Ibn al-Jazari

Ibn al-Jazari
ابن الجزري
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]
Shams al-Din
Al-Hafiz
Personal
BornDamascus, Syria[4]
26 November 1350
25 Ramadan 751 AH[4]
Died2 December 1429
5 Rabi' al-awwal 833 AH[4] (aged 79)
ReligionIslam
EraMiddle Ages
RegionMiddle East
DenominationSunni
JurisprudenceShafi'i
CreedAsh'ari[5][6]
Main interest(s)Qira'at, Tajwid, Hadith, History, Fiqh, Arabic
OccupationScholar, Reciter, Traditionist, Historian, Jurist, Grammarian, Linguist
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), also known as Ibn al-Jazari (Arabic: ابن الجزري) was one of the prominent scholars of the 15th century and is considered one of the greatest Quranic reciters in Islamic History.[7][8] He was a distinguished and prolific scholar in the field of the qira'at of the Quran to whom al-Suyuti regarded as the "ultimate authority on these matters".[9] His works on tajwid and qira'at are considered classics.[10] He was a noted authority in hadith science, Islamic jurisprudence, history, and Arabic.[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. ^ Yassin Ghanem Jassim al-Aridi (2024). Classes of Ash'aris, notables of the people of the Sunnah and the community. Dar al-Kotob al-'Ilmiyya. p. 762. ISBN 9786144962350.
  6. ^ Shah, Mustafa (2010). The Hạdīth: Codification, authenticity. Routledge. p. 30. ISBN 9780415476195.
  7. ^ Nikolaos G. Chrissis, Mike Carr (2014). "A Damascene Eyewitness to the Battle of Nicopolis: Shams al-Din Ibn al-Jazari (d. 833/1429)". Contact and Conflict in Frankish Greece and the Aegean, 1204–1453 Crusade, Religion and Trade between Latins, Greeks and Turks. Ashgate Publishing. p. 154. ISBN 9781409439264.
  8. ^ a b Adem Yerinde, Büşra Özdemir (2020). "'Ibn al-Jazari and His Works on the Arabic Language". Şarkiyat Mecmuası: Journal of Oriental Studies. Istanbul University. pp. 157–187. doi:10.26650/jos.2020.012.
  9. ^ Semaan, Khalil I (1968). Linguistics in the Middle Ages: Phonetic studies in early Islam. Brill. p. 34.
  10. ^ Nelson, Kristina (2001). The art of reciting the Qur'an. American University in Cairo Press. p. 88.