Ibn al-Jazari

Muhammad ibn Muhammad Ibn al-Jazari
محمد ابن محمد الجزری
Manuscript of a religious treatise by al-Jazari (al-Husn al-Hasin), after al-Bukhari's Sahih. Copy created in Ottoman Turkey, dated 1761-2
TitleShaykh al-qurrāʼ[1]
Muqriʼ al-Mamālīk[2]
Al-Imām al-Aʻẓam[3]
Al-Hafiz
Personal
Born26 November 1350
25 Ramadan 751 AH[4]
Damascus, Syria[4]
Died2 December 1429
5 Rabi' al-awwal 833 AH[4] (aged 79)
Shiraz, Iran[4]
ReligionIslam
DenominationSunni
JurisprudenceShafi'i
CreedAshari[5]
Main interest(s)Qira'at, Tajwid, Hadith, History, Fiqh
Muslim leader

Abu al-Khayr Shams al-Din Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Yusuf al-Jazari (Arabic: أبو الخير شمس الدين محمد بن محمد بن محمد بن علي بن يوسف الجزري, 26 November 1350– 2 December 1429) was a scholar in the field of the qira'at of the Qur'an, whom al-Suyuti regarded as the "ultimate authority on these matters".[6] His works on tajwid and qira'at are considered classics.[7] The nisba (attributive title), Jazari, denotes an origin from Jazirat ibn 'Umar.[8]

  1. ^ Arabic: شيخ القراء
  2. ^ Arabic: مقرئ المماليك
  3. ^ Arabic: الإمام الأعظم, a title given to him by the people of Shiraz
  4. ^ a b c d Cite error: The named reference Hafizp7To11 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Shah, Mustafa (2010). The Hạdīth: Codification, authenticity. Routledge. p. 30. ISBN 9780415476195.
  6. ^ Semaan, Khalil I (1968). Linguistics in the Middle Ages: Phonetic studies in early Islam. E. J. Brill. p. 34.
  7. ^ Nelson, Kristina (2001). The art of reciting the Qur'an. American Univ in Cairo Press. p. 88.
  8. ^ Sarton, George (1962). Introduction to the History of Science (3 Vols. in 5). Krieger Pub Co. p. 1455.

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