The Transmission of the Variant Readings of the Qurʾān: The Problem of Tawātur and the Emergence of Shawādhdh

by Shady Nasser

This work is a study of the transmission of the variant readings of the Qur n, the canonization of the system Readings, and the emergence of the non-canonical "shaw dhdh" readings. Nasser argues that Ibn Muj hid and the early Muslim scholars viewed the variant readings as legal rulings "a k m" and that the later generation of "Qurr " were responsible for moving the discipline of Qir t from the domain of fiqh to the domain of ad th. After studying the theories of "taw tur" in detail, Nasser shows that the transmission of the system Readings of the Qur n failed to meet the conditions of "taw tur" set by the "U l s," thus creating a paradox between the transmission of the physical text, the "mu af," and the transmission of its oral recitation, the Qur n .

Genres: Islam, History, Religion

264 pages, Hardcover

First published November 16, 2012

Reviews

[Abu Kamdar · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well researched and comprehensive, this is one of the best books I read so far about the variant readings of the Quran.

[Shantia · Rating 4 out of 5]

كتاب خوبي بود. البته براي من سخت بود و پر از اطلاعاتي كه براي فهميدنش نياز به گذراندن پيش نيازهايي هست اما دانستن حقايق تاريخي از مهمترين كتاب مسلمانها و تاثير گذارترين بر زندگي مسلمانها برام جالب بود و اينكه خيلي از موضوعات رايج در جامعه با حقيقت تاريخي فاصله دارد!!