Read and Ascend – al Qirāʾāt al-Sab’

The “Read and Ascend – al Qirāʾāt al-Sab’ ” course is for those who wish to achieve mastery in the Seven Qirā’āt. The Qur’ān was revealed in seven modes (aḥruf) to ease its recitation for the Ummah. These modes, taught by the Prophet ﷺ to his companions, are included in the ten famous recitation methods. The course covers the works of prominent scholars like Imām Shātibī and Imām al-Jazarī. Students will also extensively study about the codification & orthography of the Qur’ān, including writing styles and diacritical markings. It also explores different schools of thought on verse numbering, focusing on the beginnings and endings of verses without disputing the Qur’ān’s content.

Course Objectives:

  1. Study the seven modes of recitation as related by Imām Shāṭibī.
  2. Apply the theoretical study.
  3. Study the intricacies of the subject i.e orthography, codification and numbering of the verses in the Qur’ān.
  4. Recitation of the Full Qur’ān – one and a half juzʾ will be read Jamʿ ʿaṭfī and the rest by way of Jamʿ Harfī.

Texts:

  1. Ghunyat al-Ṭalabah fī Taysīr al-Sabʿah by Qāri Saleem Gaibie
  2. Ḥirz al-Āmānī wa Wajh al-Tahānī fī Qirāʾāt al-Sab’ by Shaykh Abū Muḥammad al-Qāsim b. Fīrru al-Shāṭibī’s
  3. ʿAqīlat Atrāb al-Qaṣāʾid fī ʿIlm Rasm al-Maṣāḥif by Imām Shatibī
  4. Nāẓimat al-Zuhr fī ʿIlm al-Fawāṣil by Imām Shatibī

Course Instructor:

Qari Khalil Ahmed Haffejee

Target Audience:

This course is for those who have memorised the Qur’ān, studied Tajwīd and have an Ijazah in the Riwayah of Hafs, as well as have a strong command of Arabic, especially comprehension.