Variant Readings Of Quran: Invalid Reference Used In Book Meezan?
In the light of Quran (75:16-19) , Prophet Muhammad (sws) was directed to follow last recital after it has been read to Him. Other Qirats status should be the same as that of other akhbar-i-ahad, neither do they add anything to the religion, nor do they remove anything from the religion. Neither reciting other Qirats will make them Quran, nor will they replace Quran. As fas as individual reading these Qirats is concerned, one can do so if they’d like, but akhbar-i-ahad do not have any effect on primary sources of religion. The bottomline is that Quran with final recitation is perfectly intact and is being recited as such with Ijma and Tawatur.