Does Imam Abu Amr al-Basri rely in counting verses on the first Medinan count from Imam Abu Jaafar al-Madani, or on the count of his own city (the Basran count)? And is the preponderant view in the labial concealment (Ikhfaa Shafawi) of the letter Meem and the transformation (Iqlab) based on bringing the lips together with reduced reliance on them, or on leaving a slight gap (furjah)?
It appears that Abu Amr al-Basri relied on the Basran count for the number of verses, which is 6204 verses, unlike the Madani count which varies according to its different methods. As for oral ikhfa’ (concealment), the scholars of recitation differed regarding the closing of the lips or leaving a slight opening, and some permitted both depending on how the reciter received it.
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