Abu Ja'far al-Madani

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Abu Ja'far al-Madani (Arabic: أبو جعفر المدني) was a significant figure in the transmission of the Qira'at - the different linguistic, lexical, phonetic, morphological and syntactical forms permitted with reciting the Quran, having transmitted one of the Ten qira'at himself.[1]

Debate exists on Abu Ja'far's birth name. The majority position states that he was Yazid ibn al-Qa'qa', while others say that his name was Jundub ibn Fairuz. He was born in Medina in 655 CE.[2]

Qira'at

Abu Ja'far had his qira'a, which he transmitted on the authorities of Abu Hurayra and Ibn Abbas, on the authority of Ubayy ibn Ka'b, on the authority of the Prophet Muhammad.[3] His qira'a has two transmitters:[4]

Hadith and fiqh

Death

References

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