The Warsh recitation or riwāyat Warsh ʿan Nāfiʿ' (
Arabic: رواية ورش عن نافع) is a
qiraʿah of the
Quran in
Islam.[1]
Presentation
This qirāʾah or recitation of the
Quran (literally "reading") is conducted according to the rules of
tajwid,[2] in accordance with the
ahruf.[3]
This method is attributed to
Warsh, who himself obtained it from his teacher
Nafiʽ al-Madani, who was one of the
seven readers who transmitted the Ten Readings.[4]
The recitation of Warsh is one of the two major traditions of qirāʾāt.[5]
History
This recitation relates to Imam
Warsh (716-813 CE), whose real name is Uthman Ibn Sa‘id al-Qutbi and was born in
Egypt.[6]
His nickname Warsh (
Arabic: وَرْش), a milk substance, came from his teacher
Nafiʽ al-Madani due to his fair complexion.[7]
He studied his recitation according to Naafiʽ in
Medina.[8]
After completing his studies, he returned to Egypt where he became the senior
Qāriʾ of the
Quran.[9]
In the tenth century, the Muslim scholar
Abu Bakr Ibn Mujāhid canonized the seven readings of the Quran, including Warsh ʽan Naafiʽ.[10]
Although having emerged in Egypt, the recitation of Warsh ʽan Naafiʽ has become widespread in
North Africa.[11]
In medieval times, it was the main Quranic recitation in
Al-Andalus.[12]
The transmission of Warsh ʽan Naafiʽ represents the reciting tradition of Medina.[13]
It is, alongside the
Hafs recitation [
ar] tradition which represents the recitation tradition of
Kufa, one of the two main oral transmissions of the Quran in the
Muslim world.[14]
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