The Grammatical Blunders of QurʾÄn Reciters: Zallat al-qÄriʾ by AbÅ« Ḥafá¹£ al-NasafÄ« (d. 537/1142)
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Jurists require Muslims to acquire a basic level of literacy in order to recite the QurʾÄn during ritual prayers. For the educated elites, scholars, and in particular leaders of congregational prayers (imÄm), the expectation is the correct articulation of Arabic letters and adherence to grammatical rules. To that end, ḤanafÄ« jurists have developed some regulations, which attempt to identify the errors one may or may not commit during ritual prayers. These regulations are called Zallat al-qÄriʾ, namely, the grammatical blunders of QurʾÄn reciters. Zallat al-qÄriʾ identifies these errors and distinguishes between those that would invalidate prayer and those that would not. In this article, I discuss whether a solecist (lÄḥin/laḥḥÄn) was considered eligible to become imÄm and lead congregational prayers. I then discuss the subject of Zallat al-qÄriʾ and its theological implications for understanding the nature of the QurʾÄn and its composition (naáºm). Finally, I conclude with an edition of a treatise by AbÅ« Ḥafá¹£ al-NasafÄ« (d. 537/1142) titled Zallat al-qÄriʾ and a summary of its contents.
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The Grammatical Blunders of QurʾÄn Reciters: Zallat al-qÄriʾ by AbÅ« Ḥafá¹£ al-NasafÄ« (d. 537/1142)
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Jurists require Muslims to acquire a basic level of literacy in order to recite the QurʾÄn during ritual prayers. For the educated elites, scholars, and in particular leaders of congregational prayers (imÄm), the expectation is the correct articulation of Arabic letters and adherence to grammatical rules. To that end, ḤanafÄ« jurists have developed some regulations, which attempt to identify the errors one may or may not commit during ritual prayers. These regulations are called Zallat al-qÄriʾ, namely, the grammatical blunders of QurʾÄn reciters. Zallat al-qÄriʾ identifies these errors and distinguishes between those that would invalidate prayer and those that would not. In this article, I discuss whether a solecist (lÄḥin/laḥḥÄn) was considered eligible to become imÄm and lead congregational prayers. I then discuss the subject of Zallat al-qÄriʾ and its theological implications for understanding the nature of the QurʾÄn and its composition (naáºm). Finally, I conclude with an edition of a treatise by AbÅ« Ḥafá¹£ al-NasafÄ« (d. 537/1142) titled Zallat al-qÄriʾ and a summary of its contents.
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