لَعَلَّكَ بَٰخِعٞ نَّفۡسَكَ أَلَّا يَكُونُواْ مُؤۡمِنِينَ
Perhaps you are going to destroy yourself because they do not believe.
إِن نَّشَأۡ نُنَزِّلۡ عَلَيۡهِم مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ ءَايَةٗ فَظَلَّتۡ أَعۡنَٰقُهُمۡ لَهَا خَٰضِعِينَ
Vowel Difference (harakat) - Change Meaning (general semantic shift)
نُنَزِّلۡ
send down
نُنزِلۡ
send down
The verb shifts from Form II (nunazzil), which implies a gradual or repeated sending down, to Form IV (nunzil), which implies a single, complete act of sending down.
Bazzi, Duri Abu 'Amr, Qunbul, Rawh, Ruways, Susi
وَمَا يَأۡتِيهِم مِّن ذِكۡرٖ مِّنَ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ مُحۡدَثٍ إِلَّا كَانُواْ عَنۡهُ مُعۡرِضِينَ
But no new reminder comes to them from the Merciful without their turning away from it.
فَقَدۡ كَذَّبُواْ فَسَيَأۡتِيهِمۡ أَنۢبَـٰٓؤُاْ مَا كَانُواْ بِهِۦ يَسۡتَهۡزِءُونَ
They have called (it) a lie, so the story of what they were mocking will come to them.
إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَةٗۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكۡثَرُهُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ
Surely in that is a sign indeed, but most of them are not believers.
وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ
Surely your Lord – He indeed is the Mighty, the Compassionate.
وَإِذۡ نَادَىٰ رَبُّكَ مُوسَىٰٓ أَنِ ٱئۡتِ ٱلۡقَوۡمَ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ
(Remember) when your Lord called to Moses: ‘Go to a people who are evildoers,
قَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّيٓ أَخَافُ أَن يُكَذِّبُونِ
He said, ‘My Lord, surely I fear that they will call me a liar,
وَيَضِيقُ صَدۡرِي وَلَا يَنطَلِقُ لِسَانِي فَأَرۡسِلۡ إِلَىٰ هَٰرُونَ
and my heart will be distressed, and my tongue will not work. So send for Aaron.
Vowel Difference (harakat) - Grammatical Case Change
وَيَضِيقُ ، يَنطَلِقُ
and my heart will be distressed / will not work
وَيَضِيقَ ، يَنطَلِقَ
and that my chest will tighten / will not be fluent
Hafs reads the verbs in the indicative mood (marfu') with a damma, treating them as a new independent clause. The variant reads them in the subjunctive mood (mansub) with a fatha, coordinating them with the particle 'an' (that) from the previous verse.
Rawh, Ruways
وَلَهُمۡ عَلَيَّ ذَنۢبٞ فَأَخَافُ أَن يَقۡتُلُونِ
And they (also) have a crime against me, and I fear they will kill me.’
فَأۡتِيَا فِرۡعَوۡنَ فَقُولَآ إِنَّا رَسُولُ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
So come, both of you, to Pharaoh, and say: “Surely we are the messenger of the Lord of the worlds.
وَفَعَلۡتَ فَعۡلَتَكَ ٱلَّتِي فَعَلۡتَ وَأَنتَ مِنَ ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ
Yet you did the deed you did, and were one of the ungrateful.’
قَالَ فَعَلۡتُهَآ إِذٗا وَأَنَا۠ مِنَ ٱلضَّآلِّينَ
He said, ‘I did it when I was one of those who had gone astray,
وَتِلۡكَ نِعۡمَةٞ تَمُنُّهَا عَلَيَّ أَنۡ عَبَّدتَّ بَنِيٓ إِسۡرَـٰٓءِيلَ
And that is a blessing you bestow on me, that you have enslaved the Sons of Israel.’
قَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَكُمُ ٱلَّذِيٓ أُرۡسِلَ إِلَيۡكُمۡ لَمَجۡنُونٞ
He said, ‘Surely your messenger who has been sent to you is possessed indeed.’
قَالَ لَئِنِ ٱتَّخَذۡتَ إِلَٰهًا غَيۡرِي لَأَجۡعَلَنَّكَ مِنَ ٱلۡمَسۡجُونِينَ
He said, ‘If indeed you take a god other than me, I shall indeed make you one of the imprisoned.’
