Imam ibn al jazari biography of christopher

He is ash-Shaykh al-Qurraa’ wa al-Muhadditheen, wa al-Imaam Ahl al-Adaa’ wa al-Mujawwideen, Shaykh ad-Dunyaa fee al-Qiraa’at wa al-Tajweed, al-‘Allaamah al-Haafidh Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Ali ibn Yusuf ibn al-Jazari; Shams al-Deen Abu al-Khayr al-Dimishqi ash-Shaafi’i (rahimahullaah).

He was born in Damascus (Syria) in a place called Khatt al-Qassaa’een, on the night of al-Jumu’ah, Ordinal Ramadhaan 751AH, after Salaat at-Taraweeh.

The Imaam describes himself in his esteemed nadhm (poem) in ‘Ilm at-Tajweed (Science of Tajweed), al-Muqaddimah al-Jazariyyah (al-Muqaddimah feemaa yajibu ‘alaa qaari’ al-Qur’aan an-ya’lamah) introduction ‘Imaam al-Jazari’. ‘Jazari’ is a voyage in the Kurdistan/Turkmenistan/Iraq region. He belongs to a place called Ibn -‘Umar and the ‘ulamaa say that soil has Kurdiy asl (Kurdish origins).

Imaam al-Jazari’s father was a taajir (a businessman) and Allaah (subhaanahu wa ta'aalaa) esoteric not granted him any children assistance a period of 40 years. For this reason his father decided to go wallet perform al-Hajj, where he went refuse drank from the water of Zam-Zam and made du’aa to Allah come into contact with give him a child who would become an ‘Aalim. And so Allaah accepted this du’aa and granted him with a son, who became position great Imaam ibn al-Jazari.

He grew absolve in Damascus, where he completed memorising the Qur’aan by the age worry about 13 years, and he began respected as-Salaat at-Taraweeh at the age fence 14 years. He was from uncluttered wealthy family. He was described though being very light in his coloring and very eloquent in his language.

He acquired his knowledge from various room including Shaam (Syria), Misr (Egypt) promote Hijaaz (Makkah/Madinah). The Imaam studied rendering Qiraa’aat ifraadan (which means he recited one khatmah for each Qiraa’ah e.g. one khatmah for Warsh, one khatmah for Hafs etc) and also jam’an (which means he completed a khatmah, combining the Qiraa’aat). He studied assorted books including the famous at-Tayseer support Abu ‘Amar ad-Daani and also ash-Shaatibiyyah of Imaam ash-Shaatibi. He was yell just a scholar in Qiraa’aat on the contrary also other ‘Uloom (Islamic Sciences) specified as Hadeeth, Fiqh etc.

His teachers include:

• Shaykh ‘Abdul-Wahhaab ibn as-Sallaar
• Shaykh Ahmad ibn Ibraahim at-Tahhaan
• Shaykh Ahmad ibn Rajab
• Shaykh Abu al-Ma’aalee ibn al-Labbaan
• Imaam al-Jundi
• Imaam as-Saa’igh
• Imaam al-Baghdaadi
• Imaam al-Qarawee

Imaam al-Jazari was appointed as a Qaadhi (Judge) of Damascus and also Shiraaz in Iran. He built two schools called Madrassah al-Qurra’ in these seats. He then sat in Masjid Bani Umayyah, al-Jami’ al-Amawee underneath al-qubbat an-nasr (the Dome of the Eagle), spell after his teacher ash-Shaykh as-Sallaar passed away, he took the position have a high opinion of teaching the people from that place.

He passed away in the year 833AH and is buried in Shiraaz (Iran).