At a glance
- Roles
- Scholar
- Era
- The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era
- Region
- Levant & Iraq
- Review
- Draft Completeness 1/5 · Help complete it
Life in time
Overview
Abu'l-Husayn Ibn al-Raffa' the Reader, pupil of Abu'l-Hasan Ibn al-Khashshab; sweet-voiced and excellent in recitation, among the finest readers of his time together with Abu 'Abdallah Ibn al-Dajjaji. 1
The affair of al-Usayfir
In 94 [sic: i.e. the fourth century] al-Usayfir al-Muntafiqi held up the hajj caravan; the two readers entered to him and he granted them the pilgrims' gifts and monies, over a thousand thousand dinars; and when Abu'l-Husayn b. Buwayh reached Baghdad he took the pair and set them for the tarawih prayer, alternating the lead — and people grew eager for tarawih because of them. 1
Connections
- Studied under
- أبو الحسن ابن الخشاب القارئ
- Patronized by
- أحمد بن بويه معز الدولة
- Participated in
- Al-Asayfar al-Muntafiqi intercepts the pilgrims and gives away their wealth
People and things also explored
Curses Inscribed on the Mosques of Baghdad· Mu'izz al-Dawla builds the Dar al-Saltana in Baghdad· The Buyids enter Baghdad and receive their titles, 334 AH· Death of Mu'izz al-Dawla ibn Buwayh· The first mourning for al-Husayn in Baghdad· The first 'Ashura mourning and Ghadir festival in Baghdad· Mu'izz al-Dawla deposes and blinds al-Mustakfi· Nasir al-Dawla's march on Baghdad and his defeat
Sources
- al-Muntazam fi Tarikh al-Muluk wa'l-Umam — Ibn al-Jawzi , j.7 p.227-228
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “أبو الحسين ابن الرفاء القارئ”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/ibn-al-raffa-qari/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-21.