9.2 Muhimmancin Siffofi Bakwai
9.2 Significance Of The Seven Forms
Saukar da Alƙur'ani a cikin harsuna bakwai daban-daban ya sa karatunsa da haddarsa su zama mafi sauƙi ga kabilu daban-daban. Misali, kalmar "'alayhim" (a kansu) wasu suna karanta ta a matsayin "'alayhumoo", kalmar "siraat" (hanya, gada) wasu suna karanta ta a matsayin "siraat" wasu kuma a matsayin "ziraat", kalmar "mu'min" (mai imani) ma an karanta ta a matsayin "moomin". Sakamakon haka, adadi mai yawa na sahabban Annabi ﷺ sun iya haddace sassa masu yawa na Alƙur'ani tun yana raye Annabi ﷺ. Tunda mafi yawan Larabawa ba su iya karatu ko rubutu ba, kuma yawancin Alƙur'ani an kiyaye shi a lokacin rayuwar Annabi ﷺ ta hanyar haddacewa, duk abin da ya sauƙaƙa haddacewarsa yana da muhimmanci ƙwarai. Saboda haka, za a iya cewa saukar da Alƙur'ani a siffofi bakwai ya taka muhimmiyar rawa wajen kiyaye Alƙur'ani a zahiri. Haka nan ya kamata a lura cewa a lokacin tattara Alƙur'ani bayan rasuwar Annabi ﷺ, hanya kaɗai ta tabbatar da daidaiton abin da aka rubuta na Alƙur'ani a lokacin rayuwar Annabi ﷺ ita ce kwatanta shi da abin da aka haddace. Don haka, yawan mutanen da suka iya haddace shi, shi ne ya sa za a iya tattara shi da tabbatar da shi da kyau. Saboda haka, sauƙin haddacewa ya taka rawa tamkar ginshiƙi wajen tattara Alƙur'ani daidai.
The revelation of the Qur’aan in seven different dialects made its recitation and memorization much easier for the various tribes. For example, the phrase, “ ‘alayhim” (on them), was read by some as “ ‘alayhumoo,” and the word “ siraat” (path, bridge), was read by some as “ siraat” and by others as “ ziraat,” and the word “mu’min” (believer) was also read as “moomin.” As a result, a greater number of the Prophet’s followers were able to memorize large portions of the Qur’aan while the Prophet (ﷺ) was still alive. Since the majority of the Arabs could neither read nor write and most of the Qur’aan was preserved during the Prophet’s lifetime by memorization, any factor which eased its memorization was of great importance. Hence, it could be said that the revelation of the Qur’aan in seven forms played a vital role in the actual preservation of the Qur’aan. It should also be noted that during the compilation of the Qur’aan after the Prophet’s death, the only means of verifying the correctness of what had been written of the Qur’aan during the Prophet’s lifetime was by comparing it with what had been memorized. Hence, the more people who were able to memorize it, the more accurately it could be compiled and verified. Consequently, the ease in memorization also played a key role in the accurate compilation of the Qur’aan.