قضية في طباعة المصاحف القرآنية: الخلاف في علم العدد و تطبيقه في طباعة المصاحف القرآنية في العالم

The science of `adad constitutes an integral part of Quranic-affiliated knowledge. Its
main discussion is about the beginning and ending of the verse of the Quran as well
as distinction numbering of the verses. There are seven famous opinions in `adad,
namely; Madani Awwal, Madani Akhir, Makki, Kufi, Basri, Shami and Himshi. The
difference of opinions in the determination of Quranic verses does not only affect the
calculation of the total number of verses in the Qur'an, but also contribute to the
differences in the nature of mushaf (printed Quran). This is because the scholars have
variant views on determining the madhdhab (opinion) of ‘adad relied upon by some
qiraat mutawatirah and its riwayah. Thus, this study explores and gathers the views
of the scholars in determining the madhdhab (opinion) for respective qiraat
mutawatirah, and identify their justifications. This study will then examine the effect
of the dispute on mushaf Quran. To achieve the aforementioned objectives, content
analysis method was adopted to bring together the views of scholars in determining
opinions for each qiraat mutawatirah, and to analyze descriptively the narrations of
all opinions to explain the cause of the disagreement among the scholars. In order to
know the impact of the differences in `adad on mushaf Quran, induction methods was
used on the mushaf Quran which has been printed in several countries with
distinctive qiraat mutawatirah. This study finds that the sanad (chain of transmitter)
in narrating `adad forms is the contributing factor in dissenting scholars in
determining credible opinion for each qiraat mutawatirah. In regards to the printing
of mushaf, most of the printed mushafs are aligned with the opinion of scholars in
determining the number of the verses, whereas only a few of mushaf which do not
comply with such opinion.