An Investigating the Variations in Quranic Recitations (Qira’at) Based on Linguistic Structures (Part One)

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Assistant Professor of the University of Sciences and Knowledge of the Holy Quran, Khoi Faculty, Iran, "Responsible author

2 Senior graduate of the University of Sciences and Knowledge of the Holy Quran, Khoi Faculty, Iran

Abstract

There is a close relationship between Quranic Recitations (Qira’at) and the science of morphology and syntax in the Arabic language, as the Quran is the most influential factor in the formulation and development of Arabic language rules. This is because the earliest Arabic grammarians themselves were Quranic reciters. Differences in the recitation (Qira’at) of certain Quranic verses exist among reciters. These variations in recitation (Qira’at) date back to ancient times and are a historical fact with no basis for denial. In this paper, using a descriptive-analytical approach, discrepancies in the recitation (Qira’at) of the seven reciters (Qurr’a) in the first part of the Quran are examined. Linguistic and grammatical aspects are investigated, and the reasons for these variations are analyzed. The research is divided into two sections: Arabic and grammatical. The results of this study indicate that among the recitation (Qira’at) schools, the Kufan reciters have performed better than others. Among the seven reciters, Asim al-Kufi had the fewest deviations, and Hafs’s recitation (Qira’at), narrated by Asim, exhibited the most conformity with Arabic literary rules. In contrast, Qunbul, the reciter narrated by Ibn Kathir Makki, demonstrated the weakest performance in recitations (Qira’at).

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Studies of Quran Reading
Volume 11, Issue 20 - Serial Number 20
September 2023
Pages 231-262

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  • Receive Date: 19 April 2022
  • Revise Date: 09 December 2022
  • Accept Date: 04 June 2023

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