Substitute prolongation
مد البدل
madd al-badal
The mirror image of the connected madd: the hamzah comes first, the long vowel after it. Historically the vowel is a substitute for a second hamzah — ءَامَنَ was once أَأْمَنَ — which is where the name comes from. Every reader treats it as an ordinary two-count vowel, except Warsh, who may stretch it to 4 or 6.
How it sounds
For Warsh this is one of the most recognisable features of his reading: ءَامَنُوا۟ held long, where everyone else says it short.
Example
ءَامَنُوا۟
al-Baqarah 2:26
Warsh: 2, 4 or 6. All others: 2.
By reader
All ten — 2 — everyone else
- Warsh ʿan Nāfiʿورش2, 4 or 6