The passage allows that a slight alteration may sometimes occur for metre or another compositional requirement while the relationship to the original remains recognizable.
This literary observation must not be confused with rules for accurate Qur’anic recitation or with religious propriety. An altered phrase must never be represented as the exact wording of the verse; the alteration and its source must be distinguished.
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Iqtibas, Tadmeen, Aqd, Hall, Talmih and the Art of Literary Openings and Endings
The passage allows that a slight alteration may sometimes occur for metre or another compositional requirement while the relationship to the original remains recognizable.
This literary observation must not be confused with rules for accurate Qur’anic recitation or with religious propriety. An altered phrase must never be represented as the exact wording of the verse; the alteration and its source must be distinguished.