Al-Ashnani Sheikh of the readers in Baghdad | |
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الأشناني | |
| Personal | |
| Born | 841 CE / 227 AH |
| Died | 919 CE / 307 AH |
| Religion | Islam |
| Main interest(s) | Qu'ran |
| Known for | Qu'ran recitation, Hadith recitation |
| Other names | Ahmed bin Sahel bin Al-Fairouzan Abi Al-Abbas Al-Ashnani |
| Muslim leader | |
| Teacher | Obaid bin Al-Saba |
Al-Ashnani (841 - 919 CE/ 227 - 14th Muharram 307 AH)[1][2] (Arabic: الأشناني) was a famous qur'an and hadith reciter. He was equally famous in both disciplines.[1] In qu'ran recitation, Al-Ashnani was a student of Obaid bin Al-Saba, and holds a place in many Ijazah lineages.
Al-Ashnani lived for at least part, if not all, of his life in Baghdad.[1] He died at the age of 80 years, by the Islamic calendar.[3] He lived during the time of the Abbasid Caliphate, during the period of the fracture into autonomous dynasties. Baghdad had moved from the capital of a great empire towards a period of declining power at this time.