OverviewA scholar who organised the study of ten Qur’an reading traditions.CategoryScholarPeriodc. 1350 – c. 1429 CE
Life and settingIbn al-Jazari studied and taught across several centres of learning. His life included travel between Syria, Anatolia and Persia.Source: TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam
Work and legacyAl-Nashr organizes the transmission of the ten readings. His poems and manuals also became foundational teaching texts for tajwid and accurate recitation.Source: TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam
SourcesOriginal concise biography based on the cited references. Historical reports, later devotional traditions and uncertain dates are distinguished where relevant.TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam
