The Public Viva-Voce Examination for the MA Thesis hereto entitled, The Cessation of Final Vowel Sounds in All Quranic Readings: A Study of Prevalence and its Relationship to Syntactic Functions, submitted by Mr. Al-Qubaisi Hefdhallah Nasser Al-Qubaisi, Department of Arabic Language, Faculty of Languages, was held on Thursday, 04/06/1446 Hijri corresponding to 05/12/2024. The Viva-Voce Committee, which was formed based on a resolution issued by the Post-Graduate Studies and Scientific Research Council, consisted of the following:

Committee Members Designation University Position

1 Prof. Abbas Ali Al-Souswa External Examiner Taiz University Chair
2 Assoc. Prof. Ahmed Hassan Al-Arousi Internal examiner Sana’a University Member
3 Dr. Khaled Abdul Halim Al-Absi Main supervisor Sana’a University Member
The study aimed to
1- Investigate the instances of cessation (vowel omission at the end of words) in Quranic readings, and to what extent this cessation was prevalent in those readings.
2- Examine the differences between grammarians and reciters regarding the cessation at the end of words, and present the views of both groups on the points of disagreement.
The study concluded with a number of findings, including:
1- The cessation (sukun) occurred in words whose original vowel was damma, kasra, or fatha.
2- Most of the ten renowned reciters, and others, employed the cessation (sukun) in their readings, with varying frequency.
The researcher made several recommendations, including:
• Attention should be given to the linguistic phenomena in the Quranic readings, as they provide insight into the history of the immortal Arabic language and reveal some of its latent linguistic phenomena.
• Quranic readings, at all levels and degrees, should be incorporated into literary and linguistic studies without hesitation and without excluding readings beyond the seven or ten canonical ones.
The MA thesis has been examined and is recommended by the Viva-Voce Committee for acceptance and approval. The Candidate was recommended to be awarded the degree of MA majoring in Arabic Language with an overall grade of 95% Excellent
The viva was attended by academics, researchers, students, and other interested individuals, including the researcher’s colleagues and family members.