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==Transmitters of 'Asim’s Recital of the Quran== | ==Transmitters of 'Asim’s Recital of the Quran== | ||
A great number of people have transmitted 'Asim’s recital of the Quran directly or indirectly, including: [[Aban b. Taghlib]], | A great number of people have transmitted 'Asim’s recital of the Quran directly or indirectly, including: [[Aban b. Taghlib]], Aban b. Yazid al-'Attar, [[Hafs b. Sulayman]], Hammad b. Salama, [[Hammad b. Yazid]], [[Sulayman b. Mihran al-A'mash]], [[Abu Bakr b. 'Ayyash]], Dahhak b. Maymun, [[Abu 'Amr b. 'Ala']], [[Khalil b. Ahmad]], and [[Hamza b. Habib]]. There are other people who have transmitted part or all of 'Asim’s recital. | ||
The most prominent transmitters of 'Asim’s recital are Hafs and Abu Bakr b. 'Ayyash who have transmitted his recital directly. | The most prominent transmitters of 'Asim’s recital are Hafs and Abu Bakr b. 'Ayyash who have transmitted his recital directly. | ||
* [[Hafs b. Sulayman]] | |||
According to Abu Bakr al-Khatib, “early scholars take Hafs to be superior to Abu Bakr b. 'Ayyash with respect to his memory, since he remembered all aspects of 'Asim’s recital of the Quran … the most accurate transmission from 'Asim is that of Hafs”. | Abu 'Umar Hafs b. Sulayman b. Mughira al-Bazzaz al-Asadi al-Kufi (b. [[90]]/709 d. [[180]]/796-7), known as Hafs, was 'Asim’s stepson. It is said that Hafs learned 5 Quranic verses from 'Asim in every meeting. "According to Abu Bakr al-Khatib, “early scholars take Hafs to be superior to Abu Bakr b. 'Ayyash with respect to his memory, since he remembered all aspects of 'Asim’s recital of the Quran … the most accurate transmission from 'Asim is that of Hafs”. | ||
Hafs taught the recital of the Quran to people of Mecca, [[Baghdad]], and Kufa. Following his teacher, 'Asim, he was also a Shi'a. And like his teacher, Hafs is of a high ranking among the Seven Reciters. His recital of the Quran is popular among Muslims. The recital that 'Asim taught Hafs was the one he had learned from Abu 'Abd al-Rahman al-Sulami who had learned it, in turn, from [[Imam 'Ali (a)]]. | Hafs taught the recital of the Quran to people of Mecca, [[Baghdad]], and Kufa. Following his teacher, 'Asim, he was also a Shi'a. And like his teacher, Hafs is of a high ranking among the Seven Reciters. His recital of the Quran is popular among Muslims. The recital that 'Asim taught Hafs was the one he had learned from Abu 'Abd al-Rahman al-Sulami who had learned it, in turn, from [[Imam 'Ali (a)]]. | ||
Hafs was the best student of 'Asim and very knowledgeable about his recital. He is more reliable than Abu Bakr, the other transmitter of 'Asim’s recital, and this is why, Hafs’s recital of the Quran became popular among Muslims. According to | Hafs was the best student of 'Asim and very knowledgeable about his recital. He is more reliable than Abu Bakr, the other transmitter of 'Asim’s recital, and this is why, Hafs’s recital of the Quran became popular among Muslims. According to al-Dhahabi: “Hafs did not have a good memory with respect to [[hadiths]], but with respect to the recital of the Quran, he is very reliable. He said that he never opposed 'Asim’s recital of the Quran except in one letter of a verse in [[Sura al-Rum]] ([[Q 30|30]]):54: “Allah is the one Who created you from ‘ضعف’”. Hafs read the word “ضعف” (frailty) as “du'f”, but 'Asim read it as “da'f” (weakness)”. | ||
In fact, Hafs’s recital of the Quran is the one widely received by Muslims, because he and his teacher, 'Asim, were strongly committed to the accurate and [[mutawatir]] transmission of the Quranic recital among Muslims at their time. It was this recital that 'Asim had taught Hafs. | In fact, Hafs’s recital of the Quran is the one widely received by Muslims, because he and his teacher, 'Asim, were strongly committed to the accurate and [[Tawatur|mutawatir]] (numerously reported) transmission of the Quranic recital among Muslims at their time. It was this recital that 'Asim had taught Hafs. | ||
Abu Bakr Shu'ba b. 'Ayyash al-Asadi al-Kufi (95/713-808) recited the Quran in the presence of 'Asim three times, and presented it to | * [[Abu Bakr b. 'Ayyash]] | ||
Abu Bakr Shu'ba b. 'Ayyash al-Asadi al-Kufi (b.[[95]]/713-4 d.[[193]]/808-9) recited the Quran in the presence of 'Asim three times, and presented it to 'Ata' b. Sa'ib, Aslam al-Minqari, and 'Umar. Abu Bakr was a Sunni leader. He quit teaching the recital of the Quran and examination of other people’s recitals 7 years before his death. However, he was a great scholar. | |||
=='Asim’s Recital in the View of Muslim Scholars== | =='Asim’s Recital in the View of Muslim Scholars== | ||