Khalaf al-Bazzar
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Abu Muhammad Khalaf ibn Hisham ibn Tha'lab al-Asadi al-Bazzar al-Baghdadi (Arabic: أبو محمد خلف بن هشام بن ثعلب الأسدي البزاز البغدادي, 150–229 AH/767–844 CE), better known as Khalaf,[1] was an important figure in the history of the Qur'an and the Qira'at, or method of recitation. In addition to being a transmitter for the Quran reading method of Hamzah az-Zaiyyat,[2][3] one of the seven canonical readers, he was also known for his own independent method that is counted among the three accepted but less famous methods.[3]
Khalaf al-Bazzar | |
|---|---|
| Personal life | |
| Born | 150 AH / 767 CE |
| Died | 7 Jumada al-Akhirah 229 AH / 2nd March 844 CE (aged 79) |
| Home town | Baghdad |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Muslim leader | |
| Teacher | Hamzah az-Zaiyyat |
For Khalaf's own, independent method of recitation, the two primary transmitters from him were Ishaq al-Maruzi and Idris al-Haddad.[4]
He died in 7 Jumada al-Thani 229 AH/2nd March 844CE.[3][5][6]