Imaam ‘Aasim of Riwayah Hafs an ‘Aasim

Assalamu Alaikum. Bismillah…

There is perhaps no single person in our history whose name is as integrally linked to the Quran as that of Imam ‘Aasim of Kufah. His name was AbuBakr and he belonged to the generation of the Successors (the students of the Companions of the Prophet).

His Attachment with the Qur’an

His discovery of the Quran is linked to the story of some of the most important figures in the preservation of the Quran. It was a golden chain of teachers who were all inspired by the statement of the Prophet, 

The Science of Recitations (Qiraa’aat)

Qiraa’aat” linguistically: The plural of Qiraa’ah (a recitation) is the infinitive of the verb “Qara’a” meaning to read or recite.

Qiraa’aat technically: Articulation of the words of the Quran as they were articulated by the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, and was taught or heard from him by his companions.