Ibn al-Jazari

Deceased Person

1350 – 1429

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Who was Ibn al-Jazari?

Abu al-Khayr Shams al-Din Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Yusuf al-Jazari was a distinguished and prolific scholar in the field of the qira'at of the Qur'an, whom al-Suyuti regarded as the "ultimate authority on these matters". His works on tajwid and qira'at are considered classics. The nisba, Jazari, denotes an origin from Jazirat ibn 'Umar.

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Born
1350
Damascus
Ethnicity
  • Kurdish people
Died
1429
Shiraz

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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