The Warsh recitation or riwāyat Warsh ʿan Nāfiʿ' (Arabic: رواية ورش عن نافع) is a qiraʿah of the Quran in Islam.[1]
It is, alongside the Hafs recitation [ar] tradition which represents the recitation tradition of Kufa, one of the two main oral transmissions of the Quran in the Muslim world.[2]
Presentation
This qirāʾah or recitation of the Quran (literally "reading") is conducted according to the rules of tajwid,[3] in accordance with the ahruf.[4]
This method is attributed to Warsh, who himself obtained it from his teacher Nafiʽ al-Madani, who was one of the seven readers who transmitted the Ten Readings.[5]
The recitation of Warsh is one of the two major traditions of qirāʾāt.[6]
History
This recitation relates to Imam Warsh (716-813 CE), whose real name is Uthman Ibn Sa‘id al-Qutbi and was born in Egypt.[7]
His nickname Warsh (Arabic: وَرْش), a milk substance, came from his teacher Nafiʽ al-Madani due to his fair complexion.[8]
He studied his recitation according to Naafiʽ in Medina.[9]
After completing his studies, he returned to Egypt where he became the senior Qāriʾ of the Quran.[10]
In the tenth century, the Muslim scholar Abu Bakr Ibn Mujāhid canonized the seven readings of the Quran, including Warsh ʽan Naafiʽ.[11]
Although having emerged in Egypt, the recitation of Warsh ʽan Naafiʽ has become widespread in North Africa.[12]
In medieval times, it was the main Quranic recitation in Al-Andalus.[13]
The transmission of Warsh ʽan Naafiʽ represents the reciting tradition of Medina.[14]
^الجزري, شمس الدين أبي الخير محمد بن محمد/ابن (January 1, 2016). النشر في القراءات العشر. Dar Al Kotob Al Ilmiyah دار الكتب العلمية. ISBN9782745136954 – via Google Books.
^الواسطي, عبد الله بن عبد المؤمن/ابن الوجيه (January 1, 1998). الكنز في القراءات العشر. Dar Al Kotob Al Ilmiyah دار الكتب العلمية. ISBN9782745122971 – via Google Books.
