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Asim ibn Abi al-Najud, Reader of Kufa

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ScholarReader of Kufa

Asim ibn Abi al-Najudعاصم بن أبي النجود

Approximate dateKufa

The Kufan reader whose reading, through his student Hafs, is the one most Muslims recite today.

He learned the Quran from Abu Abd al-Rahman al-Sulami, who had learned it from Uthman, Ali, Ibn Masud and Zayd ibn Thabit. He was famed for his beautiful voice and precise Arabic, and two students carried his reading: Hafs and Shu'bah.

What grew out of it?

Hafs from Asim is the reading of most printed mushafs.

Who else is linked?

KufaHafs ibn SulaymanAli ibn Abi TalibUthman ibn AffanAbdullah ibn Mas'udZayd ibn ThabitUmayyad Caliphate

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