What is the meaning of the statement: (The Qur'an was revealed in seven modes)?

The questioner : What is the meaning of the seven modes?

The Shaykh : Yes, that is right, meaning dialects. The dialects that the Arabs were speaking in the time of the Messenger. A person cannot change his dialect except with difficulty; he needs practice, and this may hinder people from understanding the Qur'an. So Allah made it easy for them in the beginning. And when the Qurayshi language became established, it became the official language of the Noble Qur'an.

The questioner : Are they all Arabic?

The Shaykh : They are all Arabic, yes.

The questioner : What is the difference between them?

The Shaykh : Now, for example, you are in the Hijaz, and here in al-Qasim, and in the Eastern Province. Are the dialects the same or not?

The Shaykh : Yes, they are the same. Some people say, "O man," "O man," "O man." Yes, is this not present?

The questioner : It is present.

The Shaykh : All right, if he says , what does he say? He cannot say ; it is difficult for him. He needs practice. So we say, say what is possible. Yes, now, a non-Arab cannot say "Muhammad" and pronounce the "h" correctly. What does he say? "Muhmad."

The questioner : Or with a "kh."

The Shaykh : Yes, in any case, praise be to Allah, this was in the beginning. Because if they had been required to pronounce it in the language of Quraysh, they would have needed practice. So, to encourage them in Islam and to make it easy for them, the Qur'an was made, praise be to Allah, in seven modes.

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