Al-Ashnani

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Al-Ashnani
Sheikh of the readers in Baghdad
الأشناني
Personal
Born841 CE / 227 AH
Died919 CE / 307 AH
ReligionIslam
Main interest(s)Qu'ran
Known forQu'ran recitation, Hadith recitation
Other namesAhmed bin Sahel bin Al-Fairouzan Abi Al-Abbas Al-Ashnani
Muslim leader
TeacherObaid bin Al-Saba

Al-Ashnani (841 - 919 CE/ 227 - 14th Muharram 307 AH)[1][2] (Arabic: الأشناني) was a famous qur'an and hadith reciter. He was equally famous in both disciplines.[1] In qu'ran recitation, Al-Ashnani was a student of Obaid bin Al-Saba, and holds a place in many Ijazah lineages.

Al-Ashnani lived for at least part, if not all, of his life in Baghdad.[1] He died at the age of 80 years, by the Islamic calendar.[3] He lived during the time of the Abbasid Caliphate, during the period of the fracture into autonomous dynasties. Baghdad had moved from the capital of a great empire towards a period of declining power at this time.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c التاريخ, تراحم عبر. "أبي العباس أحمد بن سهل بن الفيرزان الأشناني". tarajm.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 2023-06-29.
  2. ^ "إسلام ويب - سير أعلام النبلاء - الطبقة السابعة عشر - الأشناني- الجزء رقم14". islamweb.net (in Arabic). Retrieved 2023-06-29.
  3. ^ "موسوعة التراجم والأعلام - الأشناني". taraajem.com. Retrieved 2023-06-30.