Haroof-e-Leen – حروف لین is defined, illustrated, and explained from the perspectives of several Tajweed academics. However, you can also learn complete Tajweed Rules at Freelance Working Institute (FWI) which offers a free online Tajweed course that covers all Tajweed lessons. Let’s comprehend it better!
1. Hasib Iftikhar (lahore.punjab.pk@gmail.com)
The letters wao and yaa if followed by fatha and having jazam sign on them, called haroof e leen. These letters are always pronounced softly.
There are two types:
Wao leen
Yaa’ leen
2. Ayesha Ishtiaq (Ayesha2006ishtiaq@gmail.com)
Haroofe-e-leen is to read soflty and twist the little bit sound for 2 letters:
Waow leen
Yaa leen
Quantity is 2 counts.
Zabar before yaa and waow sakoon → Haroof e leen is applied.
3. Naila (nailasaleemnailasaleem18@gmail.com)
There are 2 haroof.e.leen:
و leen
ی leen
If there is zabar before و then waw leen.
If there is zabar before ی then yaa leen.
4. Imrana Kausar (imranakausar543@gmail.com)
The letters that are read by turning the lips gently.
There are two leen letters:
Waw leen
Yaa-e-leen
Waw has a sukoon and the letter before it has a fat-ha on it and Yaa also has a sukoon and the letter before it has a fat-ha on it then these are called leen letters.
5. Ayesha Tariq (ayeshaat4171853@gmail.com)
Leen means softly or gently.
Definition: Letters which are read by bending or molding gently are called letters of Leen.
There are two letters of Leen:
Leen یا
Leen واؤ
Quantity: one alif or two counts.
6. Rabia Mujtaba (mujtabaaslamvalancia@gmail.com)
Leen k means hn nrmi krna.
Definition: Haroof ko bger khenche bger jhtka diye nrmi se prhna haroof leen khlata h.
In k tadad 2 h: waoo r yaaa.
Waaoo se phle zbr ho to wao leen.
Yaa se phle b zbr ho to yaa leen bnta h.
7. Memoona Yadish (moonkhann33@gmail.com)
Haroof-e-leen: yh total 2 he, NAME (wawoo, yaa).
Wawoo sy phly kasra
Yaa sy phly kasra
Miqdar ek alif yani 2 counts he.
In haroof ko golaye sy narme sy adda kiya jata he.
8. Fajer Arshad (fajerarshad@gmail.com)
Haroof e Leen aise haroof hain jinhe hont gol kar ke narmi se adaa kiya jata hai.
Iski 2 iqsaam hain: yaa e leen aur waaw leen.
Jab waaw se pehle zabar aur yaa se pehle zabar ho toh waaw leen aur yaa e leen hota hai.
Isko adaa karnay ki miqdaar hai 1 alif ke baraabar, yani 2 counts.
9. Ayesha Siddiqa, Fatima Zahra (mh5842599@gmail.com)
Haroof-e-Leen se murad haroof ko morh kr narmi se parhna.
Is k 2 haroof hen:
Wao Leen
Yah Leen
Wao se pehle zabar ko Wao Leen aur Yah se pehle zabar ko Yah Leen kehte hen.
10. Nimra Yousaf (hammadmady606@gmail.com)
(حروف) حرف کی جمع ہے۔ لین نرمی کو کہتے ہیں یعنی softness۔
و اور ی
و اور ی کی آواز کو نرمی سے موڑ کر یا گلائ میں پڑھنے کو لین کہتے ہیں۔
و اور ی ساکن سے پہلے زبر ہو۔
مقدار ایک الف کے برابر یعنی 2 counts۔
11. Wasim Ahmad (vazim4847@gmail.com)
Haroof-e-Leen are alternative to Mdd-e-Asli. It is also called as Madd-e-Badal.
Haroof e Leen are: Khara Zabar, Khari Zer, Ulta Pesh.
12. Apsha Anjum (afshananjum17@gmail.com)
Haroof e leen are the alternatives of Madd-e-Asli (khada zabar, khada pesh, khadi zair).
