OverviewA scholar who helped organise the study of seven recognised Qur’an recitation traditions.CategoryScholarPeriodc. 859 – c. 936 CE
Life and settingIbn Mujahid taught recitation in Baghdad and studied the transmission of different readings of the Qur’an.Source: TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam
Work and legacyHis Kitab al-Sab‘a presented seven recognized readers. The later ten-reading canon developed beyond this selection, so the seven should not be described as the only valid readings.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