فَأَلۡقَىٰ عَصَاهُ فَإِذَا هِيَ ثُعۡبَانٞ مُّبِينٞ
So he cast (down) his staff, and suddenly it became a real snake,
وَنَزَعَ يَدَهُۥ فَإِذَا هِيَ بَيۡضَآءُ لِلنَّـٰظِرِينَ
and he drew forth his hand, and suddenly it became white to the onlookers.
قَالَ لِلۡمَلَإِ حَوۡلَهُۥٓ إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَسَٰحِرٌ عَلِيمٞ
He said to the assembly around him, ‘Surely this is a skilled magician indeed.
يُرِيدُ أَن يُخۡرِجَكُم مِّنۡ أَرۡضِكُم بِسِحۡرِهِۦ فَمَاذَا تَأۡمُرُونَ
He wants to expel you from your land by his magic. So what do you command?’
قَالُوٓاْ أَرۡجِهۡ وَأَخَاهُ وَٱبۡعَثۡ فِي ٱلۡمَدَآئِنِ حَٰشِرِينَ
They said, ‘Put him and his brother off (for a while), and raise up searchers in the cities
فَجُمِعَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ لِمِيقَٰتِ يَوۡمٖ مَّعۡلُومٖ
So the magicians were gathered together for the meeting on a day made known.
وَقِيلَ لِلنَّاسِ هَلۡ أَنتُم مُّجۡتَمِعُونَ
And it was said to the people, ‘Will you (too) gather together?’
لَعَلَّنَا نَتَّبِعُ ٱلسَّحَرَةَ إِن كَانُواْ هُمُ ٱلۡغَٰلِبِينَ
‘Perhaps we will follow the magicians, if they are the victors.’
قَالَ نَعَمۡ وَإِنَّكُمۡ إِذٗا لَّمِنَ ٱلۡمُقَرَّبِينَ
He said, ‘Yes, and surely then you will indeed be among the ones brought near.’
قَالَ لَهُم مُّوسَىٰٓ أَلۡقُواْ مَآ أَنتُم مُّلۡقُونَ
Moses said to them, ‘Cast (down) what you are going to cast.’
فَأَلۡقَوۡاْ حِبَالَهُمۡ وَعِصِيَّهُمۡ وَقَالُواْ بِعِزَّةِ فِرۡعَوۡنَ إِنَّا لَنَحۡنُ ٱلۡغَٰلِبُونَ
فَأَلۡقَىٰ مُوسَىٰ عَصَاهُ فَإِذَا هِيَ تَلۡقَفُ مَا يَأۡفِكُونَ
And then Moses cast his staff, and suddenly it swallowed up what they were falsely contriving.
Historical Error
قَالُواْ لَا ضَيۡرَۖ إِنَّآ إِلَىٰ رَبِّنَا مُنقَلِبُونَ
They said, ‘No harm! Surely we are going to return to our Lord.
۞وَأَوۡحَيۡنَآ إِلَىٰ مُوسَىٰٓ أَنۡ أَسۡرِ بِعِبَادِيٓ إِنَّكُم مُّتَّبَعُونَ
And We inspired Moses: ‘Journey with My servants. Surely you will be followed.’
but surely we are indeed all vigilant.’
Graphical/Basic Letter Difference - Change Meaning (general semantic shift)
حَٰذِرُونَ
vigilant
حَذِرُونَ
constantly cautious
The presence of the alif (indicated by the dagger alif) in Hafs creates the active participle form (fāʿil) meaning 'vigilant' or 'prepared/armed'. The variant omits the alif, creating the intensive adjective form (faʿil), which conveys a permanent or constant state of being 'cautious' or 'wary'.
Bazzi, Duri Abu 'Amr, Hisham, Ibn Jummaz, Ibn Wardan, Qalun, Qunbul, Rawh, Ruways, Susi, Warsh
كَذَٰلِكَۖ وَأَوۡرَثۡنَٰهَا بَنِيٓ إِسۡرَـٰٓءِيلَ
So (it was), and We caused the Sons of Israel to inherit them.
Historical Error
قَالَ كَلَّآۖ إِنَّ مَعِيَ رَبِّي سَيَهۡدِينِ
He said, ‘By no means! Surely my Lord is with me. He will guide me.’
وَأَنجَيۡنَا مُوسَىٰ وَمَن مَّعَهُۥٓ أَجۡمَعِينَ
and We rescued Moses and those who were with him – all (of them).
إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَةٗۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكۡثَرُهُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ
Surely in that is a sign indeed, but most of them do not believe.
وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ
Surely your Lord – He indeed is the Mighty, the Compassionate.
إِذۡ قَالَ لِأَبِيهِ وَقَوۡمِهِۦ مَا تَعۡبُدُونَ
When he said to his father and his people, ‘What do you serve?’
قَالُواْ نَعۡبُدُ أَصۡنَامٗا فَنَظَلُّ لَهَا عَٰكِفِينَ
They said, ‘We serve idols, and continue (to be) devoted to them.’
فَإِنَّهُمۡ عَدُوّٞ لِّيٓ إِلَّا رَبَّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
Surely they are an enemy to me – except the Lord of the worlds,
ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَنِي فَهُوَ يَهۡدِينِ
who created me, and He guides me,
Theological Defect
وَإِذَا مَرِضۡتُ فَهُوَ يَشۡفِينِ
and when I am sick, He heals me.
Theological Defect
وَٱلَّذِيٓ أَطۡمَعُ أَن يَغۡفِرَ لِي خَطِيٓـَٔتِي يَوۡمَ ٱلدِّينِ
and who – I am eager that He should forgive me my sin on the Day of Judgment.
وَٱجۡعَل لِّي لِسَانَ صِدۡقٖ فِي ٱلۡأٓخِرِينَ
and assign to me a good reputation among later (generations).
وَٱغۡفِرۡ لِأَبِيٓ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلضَّآلِّينَ
And forgive my father, (for) surely he is one of those who have gone astray.
Theological Defect
وَلَا تُخۡزِنِي يَوۡمَ يُبۡعَثُونَ
Do not disgrace me on the Day when they are raised up,
Theological Defect
يَوۡمَ لَا يَنفَعُ مَالٞ وَلَا بَنُونَ
the Day when neither wealth nor children will benefit (them),
وَأُزۡلِفَتِ ٱلۡجَنَّةُ لِلۡمُتَّقِينَ
The Garden will be brought near for the ones who guard themselves,
وَقِيلَ لَهُمۡ أَيۡنَ مَا كُنتُمۡ تَعۡبُدُونَ
And it will be said to them, “Where is what you were serving
مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ هَلۡ يَنصُرُونَكُمۡ أَوۡ يَنتَصِرُونَ
instead of God? (Can) they defend you or defend themselves?”
فَكُبۡكِبُواْ فِيهَا هُمۡ وَٱلۡغَاوُۥنَ
And then they will be tossed into it – they and the ones who are in error –
فَلَوۡ أَنَّ لَنَا كَرَّةٗ فَنَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ
If only we had (another) turn, and (could) be among the believers!”’
إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَةٗۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكۡثَرُهُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ
Surely in that is a sign indeed, but most of them do not believe.
وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ
Surely your Lord – He indeed is the Mighty, the Compassionate.
إِذۡ قَالَ لَهُمۡ أَخُوهُمۡ نُوحٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ
When their brother Noah said to them, ‘Will you not guard (yourselves)?
وَمَآ أَسۡـَٔلُكُمۡ عَلَيۡهِ مِنۡ أَجۡرٍۖ إِنۡ أَجۡرِيَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
I do not ask you for any reward for it. My reward (depends) only on the Lord of the worlds.
۞قَالُوٓاْ أَنُؤۡمِنُ لَكَ وَٱتَّبَعَكَ ٱلۡأَرۡذَلُونَ
They said, ‘Shall we believe you, when (only) the worst (people) follow you?’
Graphical/Basic Letter Difference - Different Word entirely
وَٱتَّبَعَكَ
follow you
وَأَتْبَاعُكَ
your followers
The Hafs reading uses the past tense verb 'وَٱتَّبَعَكَ' (and followed you), while the variant uses the plural noun 'وَأَتْبَاعُكَ' (and your followers), shifting the grammatical structure.
Rawh, Ruways
إِنۡ حِسَابُهُمۡ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّيۖ لَوۡ تَشۡعُرُونَ
Their reckoning is only with my Lord, if (only) you realized (it).
قَالُواْ لَئِن لَّمۡ تَنتَهِ يَٰنُوحُ لَتَكُونَنَّ مِنَ ٱلۡمَرۡجُومِينَ
They said, ‘If indeed you do not stop, Noah, you will indeed be one of the stoned.’
