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I'm reading Dutton's paper on the seven ahruf. Here are some of my highlights

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The summary of the paper is that the Quran in its early stages was more flexible in the earliest days of Islam. The initial allowance was reduced by later Caliphs under the direction of scholars. The Quran is seen as a multiform oral text with a degree of accepted variability
There are 7 agreed upon readings of the Quran (Qira'at). All seven are agreed upon by Muslims today. Where did this 7 come from? Ibn Mujahid (died 936). Why 7 when he had more to choose from? Nobody knows. Why did he chose 3 from kufah (Iraq)? Probably because he lived there!
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