UČENJE KUR'ANA REDOSLIJEDOM SUPROTNIM RASPOREDU SURA U OSMANOVOME MUSHAFU (QIRA'ETU 'L-QUR'ANI BI 'T-TENKIS)
THE QUR'AN RECITATION IN AN ORDER OPPOSITE TO THE DISPOSITION OF SURAHS (CHAPTERS) IN OSMAN'S MUSHAF (A CODEX) (QIRA'ETU 'L-QUR'ANI BI 'T-TENKIS)

Summary/Abstract: The subject treated in this paper is recitation of the Qur'an opposite to the disposition of surahs in the Mushaf, and the sharia status of such recitation. This way of reciting the Qur'an in the Qur'anic studies terminology is called qira'etu 'l-Qur'ani bi 't-tenkis. The term tenkis could refer to reciting the Qur'anic surahs (chapters) in an order opposite to their order in the Mushaf, but it could also refer to reciting Qur'anic (Arabic) letters, words and verses in reverted order, resulting in a distortion of the Qur'anic text. This paper aims to present the oppinions of Muslim scholars about the Shariah status of these ways of reciting the Qur'an. Their views on this issue are closely related to their understanding of the nature of the arrangement of the Qur'anic verses within the surahs (chapters) as well as the order of the surahs in the Mushaf, i.e. whether this particular order/disposition was established in connection with the Revelation (tewkifi) or relies on free thinking (ijtihad) of the companions of the Prophet (sahaba).

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