Ibn al-Jazari

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". His works on tajwid and qira'at are considered classics. The nisba (attributive title), Jazari, denotes an origin from Jazirat ibn 'Umar.

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
Muqriʼ al-Mamālīk
Al-Imām al-Aʻẓam
Al-Hafiz
Personal
Born26 November 1350
25 Ramadan 751 AH
Damascus, Syria
Died2 December 1429
5 Rabi' al-awwal 833 AH (aged 79)
Shiraz, Iran
ReligionIslam
DenominationSunni
JurisprudenceShafi'i
CreedAshari
Main interest(s)Qira'at, Tajwid, Hadith, History, Fiqh
Muslim leader
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