Qur'an: Béda antarrépisi

The more widely used narrations are those of [[Hafs]] (حفص عن عاصم), [[Warsh]] (ورش عن نافع), [[Qaloon]] (قالون عن نافع) and [[Al-Duri]] according to [[Abu `Amr]] (الدوري عن أبي عمرو). Muslims firmly believe that all canonical recitations were recited by the Prophet himself, citing the respective [[isnad]] chain of narration, and accept them as valid for worshipping and as a reference for rules of [[Sharia]]. The uncanonical recitations are called "explanatory" for their role in giving a different perspective for a given verse or [[ayah]]. Today several dozen persons hold the title "Memorizer of the Ten Recitations," considered to be the ultimate honour in the sciences of Qur'an.

 

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