Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Authenticity of Different Qira'at

“Was the use of Qira'at to recite the Quran prevalent at the time of the Prophet? I understand that there are more than one Qira'at. Which of them is authentic?”Asked by ادریس صاحب, رائے پور

He answers at 1:23:08 in God Particle · 1 min 25 sec

His answer, in his own words
1:23:08
thik hai sir? maulana, agla sawal rae pur se hai idrees sahab ka. unhon ne likha hai: "What was the use of qira'at to recite Quran prevalent at the time of the prophet." i understand that there are more than one qira'at's. which of them is authentic? nahin nahin, yeh bohat bari ghalat fehmi hai. dekhiye, yeh jo ikhtilaf qirat wali baat hai, is mein bohat bari ghalat fehmi logon ko hai. yeh is se murad hai lehja. lehja quran hadith mein aata hai ke quran saat lehjon par, saat qirat par utra. to woh saat qirat mein sa
1:23:53
at lehja, har har aik ka lehja hota hai. hamari urdu bhi dekhiye, aap dakan mein jaiye, aur lehja hai. bengal mein jaiye, doosra lehja hai. bombay mein jaiye, doosra lehja hai. in delhi mein doosra lehja hai. lucknow mein bhi doosra lehja hai. angrezi zaban bhi har mulk mein alag alag lehje mein boli jati hai. to is se murad hai lehja, jis tarah har zaban mein lehje ka farq hota hai. arabi mein bhi farq hai. ab bas is se aage kuch bhi nahin. ek saada hai, ek fitri baat hai. is ko ek khwamkhwah tamasha bana rakha hai, aur is ke mahireen paida hote hain. is ke mahireen paida hote hain, woh kuch nahin. woh saada haqeeqat hai ke jis geography mein aadmi paida hota hai, us ke lehaz se is ka lehja banta hai.
1:24:34
bas lehje ka farq hai, aur kuch nahin, aur kuch bhi nahin. maulana, agla sawal lete hain jo mumbai se hi hai, aur mr. rakesh ne kiya hai.
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