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“... these kind of features are strong indicators of a strong oral tradition, that the writing was more an aid of what people have already memorized, that you went to the text (i.e., Quran) already knowing what it should say.” quote by Keith Small — Download Open image

““... these kind of features are strong indicators of a strong oral tradition, that the writing was more an aid of what people have already memorized, that you went to the text (i.e., Quran) already knowing what it should say.””

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