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Qira'at (the canonical readings)

القراءات

Qira'at is the science of transmitting the recitation of the Qur'an through the transmitted readings; al-Suyuti counts it among the types of Qur'anic sciences in the Itqan 1.

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Qira'at is the science of transmitting the recitation of the Qur'an through the readings transmitted from the Prophet ﷺ and his Companions; al-Suyuti counts it among the types of Qur'anic sciences in the Itqan 1.

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The Itqan gives the readings their own type among the Qur'anic sciences, naming the readings of the Prophet, the transmitters and the memorizers under the isnad section 1.

People and things also explored

The seven ahruf· Hadith· Shama'il Muhammadiyya· The Prophetic sira· The Prophetic Sunna· Command, prohibition and capacity· The Sunna as explanation of the Qur'an· Bid'a (religious innovation)

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  1. Al-Suyuti, al-Itqan fi Ulum al-Qur'an
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islam.museum contributors. “Qira'at (the canonical readings)”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/concept/qiraat/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-22.

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The seven ahruf

The Prophet's saying 'the Qur'an was revealed in seven ahruf, so read of it what is easy' — narrated through Umar's dispute with Hisham ibn Hakim over Surat al-Furqan; its exact meaning is one of the widest debates in Qur'anic sciences.