al-Madani Nafiʽ (ناÙع) | |
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Personal | |
Born | 689CE 70AH Madina |
Died | 785CE 169AH Madina |
Religion | Islam |
Main interest(s) | Quran |
Other names | Abu Ruwaym Ibn ʽAbd ar-Rahman Ibn Abi Naʽim al-Laythi |
Abu Ruwaym Ibn ʽAbd ar-Rahman Ibn Abi Naʽim al-Laythi ( Arabic: أبو رويم بن عبدالرØمن بن أبي النعيم الليثي)(70-169AH), better known as Nafiʽ al-Madani, was one of the transmitters of the seven canonical Qira'at, [1] or methods of reciting the Qur'an. [2] Outside of Egypt, his method of Qur'an recitation is the most popular in Africa in general, [3] and his chain of narration returning to the companions of the Islamic prophet Muhammad is well-attested. [4]
Nafiʽ was born in the year 689CE, [5] and he died in the year 785CE. [6] [4] His family was from Isfahan, though he himself was born and died in Medina. [4]
His method of recitation via his two most famous students, Qalun and Warsh, is the most common Quran reading mode in North Africa, West Africa and Qatar. He had a total of four canonical transmitters of his recitation; in addition to Qalun and Warsh, he also transmitted his reading to Isma'il bin Ja'far al-Ansari and Ishaq bin Muhammad al-Musayyabi. [7] Nafi's style of reading became so popular that it eventually eclipsed that of his teachers in Medina. [4]