RULES OF SILENT MIM: BY SARA DANISH Y8C DEFINATION OF MIM In Islamic calligraphy, some letters are pronounced silently, and their pronunciation can change based on the context. These silent letters follow specific rules, which are important for correctly writing and reciting sacred texts. 5 RULES OF THE SILENT MIM: Alif is pronounced as "ah" at the end of a word unless it is followed by a Hamzah. Waw and Yaw are pronounced identically. Nun sakinah is a silent N that is not uttered unless it is followed by a word that begins with Alif. The Hamzah is a glottal stop. Final Alif is sometimes not pronounced. INFORMATION ABOUT THE RULES OF SILENT MIM: The use of the silen...