Are the seven Qur'anic recitations the seven scriptural forms?

Question:
Are the seven recitations that exist now the same as those that existed before?

Answer:
No. They are not the seven scriptural forms. The seven scriptural forms refer to meanings; they indicate meanings. The scriptural forms are close to one another; their meanings are close. The seven scriptural forms have close meanings, meaning the words. For example, "Come," "Approach," and "Hail" are words that are close in meaning.
Q: What was it that 'Umar ibn al-Khattab burned?
The Shaykh: The repeated scriptural forms that came in seven scriptural forms. One scriptural form remained. And the meaning of a scriptural form is a word, such as "Come," "Approach," and "Hail," and the like. That is, in seven scriptural forms that are close in meaning, the words may differ while the meanings are unified.
Q: And are these seven recitations transmitted from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)?
The Shaykh: From the later readers.