The following information is taken from ‘Alawi Ibn Muhammad Ibn Ahmad Bilfaqih's, Al-Qira'at al-‘Ashr al-Mutawatir, 1994, Dar al-Muhajir.

1. Nafi‘ al-Madani (of Medinah): Ibn ‘Abd ar-Rahman Ibn Abi Na‘im, Abu Ruwaym al-Laythi, his origin is from Isfahan (70-169 AH).

Qalun: Abu Musa, ‘Isa Ibn Mina al-Zarqi, the slave of Bani Zuhrah (120-220 AH).

Warsh: ‘Uthman Ibn Sa‘id al-Qutbi, the Egyptian the slave of Quraysh (110-197 AH).

2. Ibn Kathir, the Meccan: ‘Abdullah, Abu Ma‘bad al-‘Attar al-Dari, the Persian (45-120AH).

Al-Buzzi: Ahmad Ibn Muhammad Ibn ‘Abdillah, Abu al-Hasan al-Buzzi, the Persian (170-250 AH).

Qunbul: Muhammad Ibn ‘Abd ar-Rahman, the Makhzumi (by loyalty), Abu ‘Amr the Meccan, known as Qunbul (195-291 AH).

3. Abu ‘Amr Ibn al-‘Ala': Zuban Ibn al-‘Ala' at-Tamimi al-Mazini, the Basran (68-154 AH).

Hafs al-Duri: Abu ‘Amr, Hafs Ibn ‘Umar Ibn ‘Abd al-‘Aziz al-Baghdadi, the grammarian, the blind. (-246 AH).

Al-Susi: Abu Shu‘ayb, Salih Ibn Ziyad Ibn ‘Abdillah Ibn Isma‘il Ibn al-Jarud ar-Riqqi. (-261 AH).

4. Ibn ‘Amir of Damascus: ‘Abdullah Ibn ‘Amir Ibn Yazid Ibn Tamim Ibn Rabi‘ah al-Yahsibi (8-118 AH).

Hisham: Abu al-Walid, Hisham ibn ‘Ammar Ibn Nusayr Ibn Maysarah al-Salami al-Dimashqi (153-245 AH).

Ibn Dhakwan: Abu ‘Amr, ‘Abdullah Ibn Ahmad al-Qurayshi al-Dimashqi. (173-242 AH).

5. ‘Aasim, the Kufan: Abu Bakr, ‘Aasim Ibn Abi al-Najud al-'Asadi (by loyalty) (-127 AH).

Shu‘bah: Abu Bakr, Shu‘bah Ibn ‘Ayyash Ibn Salim al-Kufi (i.e., the Kufan) an-Nahshali (by loyalty) (95-193 AH).

Hafs: Abu ‘Amr, Hafs Ibn Sulayman Ibn al-Mughirah Ibn Abi Dawud al-Asadi al-Kufi (the Kufan). (90-180 AH).

6. Hamzah, the Kufan: Abu ‘Imarah, Hamzah Ibn Habib al-Zayyat al-Taymi by loyalty (80-156 AH).

Khalaf: Abu Muhammad al-Asadi al-Bazzar al-Baghdadi (150-229 AH).

Khallad: Abu ‘Isa, Khallad Ibn Khalid al-Baghdadi (- 220 AH).

7. Al-Kisa'i, the Kufan: Abu al-Hasan, ‘Ali Ibn Hamzah, the Persian, Asadi by loyalty (119 - 189 AH)

Al-Layth: Abu al-Harith, al-Layth Ibn Khalid al-Baghdadi (- 240 AH).

Al-Duri: Hafs the transmitter of Abu ‘Amr (see above).

8. Abu Ja‘far: Yazid Ibn al-Qa‘qa‘ al-Makhzumi al-Madani (of Medinah) (- 130 AH).

‘Isa Ibn Wirdan: Abu al-Harith al-Madani (of Medinah by style)  (- 160 AH)

Ibn Jummaz: Abu ar-Rabi‘, Sulayman Ibn Muslim Ibn Jummaz al-Madani (of Medinah) (- 170 AH)

9. Ya‘qub: Abu Muhammad, Ya‘qub Ibn Ishaq Ibn Zayd Ibn ‘Abdillah Ibn Abi Ishaq al-Hadrami, the Basran, the slave of the Hadramis (117 - 205 AH)

Ruways: Abu ‘Abdillah, Muhammad Ibn al-Mutawakkil, the Basran (- 238 AH).

Rawh: Abu al-Hasan, Rawh Ibn ‘Abd al-Mu'min, the Basran, the Hudhali by loyalty (- 234 AH).

10. Khalaf the 10th: The transmitter of Hamzah (see above)

Ishaq: Abu Ya‘qub, Ishaq Ibn Ibrahim Ibn ‘Uthman al-Maruzi al-Baghdadi (- 286 AH).

Idris: Abu al-Hasan, Idris Ibn ‘Abd al-Karim al-Haddad al-Baghdadi (189 - 292 AH).

Muhammad Ghoniem & M S M Saifullah

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