فَأَنجَيۡنَٰهُ وَمَن مَّعَهُۥ فِي ٱلۡفُلۡكِ ٱلۡمَشۡحُونِ
So We rescued him, and those who were with him, in the loaded ship.
إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَةٗۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكۡثَرُهُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ
Surely in that is a sign indeed, but most of them do not believe.
وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ
Surely your Lord – He indeed is the Mighty, the Compassionate.
كَذَّبَتۡ عَادٌ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ
Borrowed Mythology & Plagiarism
إِذۡ قَالَ لَهُمۡ أَخُوهُمۡ هُودٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ
When their brother Hūd said to them, ‘Will you not guard (yourselves)?
وَمَآ أَسۡـَٔلُكُمۡ عَلَيۡهِ مِنۡ أَجۡرٍۖ إِنۡ أَجۡرِيَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
I do not ask you for any reward for it. My reward (depends) only on the Lord of the worlds.
وَٱتَّقُواْ ٱلَّذِيٓ أَمَدَّكُم بِمَا تَعۡلَمُونَ
Guard (yourselves) against the One who has increased you with what you know.
قَالُواْ سَوَآءٌ عَلَيۡنَآ أَوَعَظۡتَ أَمۡ لَمۡ تَكُن مِّنَ ٱلۡوَٰعِظِينَ
They said, ‘(It is) the same for us whether you admonish (us) or are not one of the admonishers.
إِنۡ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا خُلُقُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ
This is nothing but the creation of those of old.
Vowel Difference (harakat) - Change Meaning (general semantic shift)
خُلُقُ
creation
خَلۡقُ
creation
The vowel change from damma on the kha and lam (khuluq) to a fatha on the kha and sukun on the lam (khalq) changes the literal meaning from 'custom/habit' to 'creation/fabrication', altering the nuance of what is being attributed to the ancients.
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وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ
Surely your Lord – He indeed is the Mighty, the Compassionate.
كَذَّبَتۡ ثَمُودُ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ
Thamūd called the envoys liars:
Borrowed Mythology & Plagiarism
إِذۡ قَالَ لَهُمۡ أَخُوهُمۡ صَٰلِحٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ
When their brother Ṣāliḥ said to them, ‘Will you not guard (yourselves)?
وَمَآ أَسۡـَٔلُكُمۡ عَلَيۡهِ مِنۡ أَجۡرٍۖ إِنۡ أَجۡرِيَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
I do not ask you for any reward for it. My reward (depends) only on the Lord of the worlds.
وَزُرُوعٖ وَنَخۡلٖ طَلۡعُهَا هَضِيمٞ
and (fields of) crops and date palms (with) its slender sheath?
وَتَنۡحِتُونَ مِنَ ٱلۡجِبَالِ بُيُوتٗا فَٰرِهِينَ
Will you (continue to) carve houses out of the mountains with skill?
Graphical/Basic Letter Difference - Change Meaning (general semantic shift)
فَٰرِهِينَ
with skill
فَرِهِينَ
with great skill
The omission of the alif changes the word from an active participle (fārihīn) to an intensive adjective form (farihīn), altering the meaning from simply 'skillful' to 'with great skill' or 'insolent'.
Bazzi, Duri Abu 'Amr, Ibn Jummaz, Ibn Wardan, Qalun, Qunbul, Rawh, Ruways, Susi, Warsh
Historical Error
ٱلَّذِينَ يُفۡسِدُونَ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَلَا يُصۡلِحُونَ
those who foment corruption on the earth and do not set (things) right.’
مَآ أَنتَ إِلَّا بَشَرٞ مِّثۡلُنَا فَأۡتِ بِـَٔايَةٍ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلصَّـٰدِقِينَ
You are nothing but a human being like us. Bring (us) a sign, if you are one of the truthful.’
قَالَ هَٰذِهِۦ نَاقَةٞ لَّهَا شِرۡبٞ وَلَكُمۡ شِرۡبُ يَوۡمٖ مَّعۡلُومٖ
He said, ‘This is a she-camel: to her a drink and to you a drink, on a day made known.
Borrowed Mythology & Plagiarism
وَلَا تَمَسُّوهَا بِسُوٓءٖ فَيَأۡخُذَكُمۡ عَذَابُ يَوۡمٍ عَظِيمٖ
Do not touch her with evil, or the punishment of a great day will seize you.’
