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The Ten Readers
Surah: Al-Qamar (17)
Ibn Kathir Al-Makki and Abu Amr Al-Basri
وَلَقَدۡ يَسَّرۡنَا ٱلۡقُرۡءَانَ لِلذِّكۡرِ فَهَلۡ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ
— القمر الآية 17
Abdullah ibn Kathir Al-Makki (d. 120H):
Learned from the Companion Ibn Al-Sa'ib and from Mujahid. Imam of Mecca's reading. Narrators: Al-Bazzi and Qunbul.
Features: Madd al-sila (extending ha' al-kinaya in certain words); obligatory basmala between surahs; strengthening certain words.
Abu Amr ibn Al-Ala' Al-Basri (d. 154H):
Learned from Mujahid, Yahya ibn Ya'mar, Sa'id ibn Jubayr. Imam of Arabic language and reading in Basra. Narrators: Al-Duri and Al-Susi.
Features: Al-idgham al-kabir (assimilation of similar, neighboring, and paired letters); imala in many words.
Learned from the Companion Ibn Al-Sa'ib and from Mujahid. Imam of Mecca's reading. Narrators: Al-Bazzi and Qunbul.
Features: Madd al-sila (extending ha' al-kinaya in certain words); obligatory basmala between surahs; strengthening certain words.
Abu Amr ibn Al-Ala' Al-Basri (d. 154H):
Learned from Mujahid, Yahya ibn Ya'mar, Sa'id ibn Jubayr. Imam of Arabic language and reading in Basra. Narrators: Al-Duri and Al-Susi.
Features: Al-idgham al-kabir (assimilation of similar, neighboring, and paired letters); imala in many words.
Source: Al-Nashr (1/124); Ibn Mujahid; Al-Dymati, Al-Ittihaf
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