Qirāʾa 10 of the Ten
Khalaf al-Bazzar
Khalaf ibn Hisham al-Bazzar al-Baghdadi (150–229 AH / 767–843 CE), one of the Ten canonical reciters and a renowned transmitter from Hamza al-Zayyat. His independent qirāʾa (with transmitters Khallad and Ishaq) is the last of the Ten in the common ordering.
Reciters
10
History of This Qirāʾa
Khalaf al-Bazzar is simultaneously a transmitter of Hamza's qirāʾa and an independent reader in his own right. His independent qirāʾa features characteristics he selected from multiple transmissions, and it is studied within the system of the Ten Recitations.
Main Geographical Areas
Khalaf al-Bazzar's qirāʾa is taught in major institutions of the Ten Recitations in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and other Islamic countries.
Narrator: Idris ibn Abd al-Karim al-Haddad
Idris ibn Abd al-Karim al-Haddad al-Baghdadi (Abu al-Hasan) is one of the two renowned transmitters (rawis) of Khalaf ibn Hisham al-Bazzar, the tenth of the ten readers. Born in 189 AH, he was a trustworthy and precise reciter who led Qur'anic instruction in Baghdad in his era. He died in 292 AH.
Narrator: Ishaq ibn Ibrahim al-Waraq
Ishaq ibn Ibrahim ibn Uthman al-Warraq (Abu Ya'qub), of Marw and later Baghdad, is one of the two transmitters (rawis) of Khalaf ibn Hisham al-Bazzar, the tenth of the ten readers. He studied the recitation directly under Khalaf and accompanied him closely, and was a trustworthy transmitter known for his precision. He died around 286 AH.
