What exactly is the diamond mark printed in some mushafs in Surah Hud, verse 41, under the ra in "majrahaa"? Does this change the pronunciation?
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This marks the only place in the Hafs reading of the Quran where imala is applied.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Im%C4%81la#section_2
In the Hafs reading, you don't pronounce the vowel in the middle of "majraha" as a regular aliph. Instead, you pronounce it like the letter "A" in "fate". You should find an audio sample of the ayah by a good qari to get it exactly right.
This is called Imala, and the word in the Hafs reading that has Imala is the Ayah in your question. It changes the"Fathah" a A sound to a "Kasra" a "e" or "i" sound, and it changes the "Alif" to a " Ya' ", so instead of saying "Majraha" you say "Majreha" or "Majriha".
You can hear it from a good reciter at Qur'an Explorer, chose Abdul Basit as the reciter or the down from him.
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Majriha to be read majrayha(alquran Hud 11:41) The right pronunciation version hafs the slang of an Arabic tribe(i=e but instead read it as ray ...maj ray ha) the only place in our holy quran being noted/marked with the diamond symbol(imala) ...in the name of Allah while the boat stoping or cruizing...Q11:41)..Allahuaklam