Usūl al-qirā´āt: A Brief Overview of the Science of Qur´ān Recitations and Its Formation from the Position of Traditional Qirā´āt Literature

Abstract

The study deals with the oral transmission of Qur´ān recitations representing a particular area of Qur´ān studies, called cilm al-qirā´āt. The main contribution of this article is to present a comprehensive view of the formation of the science of Qur´ān recitations from the position of traditional qirā´āt literature with regard to classical Sunni sources and to provide a clear picture of how today´s Qur´ān students can master it.