Abū ʿAmr al-Dānī[1] (981–1053), called Ibn al-Ṣayrafī,[2] was a Mālikī lawyer, muḥaddith (traditionist) and Qurʾānic muqriʾ (reciter) from al-Andalus.[3][4] He founded his own school of Qurʾān recitation.[5]
- ^ His full name was Abū ʿAmr ʿUthmān ibn Saʿīd ibn ʿUthmān ibn Saʿīd ibn ʿUmar al-Umawī al-Qurṭubī (Penelas 2014;Fesharaki 2015). According to Arab naming conventions, Abū ʿAmr is a kunya. His given name was ʿUthmān. "al-Umawī" and "al-Qurṭubī" refer to his Umayyad descent and home city, respectively.
- ^ A contemporary nickname implying that his father or grandfather was a moneychanger (Penelas 2014).
- ^ Lewis, Pellat & Schacht 1965.
- ^ Fesharaki 2015.
- ^ Penelas 2014.