Abu Bakr al-Isfahani (born in
Isfahan
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– died 908 CE in
Baghdad
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), popularly known as Al-Isfahani (; ''from Isfahan''), was a
Persian Quran reciter who specialized in
Warsh recitation.
Biography
Al-Isfahani was an imam in
Warsh recitation.
He studied
Warsh recitation in
Cairo
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in
Egypt
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, where he read to
Warsh students.
Then he settled in
Baghdad
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, where he was the first
Quran
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Qari to introduce
Warsh recitation to
Iraq
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.
Teachers
Al-Isfahani learned
Warsh recitation from many of Imam
Warsh's students in
Cairo
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, including:
* ''Abu al-Rabie al-Rashedini'' ().
* ''Abu al-Achaath al-Jarashi'' ().
* ''Abu al-Qasim al-Muafiri'' ().
* ''Ibn Masud al-Madani'' ().
He studied with other imams, including:
* ''Abdullah ibn Omar ibn Aban'' ().
References
Quran reciters
908 deaths
Warsh recitation
Hadith scholars
Quran reciting
Quranic readings
Year of birth missing
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