فَأَخَذَهُمُ ٱلۡعَذَابُۚ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَةٗۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكۡثَرُهُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ
and the punishment seized them. Surely in that is a sign indeed, but most of them do not believe.
وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ
Surely your Lord – He indeed is the Mighty, the Compassionate.
إِذۡ قَالَ لَهُمۡ أَخُوهُمۡ لُوطٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ
When their brother Lot said to them, ‘Will you not guard (yourselves)?
وَمَآ أَسۡـَٔلُكُمۡ عَلَيۡهِ مِنۡ أَجۡرٍۖ إِنۡ أَجۡرِيَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
I do not ask you for any reward for it. My reward (depends) only on the Lord of the worlds.
وَتَذَرُونَ مَا خَلَقَ لَكُمۡ رَبُّكُم مِّنۡ أَزۡوَٰجِكُمۚ بَلۡ أَنتُمۡ قَوۡمٌ عَادُونَ
and leave your wives whom your Lord created for you? Yes! You are a people who transgress!’
قَالُواْ لَئِن لَّمۡ تَنتَهِ يَٰلُوطُ لَتَكُونَنَّ مِنَ ٱلۡمُخۡرَجِينَ
They said, ‘If indeed you do not stop, Lot, you will indeed be one of the expelled.’
إِلَّا عَجُوزٗا فِي ٱلۡغَٰبِرِينَ
except for an old woman among those who stayed behind.
Contradicts the Bible
وَأَمۡطَرۡنَا عَلَيۡهِم مَّطَرٗاۖ فَسَآءَ مَطَرُ ٱلۡمُنذَرِينَ
We rained down on them a rain, and evil was the rain on those who had been warned!
إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَةٗۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكۡثَرُهُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ
Surely in that is a sign indeed, but most of them do not believe.
وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ
Surely your Lord – He indeed is the Mighty, the Compassionate.
كَذَّبَ أَصۡحَٰبُ لۡـَٔيۡكَةِ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ
The people of the Grove called the envoys liars:
Borrowed Mythology & Plagiarism
إِذۡ قَالَ لَهُمۡ شُعَيۡبٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ
When Shu‘ayb said to them, ‘Will you not guard (yourselves)?
وَمَآ أَسۡـَٔلُكُمۡ عَلَيۡهِ مِنۡ أَجۡرٍۖ إِنۡ أَجۡرِيَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
I do not ask you for any reward for it. My reward (depends) only on the Lord of the worlds.
وَٱتَّقُواْ ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَكُمۡ وَٱلۡجِبِلَّةَ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ
Guard (yourselves) against the One who created you and the multitudes of old.’
وَمَآ أَنتَ إِلَّا بَشَرٞ مِّثۡلُنَا وَإِن نَّظُنُّكَ لَمِنَ ٱلۡكَٰذِبِينَ
You are nothing but a human being like us. Surely we think (that) you are indeed one of the liars.
فَأَسۡقِطۡ عَلَيۡنَا كِسَفٗا مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلصَّـٰدِقِينَ
Make fragments of the sky fall on us, if you are one of the truthful.’
Vowel Difference (harakat) - Singular to Plural / Plural to Singular
كِسَفٗا
fragments
كِسْفاٗ
fragments
The vowel on the letter Seen changes from a fathah (plural form 'kisafan') to a sukoon (singular or collective noun 'kisfan'), though both are generally translated as pieces or fragments.
Abu Al-Harith, Bazzi, Duri Abu 'Amr, Duri Al-Kisa'i, Hisham, Ibn Dhakwan, Ibn Jummaz, Ibn Wardan, Idris, Ishaq, Khalaf, Khallad, Qalun, Qunbul, Rawh, Ruways, Shu'bah, Susi, Warsh
إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَةٗۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكۡثَرُهُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ
Surely in that is a sign indeed, but most of them do not believe.
وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ
Surely your Lord – He indeed is the Mighty, the Compassionate.
وَإِنَّهُۥ لَتَنزِيلُ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
Surely it is indeed a sending down from the Lord of the worlds.
