The phenomenon of qiraat in Ebusuud Efendi's İrshad al aql al salim

Mufassirs have tried to make use o verified and unverified Quran recitations with their proof to exhibit the will of Allah. In this study, the recitation fact in tafsir of Ebu's-Su'ud, who wrote 'Irshād al-ʻaql al-salīm ilá mazāyā al-Kitāb al-karīm' by using verified recitations as well as a number of unverified recitations. The study consists of introduction, three main parts and conclusion. The first part is on the life of Ebu's-Su'ud, his status in religious sciences, the history of Quran recitation, his references for recitation and his method to interpret recitations. In the second part, the systematic classification of Quran recitations is done in the context of recitation-Arabic language and recitation-tafsir; the subject is studied in the context Arabic dialects and morphology-grammar rules. In the third part, the writer's envision on recitation is determined in the framework of authentic recitation. The samples were chosen carefully to give clues on every aspect and the topic is tried to be explained in detail using a number of sources. Key Words: Ebu's-su'ūd, tafsir, recitation, verified, unverified.