Rare variant readings narrated by Abi Amr Al-Basri within Al-Baqarah and Al-Imran Chapters: A collective-directive study

This study aims to compile the anomalous readings attributed to Abu Amr ibn al-Ala. Despite the significance of the other readings reported from him, they have not received adequate study (Qirā'āt), as scholars tend to focus on the well-known mutawatir readings (Qirā'āt). This has caused attention to shift toward the mutawatir readings (Qirā'āt) attributed to him while neglecting the anomalous ones, due to the prominence of the mutawatir readings (Qirā'āt) and the lack of recognition of the anomalous readings (Qirā'āt), except for the four well-known ones. The research question is: If Abu Amr ibn al-Ala is the master of grammarians and linguists, how can an anomalous reading be attributed to him, and what is the reason for this anomaly? What flaws have led to the reading reported from Abu Amr being classified as anomalous? This includes a statistical analysis of the anomalous readings attributed to him in the chapters of آل عمران Al-Imran and النساء An-Nisa, along with phonetic, morphological, grammatical, and semantic guidance, as well as an explanation of the interpretive meanings contained within them. The study is organized into two chapters: the first is a normative chapter that discusses anomalous readings and their criteria. The second is an applied chapter that presents the anomalous readings in Al-Imran عمران آل and An-Nisa النساء while investigating the reasons for the anomalies present in them. The research employs inductive, analytical, and critical methodologies, among others. It concludes that the majority of the reasons for the anomalies concerning Abu Amr lie within the chains of transmission attributed to him. The researcher recommends studying the remaining chapters of the Quran and the other anomalous readings attributed to the ten reciters.