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**lmHVYs8e** · 08-04-2012, 10:19 PM

I think there is some confusion.

Ahruf are not the same as the riwaayah of the qiraa'ah..

Ahruf are seven. There is difference in opinion as to whether the Uthmaani script preserved all seven or just one.

Riwaayah of qiraa'ah is not seven. The established ones are ten in number. But there are also other shadd qiraa'ah.

Hafs 'an 'Aasim falls under riwaayah of Qiraa'ah. It is the most prevalent nowadays. Warsh 'an Naafi is arguably the second in terms of popularity - it was the recitation of the people of Madinah (preferred by Imam Malik, Imam Ahmad etc.)

For more details, refer to Sh. Yasir Qadhi's excellent book "Introduction to Quranic Sciences".

Many of the scholars reproached Imam Ibn Mujahid because he unintentionally caused this confusion between qiraa'ah and ahruf by restricting the qiraa'ah to seven.

08-04-2012, 10:19 PM	#9
lmHVYs8e Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 392 Senior Member	I think there is some confusion. Ahruf are not the same as the riwaayah of the qiraa'ah.. Ahruf are seven. There is difference in opinion as to whether the Uthmaani script preserved all seven or just one. Riwaayah of qiraa'ah is not seven. The established ones are ten in number. But there are also other shadd qiraa'ah. Hafs 'an 'Aasim falls under riwaayah of Qiraa'ah. It is the most prevalent nowadays. Warsh 'an Naafi is arguably the second in terms of popularity - it was the recitation of the people of Madinah (preferred by Imam Malik, Imam Ahmad etc.) For more details, refer to Sh. Yasir Qadhi's excellent book "Introduction to Quranic Sciences". Many of the scholars reproached Imam Ibn Mujahid because he unintentionally caused this confusion between qiraa'ah and ahruf by restricting the qiraa'ah to seven.
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