Nafiʽ al-Madani
al-Madani Nafiʽ (نافع) | |
|---|---|
| Personal | |
| Born | 689CE 70AH Madina |
| Died | 785CE 169AH Madina |
| Religion | Islam |
| Main interest(s) | Quran |
| Other names | Abu Ruwaym Ibn ʽAbd ar-Rahman Ibn Abi Naʽim al-Laythi |
Abu Ruwaym Ibn ʽAbd ar-Rahman Ibn Abi Naʽim al-Laythi (
companions of the Islamic prophet Muhammad is well-attested.[4]
Nafiʽ was born in the year 689CE,[5] and he died in the year 785CE.[6][4] His family was from Isfahan, though he himself was born and died in Medina.[4]
His method of recitation via his two most famous students,
Quran reading mode in North Africa, West Africa and Qatar. He had a total of four canonical transmitters of his recitation; in addition to Qalun and Warsh, he also transmitted his reading to Isma'il bin Ja'far al-Ansari and Ishaq bin Muhammad al-Musayyabi.[7] Nafi's style of reading became so popular that it eventually eclipsed that of his teachers in Medina.[4]
See also
Ten readers and transmitters
- Nafi‘ al-Madani
- Ibn Kathir al-Makki
- Abu 'Amr ibn al-'Ala'
- Ibn Amir ad-Dimashqi
- Hisham
- Ibn Dhakwan
- Aasim ibn Abi al-Najud
- Hamzah az-Zaiyyat
- Al-Kisa'i
- Abu Ja'far
- Ya'qub al-Yamani
- Khalaf
References
- ISBN 9789004133198
- ^ Muhammad Ghoniem and MSM Saifullah, The Ten Readers & Their Transmitters. (c) Islamic Awareness. Updated January 8, 2002; accessed April 11, 2016.
- ISBN 9780759101906
- ^ ISBN 9781850653363
- ISBN 9789004240810
- ^ Shady Nasser, Canonization, p. 39.
- ^ Shady Nasser, Canonization, p. 135.