There are two letters of Leen:
Waaw e leen
Ya e leen
13. Samreen Amin (Samreenamin77@gmail.com)
Leen ka lugwi manaa narmi hai.
Huruf ko narmi se mor kar parhna.
Jab و se pehle zabar aur ي se pehle zabar aaye to inko narmi se parhen ge.
14. Mehwish Sajjad (Mehwish.sajjad.2013@gmail.com)
Haroof-e-leen 2 hyn: wao leen, yaa leen.
Fatah before wao sakin = wao leen.
Fatah before yaa sakin = yaa leen.
Leen letters read softly & prolong 2 counts.
Examples: خَوْفٍ ، قُرَيْشٍ
15. Alveena Sarfaraz (alvinasarfaraz29@gmail.com)
Definition: wo haroof jinki awazon ki narmi se mor kar prha jaye unhne harf e leen kehty hain.
Their names: ya or wow (و).
Length: 2 counts.
16. Sumaira Hirra (sumairavubseng@gmail.com)
و اور ی inki awazoin ko nrmi sy mor kr prny ko leen kahty hn.
17. Sana Yousaf (alihaider.jutt14433@gmail.com)
و اور ی انکی آوازوں کو نرمی سے مور کے پڑھنے کو لین کہتے ہیں۔
حروف لین و اور ی ہیں۔
18. Sonia Hassan (hassansonia180@gmail.com)
There are 2 haroof -e- leen and we recite it smoothly and softly.
Waw leen
Yaa leen
19. Farzana D/O Ghulam Hussain (writenamewritename@gmail.com)
لین کا لغوی معنی نرمی۔
اصطلاحی معنی: و اور ی ان کی آوازوں کو نرمی سے موڑ کر پڑھنے کو لین کہتے ہیں۔
حروف لین دو ہیں: و اور ی۔
مقدار: ایک الف۔
20. Salma Ashraf (salmaashraf557517@gmail.com)
Haruf e Leen means to read Haruf softly.
There are two letters ‘و’ and ‘ی’.
The amount of reading these letters is 2 counts.
21. Afifa Siddiqui (aafifasiddiqui@gmail.com)
Recite the sounds of (و) and (ی) by gently inflecting them are called Haroof e Leen.
ی
و
22. Yusra Saqib (Yusrasqib6@gmail.com)
Leen means to read softly/smoothly.
There are two Leen letters: wāw and yā.
Wāw-Leen: when wāw has a Jazm/Sakoon and the letter before wāw has a Fatha.
It will be read and pronounced quickly in a soft tone.
23. Iqra Rafique (msk414280@gmail.com)
Leen letters are و and ی with sukoon.
Madd e leen will occur if a saakin appears after a letter of leen.
24. Iram Parveen (hamnanaaz903435@gmail.com)
Haroof-e-leen:
Leen k mayna hain narmi karna- jaldi se ada karna hai.
Istlahi mayna: (و) aur (ی) inki awazon ko narmi se modh kar padhne ko leen kahte hain.
Haroof-e-leen 2 hain:
١۔ و
٢۔ ی
In dono haroof par leen us waqt ho ga jab ye dono haroof sakin honge aur inse pahle zabar hogi.
25. Aziza Khatoon Gulam Fatima (nadaralee001@gmail.com)
Haroof e leen two hai: waoo, yaa.
Definition: Haroof is plural of harf meaning letters. Leen means softness.
Haroof e leen are 2, yaa (ي) and waw (و).
Rule: if these letters have sakoon and are preceded by fatha, then we read them softly by turning the sound.
Examples: بَيْ ، بَوْ
26. Rabia Hafeez (rrhh8925@gmail.com)
Wow and ya when come after fatha they are called leen letters.
They are actually soft letters and pronounced in such a way so as to do an easy soft elongation or madd.
27. Areeba Ismail (areebaismail08@gmail.com)
Haruf e Leen = soft letters.
There are two: و and ی.
When they appear after fatha, they are pronounced softly.

