What does Khalaf mean?
As one of the recognized chains within the ten canonical Qiraat, Khalaf preserves its own specific set of pronunciation details, distinguishing it from riwayat like Hafs or Warsh heard more commonly today.
Recitation & Qiraat
خَلَف · /xæˈlæf/
Khalaf is a transmission (riwayah) of the Quran passed down through later narrators of the Hamzah reading.
As one of the recognized chains within the ten canonical Qiraat, Khalaf preserves its own specific set of pronunciation details, distinguishing it from riwayat like Hafs or Warsh heard more commonly today.