Riwāyah of Ḥafṣ ʿan ʿĀṣim
Transmitted by Rāwī Abū ʿAmr Ḥafṣ ibn Sulaymān ibn al-Mughīrah al-Asadī al-Kūfī (d. 180 AH)
The narration transmitted by Ḥafṣ from his step-father and teacher Imam ʿĀṣim. ʿĀṣim confirmed that he taught Ḥafṣ the exact recitation he received from Abū ʿAbd al-Raḥmān al-Sulamī, who learned from ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib, ʿUthmān, and Zayd ibn Thābit.
امام عاصم سے ان کے شاگردِ خاص اور ربیب حضرت حفص کی روایت۔ امام عاصم نے فرمایا کہ میں نے حفص کو وہی قراءت سکھائی جو میں نے ابو عبد الرحمن السلمی سے حضرت علی اور عثمان رضی اللہ عنہما کی سند سے پڑھی۔
इमाम आसिम से उनके शागिर्द हज़रत हफ़्स की रिवायत, जो आज पूरी दुनिया में सबसे ज़्यादा पढ़ी जाती है।
Geographical Distribution & Modern Prevalence
Dominant globally (~95% of the Muslim world across Asia, Middle East, Turkey, Europe, Americas)
Recitation Rules & Characteristics (الأصول)
- Tahqīq of single and double Hamzahs without omission (except 4 specific words: Ta'shīl in 'A'ajamiy', Imālah in Majrāhā, Ishmām in Lā Ta'mannā, Naql in Bi'sa al-Ism)
- Madd Munfaṣil: 4 or 5 counts through the Shāṭibiyyah path (2 counts through Ṭayyibah)
- Madd Muttaṣil: 4 or 5 counts obligatory
- No Imālah except in one single verse: Surah Hūd (11:41) 'Majrāhā'
- Clear consonant articulation without unexpected assimilations
Recognized Transmission Paths (الطرق)
Classical Citations & Attribution Sources
Hirz al-Amani wa Wajh al-Tahani (Al-Shatibiyyah)
Author: Imam Abu al-Qasim al-Shatibi (d. 590 AH)
Al-Nashr fi al-Qira'at al-'Ashr
Author: Shams al-Din Muhammad Ibn al-Jazari (d. 833 AH)