Alleged Variant Readings of The Qur'an & Ahruf & Qira'at (Quran Defense Project 1):
Quranic Aayaat that may be used to refute the variant readings narrative of the celebrity scholars:
(For now I am only linking the references. If I allocate sufficient time again to this post, inshaALLAH these may be sorted in a better way and I may add headings and brief discussions InshaALLAH!).
Quran 15:9, Quran 41:41-42.
Quran 75:16-19.
Quran 4:82.
Quran 18:1, Quran 39:28.
Quran 6:115, Quran 10:64, Quran 18:27, Quran 48:15, Quran 50:29.
Quran 2:75, Quran 4:46, Quran 5:13, Quran 5:41, Quran 3:78, Quran 4:46.
Quran 10:38, Quran 11:13, Quran 17:88.
Quran 19:97, Quran 44:58, Quran 54:32, Quran 54:40.
Quran 36:69, Quran 44:2-3.
Quran 33:6, Quran 43:1-4, Quran 52:1-3, Quran 56:77-81, Quran 80:11-16, Quran 85:21-22, Quran 98:1-4.
Quran 11:1, Quran 22:52-53, Quran 41:3.
Quran 16:103, Quran 41:44, Quran 42:7, Quran 46:12.
Quran 10:15, Quran 17:73, Quran 25:32.
Quran 26:192-193, Quran 69:40-43, Quran 69:51, Quran 86:13-14.
Quran 87:6-9.
Quran 41:40.
Moreover, apparently, it is not the Sunnah of ALLAH to Reveal or Speak shape-shifting or meaning-shifting Words, as alleged by the variant readings narrative:
Quran 33:62, Quran 35:43, Quran 48:23, Quran 17:77, Quran 87:18-19, Quran 20:133.
According to the standard celebrity scholar narrative, there are at least 20 variant readings of The Quran and according to the same celebrity scholars, the following Hadiths are sahih and authentic, which would imply about 40 Quran recitations during a month and requires at least 1.33333 complete Quran recitations per day in terms of amount of recitation.
Riyad us Salihin: 686.
Bukhari: 3623.
Muslim: 2450b.
Bukhari :4998.
Mishkat :2099.
Muslim :2450c.
According to the standard celebrity scholar narrative, there are at least 20 variant readings of The Quran, none of which can be rejected, and the Hadiths, inspired by which, they are promoting the 20 or more variant readings, clearly and unambiguously mention 7 modes of recitation, and the celebrity scholars failed to pinpoint these 7 recitations and different scholars are coming up with different explanations created out of thin air mostly, as they cannot provide an Ayah or a Hadith mandating 20 or more authorized variant readings and they have failed to reduce 20 to 7, and are so far benefiting from the gullibility of the masses, as far as this worldly life is concerned. Have some fear for your Hereafter!
7 Ahruf Ahaadith or Hadiths.
Below are some specific examples of the same i.e. the Hadiths specifically mentioning 7 recitations. The variant readings are also allegedly recitations but 20 instead of 7 and celebrity scholars failed miserably to pinpoint the 7 authorized recitations according to these Ahaadith and declare 13 or any others as rejected recitations, as Hadiths allow no more than 7 recitations and The Quran allows no more than 1 recitation.
Bukhari: 3219, Bukhari: 4991, Muslim: 819a, Abu Dawud: 1477, Abu Dawud: 1478, Nasai: 941, Muslim: 821a, Mishkat: 2213 .
Sample discussion for 1 Aayah:
ALLAH is The Preserver of The Quran i.e. The Entire Quran is Preserved and Protected by ALLAH.
Quran 15:9.
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Variant readings standard celebrity scholar narratives' allegation on The Quran and its Preservation = The Quran was revealed in 7 Ahruf and 6 Ahruf can no longer be traced (apparent view of Fadel Soliman, based on his discussion on a youtube video, he also wrote the Bridges' translation along with his team) or that more than 1 of the 7 Ahruf can be found in an alleged variant reading i.e. the alleged variant readings are made up of selections from multiple Ahruf (apparent view of Farid based on his youtube video, i.e. 27-1 i.e. 127 combinations possible mathematically according to this genius?? solution, as he is by no means restricting the allowed recitations to 7). What may be expected from Muhammad Hijab on this issue, whose discussion with Yasir Qadhi on Youtube, played a key role in promoting the variant readings discussion? Here's a hint and here are some Aayaat from The Quran : Quran 53:59-62. Also see this post that may help in digging a bit deeper on what the celebrity scholars are actually upto in this variant readings issue, from variant readings defenders' perspective: Clarification on the Ahruf and Qiraa’aat of the Qur’an: ibn Hajr.
The assumption of a so called Uthmani Mushaf without vowel signs or dots i.e. a shape-shifting and recitation-shifting text, as the base is baseless. Because no dotless and vowel-less book was sent from the Heaven to the Earth, but The Quran was revealed via recitation and with recitation the Quran is Revealed Dot by Dot and Letter by Letter and Vowel by Vowel and is Preserved in The Same Way. Use some common sense and ponder on The Quran.
Note that different contradicting views of celebrity scholars were provided in this post. The contradiction is in the views of the celebrity scholars themselves. When 7 in 14 and 14 in 7, or 10 in 20 and 20 in 10 starts getting exposed, a celebrity scholar may shift to 1 Ahruf only and 20 or +recitations within this 1 Ahruf, or a celebrity scholar may create the assumption that the variant readings are made from selections from multiple Ahruf. Exactly 7 recitations (nothing more and nothing less) is a requirement of the Hadiths believed by these celebrity scholars, while 20 recitations has no basis in Hadiths even, not even Da'eef Hadiths.
Falsehood like the variant readings narrative cannot defend itself. Reminds me of the following Aayaat:
Quran 6:142-145.