نَزَلَ بِهِ ٱلرُّوحُ ٱلۡأَمِينُ
The trustworthy spirit has brought it down
Vowel Difference (harakat) - Grammatical Case Change
نَزَلَ بِهِ ٱلرُّوحُ ٱلۡأَمِينُ
The trustworthy spirit has brought it down
نَزَّلَ بِهِ ٱلرُّوحَ ٱلۡأَمِينَ
He bestowed the Trustworthy Spirit with it
The verb 'nazala' (Form I, descended) changes to 'nazzala' (Form II, sent down). Consequently, 'the Trustworthy Spirit' changes from the nominative subject (ar-rūḥu l-amīnu) to the accusative object (ar-rūḥa l-amīna), shifting the implied subject to Allah.
Abu Al-Harith, Duri Al-Kisa'i, Hisham, Ibn Dhakwan, Idris, Ishaq, Khalaf, Khallad, Rawh, Ruways, Shu'bah
وَإِنَّهُۥ لَفِي زُبُرِ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ
Surely it is indeed in the scriptures of those of old.
Contradicts the Bible
أَوَلَمۡ يَكُن لَّهُمۡ ءَايَةً أَن يَعۡلَمَهُۥ عُلَمَـٰٓؤُاْ بَنِيٓ إِسۡرَـٰٓءِيلَ
Was it not a sign for them that it was known to the learned of the Sons of Israel?
Contradicts the Bible
فَقَرَأَهُۥ عَلَيۡهِم مَّا كَانُواْ بِهِۦ مُؤۡمِنِينَ
and he had recited it to them, they would not have believed in it.
كَذَٰلِكَ سَلَكۡنَٰهُ فِي قُلُوبِ ٱلۡمُجۡرِمِينَ
In this way We put it into the hearts of the sinners.
Theological Defect
لَا يُؤۡمِنُونَ بِهِۦ حَتَّىٰ يَرَوُاْ ٱلۡعَذَابَ ٱلۡأَلِيمَ
They will not believe in it until they see the painful punishment,
فَيَأۡتِيَهُم بَغۡتَةٗ وَهُمۡ لَا يَشۡعُرُونَ
and it will come upon them unexpectedly, when they do not realize (it),
أَفَرَءَيۡتَ إِن مَّتَّعۡنَٰهُمۡ سِنِينَ
Have you considered? If We give them enjoyment (of life) for (some) years,
فَلَا تَدۡعُ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَٰهًا ءَاخَرَ فَتَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُعَذَّبِينَ
Do not call on another god (along) with God, or you will be one of the punished.
وَأَنذِرۡ عَشِيرَتَكَ ٱلۡأَقۡرَبِينَ
Competing Codex
Sahih al-Bukhari 4971
وَأَنْذِرْ عَشِيرَتَكَ الأَقْرَبِينَ وَرَهْطَكَ مِنْهُمُ الْمُخْلَصِينَ
And warn your tribe of near kindred, and your sincere group among them
حَدَّثَنَا يُوسُفُ بْنُ مُوسَى، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا الأَعْمَشُ، حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ مُرَّةَ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ قَالَ لَمَّا نَزَلَتْ {وَأَنْذِرْ عَشِيرَتَكَ الأَقْرَبِينَ} وَرَهْطَكَ مِنْهُمُ الْمُخْلَصِينَ، خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم حَتَّى صَعِدَ الصَّفَا فَهَتَفَ " يَا صَبَاحَاهْ ". فَقَالُوا مَنْ هَذَا، فَاجْتَمَعُوا إِلَيْهِ. فَقَالَ " أَرَأَيْتُمْ إِنْ أَخْبَرْتُكُمْ أَنَّ خَيْلاً تَخْرُجُ مِنْ سَفْحِ هَذَا الْجَبَلِ أَكُنْتُمْ مُصَدِّقِيَّ ". قَالُوا مَا جَرَّبْنَا عَلَيْكَ كَذِبًا. قَالَ " فَإِنِّي نَذِيرٌ لَكُمْ بَيْنَ يَدَىْ عَذَابٍ شَدِيدٍ ". قَالَ أَبُو لَهَبٍ تَبًّا لَكَ مَا جَمَعْتَنَا إِلاَّ لِهَذَا ثُمَّ قَامَ فَنَزَلَتْ {تَبَّتْ يَدَا أَبِي لَهَبٍ وَتَبَّ} وَقَدْ تَبَّ هَكَذَا قَرَأَهَا الأَعْمَشُ يَوْمَئِذٍ.
