Qirat Al Ammah And Use Of Hamzah In Hijazi Script
This argument is based on issues with an older script that hadn’t fully developed, but the script has evolved significantly over time. It misses the key point that the Quran is primarily a recitation, no matter how it’s written. Diacritical marks help non-native speakers, but no script can perfectly capture every sound in a language. Non-native speakers often have to rely on native speakers’ recitations for accurate pronunciation—similar to how English spelling can be misleading. Putten can’t travel back in time to hear the original pronunciation, so he relies on old manuscripts that could not indicate all the pronunciations. The question about Qirat Amma is interesting. It should be asked the other way around. The term “Amman” implies that it’s general, and it’s well-established that Qirat Hafs is the Qirat Amma. So, Hafs’ recitation always included the pronunciations we hear today, regardless of whether the old script could indicate them or not. The standard is Qirat e Hafs.