WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
The Companions went on reciting the Qur’an as they heard it from the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, while they were accompanying him. Al-Dhahabi mentioned in his book Tabaqat al-Qura’ that seven of the Companions were famous for reciting the Qur’an: Othman bin Affan, Ali bin Abi Talib, Ubay bin Ka’b, Zaid bin Thabit, and Abu Al-Darda.
And Ibn Masoud and Abu Musa Al-Ash’ari recited to Ubayy bin Ka’b a group of companions, including Abu Huraira, Ibn Abbas, and Abdullah bin Al-Sa’ib.
On the authority of these eminent Companions and their like bearers of the Qur’an, it was narrated with their readings by the followers, who set their eyes on the Ottoman Qur’an and adhered to what they received verbally from the Companions letter by letter, movement, and silence. Who are they:
With the passage of time, the number of campaigns of ten Qirat increased, and the ways of reading were multiplied until it reached about fifty readings, and this was about to be a door to some confusion on the tongues of the readers and among them was the glorified master, and among them was the imperfect who may be afflicted by forgetting.
This difference was a reason for a scientist to be abstract from the scholars of readings to contrast the many qiraat al Quran that was common in the Islamic world and to extract from them the correct and frequent readings for the nation so that the matter would not worsen and falsehood would become confused with the truth, and the reading of the Qur’an would become chaos. Reading and its Origins Ibn Mujahid undertook this great burden. After researching, balancing, and weighing seven imams of readings, he chose to make people follow their own path throughout the Islamic world.
The different aspects of the ten qirat
The difference in the aspects of the ten Qirat Quran is divided into seven aspects:
- The first of Quirat: the difference in movements only without changing the meaning or image of the word.
- The second Qirat of Quran: is the difference in meaning without the image.
- The third of 10 Qirat is the difference in the letters, the change of meaning, and the survival of the form.
- Fourth best Qirat: The change in the letters and the form without the meaning.
- Fifth al qiraat: The difference in form and letters.
- Sixth: The difference in introduction and delay.
- Seventh: Increase and decrease.
- Qirat Naafi’ Al-Madani (Madinah)
Imam Malik (R.A) and Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal (R.A) recited the Holy Quran in this way. most of the time.
- Qirat Ibn Katheer Al-Makki (Makkah)
Imam Shafi, Al-Buzzi, and Qumbul recited the Quran in this manner.
- Qirat Abu Amr Al-Basri (Basra)
The two Qaris who preserved this reading manner of the holy Quran were Ad-Doori and As-Soosi.
- Qirat Ibn Aamir Ash-Shami (Syria)
The two Qaris who Recited with this recitation method were Hishaam and Ibn Zakwan.
- Qirat Asim al-Kufi (Kufa)
Imaam Abu Hanifa (R.A), Ahmad ibn Hanbal (R.A), Shuba, and Hafs preserved this recitation of the Quran.
- Qirat Hamzah Al-Kufi (Kufa)
The two Qaris who preserved this recitation are Khalaf and Khallad.
- Qirat Al-Kisaa’i (Kufa)
The two Qaris who preserved this way of Quran recitation are Al-Layth and Ad-Doori.
- Qirat Abu Ja’far Al-Madanee (Madinah)
The two Qaris who preserved this way of recitation are Isa and Sulayman.
- Qirat Yaqub ibn Al-Basri (Basra)
Imam Bukhari reported that he has recited in this manner of the recitation. Also, the two famous Qaris who narrated this recitation are Ruways and Rooh.
- Qirat Khalaf Al-Bazzar (Baghdad)
The two famous Qaris who recited this recitation are Ishaq and Idris
