Ibn al-Jazari

Ibn al-Jazari was a scientist, qāriʾ and poet (1350–1429). He was born at Damascus and died at Shiraz.

Also recorded as Abu al-Khayr Shams al-Din Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Yusuf al-Jazari.

Ibn al-Jazari in brief

Born
1350
Died
1429
Known for
scientist,qāriʾ,poet
Place of birth
Damascus

Overview

Born at Damascus in 1350, died at Shiraz in 1429.

Identity and origins

The authorities additionally record the heading Abu al-Khayr Shams al-Din Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Yusuf al-Jazari. His recorded language was Arabic. His recorded confession was Sunni Islam.

One child is recorded: Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad Ibn al-Jazarī.

Formation and teaching

He trained under Ibrāhīm ibn ʻAbd Allāh Qīrāṭī.

As a teacher, Ibn al-Jazari is recorded in connection with ʻAli ibn Muhammad Ushmuni and Sidi Boushaki. Each of those relationships is stated by the authority record rather than inferred from style.

Catalogued works

12 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service and Wellcome Collection.

Ghāyat al-nihāyah fī Ṭabaqāt al-qurrāʼ. Muqaddimah al-Jazariyah. Ṭayyibat al-nashr fī al-qirā'āt al-'ashr. Ghāyat al-nihāyah fī Ṭabaqāt al-qurrāʼ (Maktabat Ibn Taymīyah, 1351h). Munajjid al-muqriʼīn wa-murshid al-ṭālibīn. al-Nashr fī al-qirāʼāt al-ʻashr (Majmaʻ al-Malik Fahd, 2014). Munajjid al-muqriʼīn wa-murshid al-ṭālibīn (Dār al-Kutub al-ʻIlmīyah, 1420h). ʻArf al-taʻrīf bi-al-Mawlid al-Sharīf, held by National Library of Israel, inventory 990032491210205171. Sharḥ al-muqaddimah al-Jazarīyah fī al-tajwīd, held by National Library of Israel, inventory 990034285500205171. Al-Hisn al-hasin min kalam saiyid al-mursalin, held by Hamburg State and University Library Carl von Ossietzky, inventory PPN1677728396. Taḥbīr al-Taysīr, held by National Library of Israel, inventory 990034165080205171. Kitāb Taḥbīr al-taysīr fī qirāʼāt al-ʻashr / li-Ibn al-Jazarī Shams al-Dīn Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad ibn ʻAlī ibn Yūsuf ; dirāsat wa-taḥqīq Aḥmad Muḥammad Mufliḥ al-Quḍāh., dated 1421 [2000], held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 3 named public collections.

National Library of Israel: 3 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Hamburg State and University Library Carl von Ossietzky: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

7 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

HISTORIOGRAFI ISLAM: TELAAH SEJARAH DALAM MUQADDIMAH AL-KAMIL Fi AL-TARIKH IBN ATHIR AL-JAZARI, Jurnal Tamaddun : Jurnal Sejarah dan Kebudayaan Islam, 2021. Ebû Bekr Ahmed b. Muhammed İbnü’l-Cezerî’nin “Urcûze fî Vakf-i Hamza” Adlı Risalesi ve Tahlili, Tefsir Araştırmaları Dergisi, 2021. Bazı Kıraat Vecihleri Özelinde İbnü’l-Cezerî’nin Şâtıbî’yi Tenkit ve Tashihi: eş-Şâtıbiyye’nin Şârihleri ve Kıraat Farklılıkları Tedrisatı Ekseninde Bir Değerlendirme, Eskiyeni, 2025. الرحلة العلمية في خطاب علماء القراءات – قراءة أدبية في أسفار ابن الجزري-, التراث الأدبي, 2026. Narrations of Abu Amro Al-Dany (d. 444 AH) in the book( Ghayat AL-NyHIA FI TABAQAT AL- QURA), مجلة جامعة الأنبار للعلوم الإنسانية, 2021. Reading Plurality on the Page, Ascarya, 2026. Occupation and Profession in the Book ((GhayaT Al-Nahiya fi Tabaqat Al-Reader)) by Ibn Al-Jazari Died 833 A.H, مجلة جامعة الأنبار للعلوم الإنسانية, 2022.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 17 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 4 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 4 means 4 genuinely separate publishers of record. 15 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

training under Ibrāhīm ibn ʻAbd Allāh Qīrāṭī is recorded. ʻAli ibn Muhammad Ushmuni and Sidi Boushaki are recorded as having studied under Ibn al-Jazari. the recorded working language is Arabic.

Works named in the authority record are Ghāyat al-nihāyah fī Ṭabaqāt al-qurrāʼ and Munajjid al-muqriʼīn wa-murshid al-ṭālibīn.

Chronology

  1. 1350Ibn al-Jazari born at Damascus.
  2. 1429Ibn al-Jazari died at Shiraz.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

    “Ibn al-Jazari”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q4120093: Ibn al-Jazari

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