Depth
At a glance
- Roles
- Scholar
- Era
- The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era
- Region
- Levant & Iraq
- Review
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Life in time
Summary
Al-Husayn ibn Ali (may God be pleased with him) ibn Thabit, Abu Abd Allah al-Muqri (d. 378 AH), the blind reciter and author of the poem on the readings of the seven. 1
The blind hafiz
He was born blind and was a memoriser. He attended the session of Ibn al-Anbari and memorised what was dictated there. He is the author of the poem on the readings of the seven, which he composed during the lifetime of al-Naqqash; al-Naqqash and the shaykhs of his time were impressed by it. He was witty and handsomely dressed. He died in Ramadan of the year 378 AH. 1
Sources
- al-Muntazam fi Tarikh al-Muluk wa'l-Umam — Ibn al-Jawzi , j.7 p.146
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islam.museum contributors. “Ibn Thabit the blind qari'”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/ibn-thabit-al-muqri/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-21.