The Basran reciter Sallām (teacher of the canonical Yaʿqūb) has an interesting variant reading at Q6:142. Instead of the quran admonishing people not to follow the footsteps of Satan -- ḫuṭ(u)wāti š-šayṭāni, he instead reads ḫuṭʾāti š-šayṭāni "the mistakes/sins of Satan".
This reading for Sallām is mentioned in al-Ḫuzāʿī's Muntahā, and Ibn Jinnī explains it with this interpretation. This variant is also attested in Q2:168.
The variant interested me, so I had a look if it was marked at all in the Qur'anic manuscripts!
The variant interested me, so I had a look if it was marked at all in the Qur'anic manuscripts!
So what are we looking for? In vocalised manuscripts the wāw has no less than 6 positions where a red dot may appear, and all of them have a slightly different meaning. Most notably there is a difference between marking (u)wā (right above) and (u)ʾā (to the left and above).
So we are looking for manuscripts that mark the red dot slightly to the left and above for it to mark ḫuṭ(u)ʾāt. Compare for example:
la-huwa, versus yuʾaddihū!
la-huwa, versus yuʾaddihū!
So with that bit of education about vocalisation out of the way, can we find Sallām's reading? Yes!
1. Arabe 350(a) (secondary reading in yellow)
2. Perhaps W.552
3. Arabe 366(d) (secondary reading in green) (Q2:168)
1. Arabe 350(a) (secondary reading in yellow)
2. Perhaps W.552
3. Arabe 366(d) (secondary reading in green) (Q2:168)
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