Mustafa al-Izmiri
- Died
- 1156 AH
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Mustafa al-Izmiri (d. 1155 AH / 1743 CE or 1156 AH / 1743 CE) was an Ottoman Hanafi scholar of Quranic readings and tajwid who settled in Egypt and became renowned for his authoritative works in reading verification (tahrirat).
Biography and Education
Mustafa ibn Abd al-Rahman ibn Muhammad al-Izmiri was originally from Turkey. His date of birth is unrecorded. He studied the Quranic reading traditions under teachers including Muhammad al-Ashari—the reciter known in Izmir—as well as Abd Allah ibn Muhammad ibn Yusuf (known as Yusuf Afandizada) and Shaykh Hijazi. He later relocated to Egypt, where he took up residence and taught students such as Ahmad al-Rashidi and al-Sayyid Hashim.
Scholarly Contribution and Standing
Al-Izmiri is regarded as one of the most prominent authorities in the sciences of readings and tajwid following Ibn al-Jazari. He specialized in verifying and rectifying the variant transmissions of Quranic readings across all their routes, and his verification texts have served as standard references in the discipline alongside those of Muhammad al-Mutawalli. Among his principal writings was Tahrir al-Nashr min Turuq al-Ashr (also titled Ithaf al-Barara bima Sakata 'anhu Nashr al-'Ashara), an investigation of the transmissions in Ibn al-Jazari's compendium that he revised multiple times until producing his final autograph copy. He also authored Umdat al-Irfan fi Wujuh al-Qur'an and its commentary, Bada'i al-Burhan.
Death
Al-Izmiri died in Egypt in 1155 AH (1743 CE); according to another report, his death occurred in 1156 AH.
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List of Works
Tahrir al-Nashr, titled Ithaf al-Barara bima sakata 'anhu Nashr al-'Ashara, is a specialized work in the discipline of Quranic reading verification (tahrirat). The book analyzes and supplements the compendium al-Nashr fi al-Qira'at al-'Ashr by Ibn al-Jazari, systematically investigating transmissions, variant readings, and source attributions left unmentioned or unclarified in the original text.