Narrated Ibn `Abbas:When the Verse:-- 'And warn your tribe of near kindred.' (26.214) was revealed. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) went out, and when he had ascended As-Safa mountain, he shouted, "O Sabahah!" The people said, "Who is that?" "Then they gathered around him, whereupon he said, "Do you see? If I inform you that cavalrymen are proceeding up the side of this mountain, will you believe me?" They said, "We have never heard you telling a lie." Then he said, "I am a plain warner to you of a coming severe punishment." Abu Lahab said, "May you perish! You gathered us only for this reason? " Then Abu Lahab went away. So the "Surat:--ul--LAHAB" 'Perish the hands of Abu Lahab!' (111.1) was revealed[omitted from the english translation: {"...and he has perished"} [wa qad tabba]. This is how Al-A'mash recited it on that day.]
Sahih Muslim 208a
وَأَنْذِرْ عَشِيرَتَكَ الأَقْرَبِينَ وَرَهْطَكَ مِنْهُمُ الْمُخْلَصِينَ
" And warn thy nearest kindred" (and thy group of selected people among them)
وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ، مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَلاَءِ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ مُرَّةَ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ لَمَّا نَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ الآيَةُ { وَأَنْذِرْ عَشِيرَتَكَ الأَقْرَبِينَ} وَرَهْطَكَ مِنْهُمُ الْمُخْلَصِينَ . خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم حَتَّى صَعِدَ الصَّفَا فَهَتَفَ " يَا صَبَاحَاهْ " . فَقَالُوا مَنْ هَذَا الَّذِي يَهْتِفُ قَالُوا مُحَمَّدٌ . فَاجْتَمَعُوا إِلَيْهِ فَقَالَ " يَا بَنِي فُلاَنٍ يَا بَنِي فُلاَنٍ يَا بَنِي فُلاَنٍ يَا بَنِي عَبْدِ مَنَافٍ يَا بَنِي عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ " فَاجْتَمَعُوا إِلَيْهِ فَقَالَ " أَرَأَيْتَكُمْ لَوْ أَخْبَرْتُكُمْ أَنَّ خَيْلاً تَخْرُجُ بِسَفْحِ هَذَا الْجَبَلِ أَكُنْتُمْ مُصَدِّقِيَّ " . قَالُوا مَا جَرَّبْنَا عَلَيْكَ كَذِبًا . قَالَ " فَإِنِّي نَذِيرٌ لَكُمْ بَيْنَ يَدَىْ عَذَابٍ شَدِيدٍ " . قَالَ فَقَالَ أَبُو لَهَبٍ تَبًّا لَكَ أَمَا جَمَعْتَنَا إِلاَّ لِهَذَا ثُمَّ قَامَ فَنَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ السُّورَةُ تَبَّتْ يَدَا أَبِي لَهَبٍ وَقَدْ تَبَّ . كَذَا قَرَأَ الأَعْمَشُ إِلَى آخِرِ السُّورَةِ .
It is reported on the authority of Ibn 'Abbas that when this verse was revealed:" And warn thy nearest kindred" (and thy group of selected people among them) the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) set off till he climbed Safa' and called loudly: Be on your guard! They said: Who is it calling aloud? They said: Muhammad. They gathered round him, and he said: O sons of so and so, O sons of so and so, O sons of 'Abd Manaf, O sons of 'Abd al-Muttalib, and they gathered around him. He (the Apostle) said: If I were to inform you that there were horsemen emerging out of the foot of this mountain, would you believe me? They said: We have not experienced any lie from you. He said: Well, I am a warner to you before a severe torment. He (the narrator) said that Abu Lahab then said: Destruction to you! Is it for this you have gathered us? He (the Holy Prophet) then stood up, and this verse was revealed:" Perish the hands of Abu Lahab, and he indeed perished" (cxi. 1). A'mash recited this to the end of the Sura
وَٱخۡفِضۡ جَنَاحَكَ لِمَنِ ٱتَّبَعَكَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ
and lower your wing to whoever follows you of the believers.
وَتَوَكَّلۡ عَلَى ٱلۡعَزِيزِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
Put your trust in the Mighty, the Compassionate,
Graphical/Basic Letter Difference - Different Word entirely
وَتَوَكَّلۡ
Put your trust
فَتَوَكَّلْ
Then place your trust
The conjunction 'waw' (and) in Hafs is replaced with 'fa' (then/so) in the variant, shifting the connection from a simple continuation to a sequential or consequential action.
Hisham, Ibn Dhakwan, Ibn Jummaz, Ibn Wardan, Qalun, Warsh