40 Hadith on Qira’at

The discipline of Qirāʾāt encompasses a broad range of subjects beyond Tajwīd, including Rasm [orthography], ʿAdd al-Fawāṣil [verse enumeration], and ʿIlm al-Rijāl [the study of scholars in the asānīd].

The present work focuses on the following topics:

• Definition and the difference between Qurʾān and Qirāʾāt
• Linguistic and Technical meaning of the Qurʾān
• The Genesis of Qirāʾāt
• Defining the Aḥruf
• The Implementation and Spread of the Seven Aḥruf
• Systematic Sanctioning of Recitation
• The Shurūṭ [prerequisites] in issuing/receiving Ijāzah/Sanad
• The Arkān [essentials] in issuing/receiving Ijāzah/Sanad
• The Types of Ijāzahs
• Tawfīq ibn Ibrāhīm ibn Aḥmad Ḍamrah
• The Companions Presentation to the Prophet SAW
• The Revelation of the Qurʾān according to the Seven Aḥruf
• The Prohibition of Contention and Disputation due to Multiple Qirāʾāt
• The Recitation of the Prophet SAW