Qirāʾa 1 of the Ten
Asim al-Kufi
Asim ibn Abi al-Najud al-Kufi (died c. 127 AH / 745 CE), one of the Ten canonical reciters. He received the qirāʾa through Abu Abd al-Rahman al-Sulami from Ali ibn Abi Talib, and through Zirr ibn Hubaysh from Ibn Masud. He was renowned for precise articulation and distinctive recitation.
Reciters
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History of This Qirāʾa
The qirāʾa of Asim belongs to the Kufan school of Quranic recitation and traces an authenticated chain back to the Prophet ﷺ through noble Companions. It is distinguished by a range of phonetic rulings including the madd extensions and the rulings on nūn and tanwīn, and spread widely across the Islamic world through the Hafs transmission.
Main Geographical Areas
The Hafs transmission of Asim's qirāʾa is recited today in the vast majority of Muslim-majority countries and is used in the printing of the Madinah Mushaf. The Shuʿba transmission also spread in certain historical regions.
Narrator: Hafs an Asim
Hafs ibn Sulayman al-Kufi (90–180 AH / 708–796 CE), the stepson of Asim al-Kufi and the most famous transmitter of his recitation. He learned directly from Asim and conveyed it with great precision. His transmission is the most widely used in the Muslim world today.
Abdul Rahman Musaad11,581 listens
Ahmed Kaseb4,063 listens
Badr Al Turki3,608 listens
Asim Al Luhaidan2,550 listens
Yasser Al Dosary2,446 listens
Mansour Al Salmi2,274 listens
Faleh Al Hajri2,231 listens
Anas Bin Saleh Al-Malik2,179 listens
Alsayed Metwally2,007 listens
Abdullah Al Qarafi1,791 listens
