Abu Bakr Ibn Mujāhid
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Abu Bakr Ibn Mujāhid
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Abū Bakr Ibn Mujāhid (Arabic: ابن مجاهد) (Full name: أبو بكر أحمد بن موسى بن العباس بن مجاهد التميمي) (born 245AH/859-860CE in Baghdad and died 324AH/936CE) was a scholar of Islamic studies. He studied Qur'ān and Hadith in Baghdad. He was most notable for establishing the seven canonical Qur'anic readings (Qira'at).[1] His list of the seven canonical readings was made up of reciters from the cities of Mecca, Madinah, Kufah, Basra and Damascus.[2] He was also notable for delivering the charge of heretical Qur'anic exegesis that reopened the trial of Mansur al-Hallaj, and ultimately led to his execution by the Abbasid Caliphate al-Muqtadir.[3]
In addition to having established and delineated the canonical readings, Ibn Mujahid was also a student of Qunbul, one of the canonical readers.[4]