Question

Assalaamu alaikum wa rahmatu Allah

Jazakum Allahu bi kulli khair for your teaching, time and effort.

In answer to a question dated: (27 Rabee' Ath-Thanee 1423/July 8, 2002) about the differences in the various ways of reading it is mentioned that the seven qir'aat outlined in the Shaatibiyyah poem are all "min tareeq Ash-Shaatibiyyah" which must mean, in other words "following the rules as outlined in the Shaatibiyyah.  Did I understand that right? 

And are the three ways of reading covered in Imam al Jazaree's poem, the Durrah, called "min tareeq ad-Durrah"? 

What does min Tareeq at-Tayyibah refer to and to what reading does it apply?  

Answer

Wa alaikum assalaam wa rahmatu Allahi wa barakatuh. 

Yes, you are correct, baaraka Allahu feekum, the rules of the seven different qira'aat are outlined in the Shaatibiyyah poem, and that is the reason they are referred to as tareeq Ash-Shaatibiyyah.  The three qira'aat outlined in Ad-Durrah Al-Mudhiyyah poem by Imam Al-Jazaree are min tareeq Ad-Durrah.  The Durrah poem bases itself on the Shatibiyyah, and uses some of the basic rules from Ash-Shatibiyyah.  It cannot be studied without having a thorough understanding of the Shatiybiyyah poem and the rules for each qaari' outlined in the poem.  One getting an ijaazah in the 10 qira'aat uses the rules outlined in both the Shatibiyyah and the Durrah. 

The Tareeq At-Tayyibah is all the ten qira'aat, each with all the different authentic turuq (plural of tareeq). Some ways of reading have 50 tareeq, others more, others less.  These turuq were outlined by Imam Al-Jazaree first in his book, An-Nashr fil-qira'aat al-'ashr, then in the poem "Tayyibatu-n-Nashr".   These are often referred to as: Al-'Ashara Al-Kubraa and is a very intensive study.  There are very few shuyookh (plural of sheikh) left that have ijaazah in Al-'Ashara Al-Kubraa, may Allah keep them all safe and help the Muslims in learning and preserving this great knowledge. 

Wa iyyakum, and may Allah reward you for your questions.