Review and criticism of Allameh Tabatabai's method in choosing the correct reading

Undoubtedly, the science of recitation has a direct impact on the interpretation of the Holy Qur'an, and commentators have interpreted it based on recitations. As some commentators, facing different recitation, have settled on the common recitation, and some have chosen a specific recitation and interpreted based on it. And some have read all the recitation. Allameh Tabataba'i has chosen the method of criticism and selection of readings by assuming the non-frequency of recitations and taking into account the criteria of correct recitation in the science of recitation, which is the authenticity of the document of the narration of the recitation, its conformity with the Arabic rules and the script of the Mushaf. And in addition to the correct reading criteria, he has put forward some criteria for choosing the recitation. He criticizes some of the readings according to his desired criteria in facing different readings and prefers and selects some of the readings with reasoning, having the conditions of acceptance of the reading, conformity of the reading with the context of the verse or by means of narrative evidence. In some cases, he cites the reading in support of his interpretative point of view. However, in some cases he prefers a reading without mentioning the reason, and in some cases he states different readings and leaves them unexamined without preferring any of the readings. This article has analyzed and criticized Allameh Tabataba'i's view on correct reading with an analytical method.