن النذر) is without a ya. The word "al-jawar" (الجوار) appears in three places without a ya, and "(min ma)" (من ما) is written separately in three specific instances. Regarding the placement of a kasra below, and a fatha and shaddah above the ha in the word (billah) (بالله) in verse 98 of Surat An-Nahl, it has not been possible to ascertain who held this view, and scholars have differed on the obligation of adhering to the Quranic orthography.

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