IRREGULAR FARSH WORD-LEVEL READINGS IN MUFRADAT IBN MUḤAYṢIN AL-MAKKI BY IMAM AL-AHWAZI FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE SECOND JUZʾ TO THE END OF THE SIXTH JUZʾ OF THE QUR’AN: AN ANALYTICAL STUDY
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https://doi.org/10.52747/aqujssis.6.1.521Keywords:
Irregular Qur’anic Readings, Farsh, Shādh Readings, Ibn Muḥayṣin, al-AhwāzīAbstract
This study examines the non-canonical (shādh) Farsh readings transmitted in Ibn Muḥayṣin al-Makkī’s Mufradah, as recorded by Imām Abū ʿAlī al-Ahwāzī, covering the passages from the beginning of the second Juzʾ to the end of the sixth Juzʾ of the Holy Qur’an. The research adopts an inductive and analytical methodology, aiming to collect, document, and analyze these readings in light of their linguistic and interpretive dimensions. The study introduces the concept of non-canonical Qur’anic readings and highlights their scholarly significance within the disciplines of qirāʾāt, tafsīr, and Arabic linguistics. It also provides a concise overview of Ibn Muḥayṣin’s individual reading and its transmission in al-Ahwāzī’s work. Through detailed textual analysis, the research demonstrates the role of non-canonical Farsh readings in representing phonetic, morphological, syntactic, and semantic phenomena, as well as their correspondence with recognized Arabic dialectal usages. The findings reveal a complementary relationship between canonical (mutawātir) and non-canonical readings in enriching Qur’anic meanings and clarifying linguistic and legal implications. The study further affirms that non-canonical readings should not be dismissed solely due to their non-canonicity, provided they possess a sound and acceptable basis within the Arabic language.
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