Abd al-Aziz al-Qari
- Died
- 1444 AH
- Born in
- Mecca
Abd al-Aziz al-Qari (1365–1444 AH / 1946–2022 CE) was a Saudi scholar of Quranic recitations and Islamic jurisprudence, and a professor at the Islamic University of Madinah known for his writings on the rules of Quranic recitation .
Lineage and Early Life
He was Abu Mujahid (also Abu Asim) Abd al-Aziz ibn Abd al-Fattah ibn Abd al-Rahim ibn Muhammad al-Qari al-Madani . He was born in Mecca in 1365 AH (1945/1946 CE) into a family of scholars hailing from Kokand in the Fergana region, where the study and teaching of the Quran was passed down through generations .
Education and Teachers
Al-Qari began his education under his father, Sheikh Abd al-Fattah al-Qari, memorizing the Quran and reciting it over ten complete times according to the transmission of Hafs from Asim with certification (ijaza), while also studying introductory recitation manuals such as Tuhfat al-Atfal and al-Muqaddima al-Jazariyya, as well as Hanafi jurisprudence from Mukhtasar al-Quduri . He also studied Quranic recitation according to the transmissions of Warsh and Qalun from Nafi under Muhammad al-Amin Ayda al-Shinqiti .
From 1375 to 1380 AH, he studied at the Scientific Institute in Riyadh, reading Hanbali jurisprudence under Abd al-Aziz al-Salman . He then entered the Islamic University of Madinah upon its establishment in 1381 AH, graduating from its Faculty of Sharia in 1389 AH . During his studies in Madinah, he read Quranic exegesis under Abd al-Qadir Shayba al-Hamd, legal analogy under Muhammad al-Amin al-Shinqiti, and hadith and creed under Hammad al-Ansari . He subsequently completed his graduate studies at al-Azhar University in Cairo, obtaining a master's degree and a doctorate with first-class honors in 1399 AH (1979 CE) in Sharia-oriented policy (al-siyasa al-shar'iyya) for his critical edition of Sharh Adab al-Qadi by al-Khassaf .
Academic Career and Reception
Al-Qari was appointed as a lecturer in the Department of Tafsir and Quranic Sciences at the College of the Holy Quran at the Islamic University of Madinah, later teaching in its postgraduate division . He authored the scientific report for the printing of the Madinah Mushaf (al-Taqrir al-Ilmi li-Mushaf al-Madina al-Nabawiyya) for the King Fahd Complex for the Printing of the Holy Quran in 1406 AH .
His recitation manual, Qawa'id al-Tajwid 'ala Riwayat Hafs 'an 'Asim ibn Abi al-Najud ("The Rules of Tajwid according to the Transmission of Hafs from Asim"), completed in 1393 AH, received praise from the Egyptian recitation scholar Abd al-Fattah al-Qadi, who commended its clarity and conciseness in expounding practical performance rules . He also authored Hadith al-Ahruf al-Sab'a, an academic study analyzing the transmission, textual variations, and interpretations of the prophetic report regarding the seven modes of revelation and their connection to variant Quranic readings .
Death
Al-Qari died in 1444 AH (2022 CE).
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List of Works
This legal treatise examines the science of juristic disagreement as an independent discipline. Originally published as an article in the journal of the Islamic University of Madinah, it elucidates the fundamental principles governing scholarly divergence that students of Islamic jurisprudence must understand before approaching religious questions.
This treatise evaluates the historical origins, methodologies, and ideological objectives of Western Orientalist scholarship on Islam. Developed from university lectures delivered in 1393 AH (1973 CE), it analyzes the development of the field alongside its technical contributions and methodological shortcomings.
This linguistic treatise examines the historical genesis of the Arabs and the evolutionary stages of the Arabic language within the Semitic language family. Published in the journal of the Islamic University of Madinah, it investigates the origins of the early Arab tribes as well as the historical emergence and development of Classical Arabic.
Completed in Muharram 1393 AH, this manual covers the rules of Quranic recitation, focusing specifically on the transmission of Hafs from Asim ibn Abi al-Najud. It offers an accessible distillation of classical treatises on the discipline, emphasizing precise definitions, classifications, and practical application.