Allahu a’lam, I don’t remember as it was two years ago. Most masaahif (copies of the Qur’an) have the stops marked in them — at least the Uthmani script (popular in Saudiyyah and abroad), it keeps stops above the text (not interspersed in the middle).

Where did you get the PNG image files used here? I have been looking for a long time to find them but cannot seem to find them anywhere. Are you aware of a complete quran set available in these?

There is difference of opinion about this. For those especially whom are students of knowledge, it is very important to understand what this means and how we should react to it. Insha’Allah I will write an entire post about this.

JazakAllah khayran for the post – mashaa’Allah it is great that we are seeing posts on all different topics.

But I wanted to point out that it is incorrect to say that “laa” means it is haraam to stop.

To quote from Ma’aariful Qur’an, volume 1 pp. 34-35:

“لا: This letter lâ is an abbreviation of lâ taqif, It means ‘do not stop here,’ but it does not imply that making a stop here is impermissible, because there are certain places bearing this sign where making a stop brings no harm and making an initiation from the following word is also permissible. Therefore, the correct meaning of this sign is: If a stop is made here, it is better to go back and read over again. Initiation from the next word is not approved (al-Nashr [of IBN AL-JAZAREE], 1/233).”

End quote.

Also the example you gave from Suratul-Baqarah about the meaning of the verse changing is also not correct. The words “think to deceive” appear in brackets because they are part of the necessitated meaning (iqtidaa an-nass). Here is a recitation from Shaykh Uthman Khan where he stops at this place in the verse:
http://quranicsciences.com/Quran/recitation/02%20-%20Track%202.mp3

Also, here in verse 2:159 (second verse recited in the audio) he stops at a place marked with “laa”, because it is not impermissible:
http://quranicsciences.com/Quran/recitation/11%20-%20Track%2011.mp3

I would strongly encourage you to not take from internet websites in these issues but to take from qualified teachers who have studied the classical sources on tajweed, eg. that of Ibn al-Jazaree.

waAllahu ta’alaam Alam

JazakumAllahu khayran