How is the kasra at the end of verses read, such as in the word (fattaqoon), knowing that not reading it may change the meaning?
The general rule for pausing at the end of words is to do so with a sukoon (a voiceless stop). One does not initiate speech except with a vocalized letter. A letter may be omitted while its vowel remains to indicate it, as in the word "Fattaqoon" (فاتقون), where the letter ya (ي) is omitted, but the kasra (vowel for 'i') remains. The meaning does not change with the omission of the ya, and the context of the speech indicates the omitted pronoun. One can pause on a word ending with a kasra with a sukoon, which is the original rule for pausing, whether the word is short or long. It is also permissible to pause on it with "al-Rawm" (الروم) only in the case of a short word. Al-Rawm is pronouncing part of the kasra vowel with a faint sound.
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