KIRAETI I NJIHOV ZNAČAJ U TEFSIRSKOJ NAUCI
QIRA’ATS AND THEIR SIGNIFICANCE IN THE TAFSEER SCIENCE

Summary/Abstract: One of the specific qualities of the Holy Qur’an is the possibility to pronounce certain words in various ways, according to the Revelation. There is a specific scientific discipline in Islamic tradition related to this phenomenon which is called Qira’ats (‘ilm al-qira’at). It is a science that deals with the study of pronunciation of the words in the Holy Qur’an, which is transmitted from Allah’s Messenger, peace and blessings be upon him. There are authorities in that scientific area who have set up precise criteria and wrote significant literature, with objective to preserve content authenticity of the Holy Qur’an. After brief historical reflection on origins of the Qira’at science with mention of its main representatives and their science methodology, this paper has elaborated the significance and position of Qira’ats in the Tafseer science. The Tafseer science deals primarily with the study of the Holy Qur’an, with objective to discover those meanings which the Divine Creator intended for human kind to understand. In that aspect, Qira’ats are a very important part of the Tafseer science, especially if we have in mind that differences in pronouncing certain words in the Holy Qur’an can result in different norms and meaning.

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