Qirāʾa 4 of the Ten
Abu Amr al-Basri
Abu Amr ibn al-Ala al-Basri (68–154 AH / 687–771 CE), the leading imam of Basra in Quranic recitation and one of the Ten canonical reciters. He was a profound scholar of Arabic language and grammar in addition to his mastery of recitation. He received the qirāʾa from Successors who had met the Companions.
Reciters
57
History of This Qirāʾa
The qirāʾa of Abu Amr represents the Basran school and connects to the Hijaz via an authenticated chain. It is distinguished by the feature of al-idgham al-kabir (assimilation of similar and proximate consonants), considered one of its most notable phonetic characteristics.
Main Geographical Areas
The qirāʾa of Abu Amr historically spread in Basra and the eastern lands, and the al-Duri transmission from him is recited in parts of sub-Saharan Africa.
Mishary Alafasy5,387 listens
Noreen Muhammad Siddiq2,231 listens
Abdul Rashid Sufi2,054 listens
Mahmoud Khalil Al Hosary1,959 listens
Ahmed Diban1,152 listens
Hassan Mohamed Saleh763 listens
Abdul Malik Al Masry720 listens
Okasha Kameny595 listens
Abdullah Al Juhani482 listens
Muhammad Karim Saeed Rajeh481 listens
