Aasim ibn Abi Najoud
Aasim ibn Abi al Najoud (Abu Bakr) was the most prominent Qurra in Kufa. He was a tabi'ee (one who was a contemporary of the sahabahs). The isnad of his reading can be traced to Abdullaah ibn Mas'oud and Ali ibn Abi Taalib. Aasim read to Abdur Rahman as Sullami according to Ali's reading and to Zirr ibn Habeesh according to Abdullaah ibn Mas'oud's reading. In reading to both scholars, he was fortified by combining the strongest sources (since Abu Abdur Rahmaan was a famous tabi'ee from whom the major imams narrated both hadith and recitation of Qur'aan, and Zirr ibn Habeesh was a distinguished authority as well).
Aasim had his student Hafs read according to Ali ibn Abi Taalib's reading and had his other student Abu Bakr (Shou'ba) read according to ibn Mas'ood.
Aasim was greatly praised by scholars and his reading was considered the first in accepted readings. He headed the reading in Kufa and had the best of voices in reading the Qur'aan. Aasim combined eloquence with tajweed and perfection.
His narrators are: Abu Bakr ibn Ayyash (Shou'ba) and Hafs ibn Sulaiman ibn Mugheera. Ninety five percent of the Muslims in the world today use Aasim's reading according to Hafs.
Aasim died in 127 H, may Allaah have mercy on him and reward him for this ummah. His date of birth is unknown.
Source: Useful Tips from the Science of Tajweed by Hayat Ali al Hussaini
Aasim had his student Hafs read according to Ali ibn Abi Taalib's reading and had his other student Abu Bakr (Shou'ba) read according to ibn Mas'ood.
Aasim was greatly praised by scholars and his reading was considered the first in accepted readings. He headed the reading in Kufa and had the best of voices in reading the Qur'aan. Aasim combined eloquence with tajweed and perfection.
His narrators are: Abu Bakr ibn Ayyash (Shou'ba) and Hafs ibn Sulaiman ibn Mugheera. Ninety five percent of the Muslims in the world today use Aasim's reading according to Hafs.
Aasim died in 127 H, may Allaah have mercy on him and reward him for this ummah. His date of birth is unknown.
Source: Useful Tips from the Science of Tajweed by Hayat Ali al Hussaini