حافظ ابنِ حجر عسقلانی ؒ کا نظریہ قراءت ’’فتح الباری ‘‘ کے تناظر میں:ایک تجزیاتی مطالعہ

Ḥāfiẓ Ibn Ḥajar Asqalānī's Theory of Recitation (Qirāʾat) in the Context of Fatḥ al-Bārī: An analytical study

Abstract

For the convenience of the Muslim Ummah, Allāh Almighty has revealed His great book Qurʾān on “sabʿah aḥruf” (seven letters). All these recitations are definitively and surely the Qurʾān. And the whole Ummah is unanimous on this matter that the present “Qirāʾāt ʿAsharah” are among the “Sabʿah Aḥruf” and they are accepted by the Ummah. Since the knowledge of Qirāʾāt is a magnificent knowledge, therefore, in every age, the religious scholars of the Ummah have argued in their own way about the proof and defense of Qirāʾāt.

            The scholars of Sunnah have established permanent chapters in their books. In particular, Imām Muḥammad bin Ismāʿīl al-Bukhārī has brought eight Aḥādīth under the book Kitāb al-Faḍāʾil, and other chapters in Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī, which serve as a clear argument for his strong position regarding recitation. Similarly, the commentators of ḥadīth have also explained this point of view. Ḥāfiẓ Ibn Ḥajar al-ʿAsqalānī is one of the greatest supporters of Qirāʾāt al-Mutawātirah. He has stated his firm position on the ḥadīth of Sabʿah Aḥruf in Fatḥ al-Bārī, Sharḥ Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī. He has also described the viewpoints of various scholars.

            In this article, a full effort will be made to prove his position with arguments and details. The research style of the paper is descriptive and analytical. The paper is decorated with findings, recommendations, and summary and conclusion.