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A more extensive study of differences between the Hafs and Warsh transmissions and comparisons with Qur'an manuscripts can be read online<ref>[http://www.free-minds.org/sites/default/files/WhichQuran.pdf Which Qur'an? by Layth Al-Shaiban]</ref>. | A more extensive study of differences between the Hafs and Warsh transmissions and comparisons with Qur'an manuscripts can be read online<ref>[http://www.free-minds.org/sites/default/files/WhichQuran.pdf Which Qur'an? by Layth Al-Shaiban]</ref>. | ||
The standard Islamic view is that every variant within the canonical qira'at (readings) were recited by Muhammad, and the canonical readers made choices from among the authentic variants passed down to them. The claim is that even when the variants are completely different words or when words are added or omitted, that these are all divinely revealed alternatives. This doesn't address variants that contradict each other, nor explain the large number of superfluous variants<ref name="19.25"><ref>Categories of this type include use of plural instead of singular as in {{Quran|59:114}} "walls" instead of "a wall", active instead of passive as in {{Quran|23|115}} "be returned" instead of "return", extra conjunction as in {{Quran|2|116}} "And they say" instead of "They say".</ref>, nor explain why there would be so many authentic variants that just so happened to be accomodated by the Uthmanic orthography or sound similar. | The standard Islamic view is that every variant within the canonical qira'at (readings) were recited by Muhammad, and the canonical readers made choices from among the authentic variants passed down to them. The claim is that even when the variants are completely different words or when words are added or omitted, that these are all divinely revealed alternatives. This doesn't address variants that contradict each other, nor explain the large number of superfluous variants<ref name="19.25"></ref><ref>Categories of this type include use of plural instead of singular as in {{Quran|59:114}} "walls" instead of "a wall", active instead of passive as in {{Quran|23|115}} "be returned" instead of "return", extra conjunction as in {{Quran|2|116}} "And they say" instead of "They say".</ref>, nor explain why there would be so many authentic variants that just so happened to be accomodated by the Uthmanic orthography or sound similar. | ||
===Origin of the Qira'at Variants=== | ===Origin of the Qira'at Variants=== | ||