Atiyya Qabil Nasr
- Died
- 1424 AH
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Atiyya Qabil Nasr (d. 1424 AH / 2003–2004 CE) was an Egyptian scholar of Quranic recitations and tajwid, best known for his instructional manual Ghayat al-Murid fi Ilm al-Tajwid (The Seeker's Goal in the Science of Tajwid).
Academic Career and Scholarship
Nasr held prominent academic and administrative roles in the study of the Quran, serving as the dean of the Institute of Recitations in Cairo (معهد القراءات بالقاهرة). He later taught as a faculty member in the Department of Quranic Studies at the Teachers' College in Riyadh (كلية المعلمين بالرياض).
His scholarly writings focused on presenting the rules of recitation systematically for contemporary students. In Ghayat al-Murid fi Ilm al-Tajwid, he articulated the rules of phonetic application and recitation according to the transmission of Hafs from Asim via the Shatibiyya route. He also authored al-Qabas al-Jami' li-Qira'at Nafi' min Tariq al-Shatibiyya (The Comprehensive Ray for the Recitation of Nafi' via the Shatibiyya Route), treating the recitation of Nafi' al-Madani.
Standing and Influence
Nasr's work in tajwid gained widespread educational adoption, and contemporary scholars frequently recommend Ghayat al-Murid as a clear, authoritative modern textbook for learners of tajwid. In technical literature on qira'at, his determinations—such as his analyses of shortening the detached vowel (qasr al-munfasil) and the nuances of phonetic assimilation—are cited as relied-upon references in modern recitation pedagogy.
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Ghayat al-Murid fi Ilm al-Tajwid (The Seeker's Goal in the Science of Tajwid) is a manual on Quranic recitation rules. The work offers a structured presentation of tajwid principles according to the recitation of Hafs 'an 'Asim via the transmission path of Al-Shatibiyya.