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Ibn al-Jazari, Master of the ten readings

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ScholarMaster of the ten readings

Ibn al-Jazariابن الجزري

Approximate dateShiraz

A Damascus scholar who confirmed the ten readings and set down the rules of tajwid.

He travelled through Egypt and Anatolia, and after Timur's victory at Ankara he was taken to Samarkand. He later served as judge in Shiraz. His al-Nashr fi al-Qira'at al-Ashr established the ten readings, and his short poem al-Jazariyyah is the basic text of tajwid.

What grew out of it?

Tajwid teachers worldwide still begin with al-Jazariyyah.

Who else is linked?

ShirazTimurBayezid ITimuridsOttoman Empire

Who lived at the same time?

BarquqTimurBayezid IMurad IMuhammad V of GranadaFiruz Shah TughluqMehmed ISultan Hasan

Source: history · Wikipedia

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