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An Evaluation of the Relationship Between Qirā’ah and Naḥw

Summary/Abstract: The disciplines of naḥw (Arabic grammar) and qirāʾāt (Qur’anic recitations) are two closely interconnected fields within Islamic studies. While qirāʾāt were employed as important sources of evidence in establishing grammatical rules, naḥw served as a major criterion in the evaluation and preference of recitations. This study examines the nature of the relationship between these two disciplines and the approaches of the grammatical schools toward qirāʾāt. It compares the methods of the Basran and Kufan schools in citing recitations as linguistic evidence, revealing that the Basrans tended to evaluate recitations within the framework of grammatical principles, whereas the Kufans made broader use of them as linguistic proof. The views of prominent grammarians such as Sībawayh and al-Farrāʾ are also analyzed, and the periods before and after Ibn Mujāhid are compared. The study concludes that qirāʾāt played a significant role in the formation of Arabic grammar, while grammar functioned as an important tool in evaluating recitations. Furthermore, following Ibn Mujāhid’s systematic classification of the mutawātir recitations, qirāʾāt acquired stronger scholarly authority and an independent evidential status beyond linguistic analogy.

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