Stylistics Studies of the Holy Quran

Stylistics Studies of the Holy Quran

The role of Arabic rules in the criticism of narration of Hafs from Asim

Document Type : Original Article

Author
Associate Professor, Department of Quran and Hadith Sciences, Faculty of Literature and Human Sciences, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran.
1022034/sshq.2022.275151.1106
Abstract
Asim is one of the readers of the Quran in the second Islamic century and Hafs is one of his narrators.In current century, reading of Hafs from Asim has become the most common reading among Muslims but this reading, with all its importance and popularity, is not free from some grammatical and morphological doubts. Some examples of grammatical problems in this reading which have provoked the objection of a group of grammar scholars, are as follows:
1-"Baynakom" in Surah al-An'am
2-"La Nokazziba" in Surah Al-An'am
3-"Fa Atalia" in Surah Al-Ghafir
4- "Qilihi" in Surah Az-Zukhruf.
5-"Arbao" in Surah An-Nur
6-"La yahsabanna" in Surah Al-Anfal
7-"Lamma" in Surah At-Tariq
Moreover, These examples have been criticized according to the morphological rules:
1-"Qarna" in Surah Al-Ahzab
2-"Soedu" in Surah Hud
3-"Thummalyaqta'a" in Surah Al-Hajj
The present research aims to show the importance of grammatical and morphological rules in criticism of some aspects of the reading of Hafs from Asim by examining the above ten examples. Based on this, it becomes clear that the reading of Hafs cannot be considered beyond criticism.  
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Volume 6, Issue 10 - Serial Number 10
sixth year First issue, tenth consecutive. Spring and summer 2022
September 2022
Pages 79-98

  • Receive Date 25 February 2021
  • Revise Date 28 May 2021
  • Accept Date 14 November 2022
  • Publish Date 23 August 2022