What is the reason for reading the Quran by substituting the letter Qaf with a letter resembling the Egyptian Gīm, and does this have support and origin in the successive recitations (Qira'at Mutawatirah), or is it not within the scope of the science of Qira'at?
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Reading with the letter Qaf replaced by another letter is impermissible because it constitutes a change in the letter, its articulation point (makhraj), and its characteristics (sifah). None of the ten reciters (Qurra' al-Ashara) recited in this manner. Whoever intentionally alters a letter of the Qur'an disbelieves, as stated by Qadi Iyad: "Whoever intentionally alters a letter from the Qur'an disbelieves."
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