295 – 386 AH / 907/08 – 996/97 CE No. 7 in the chain from the Prophet ﷺ مصر
Abu Ahmad Abd Allah ibn al-Husayn ibn Hasnun al-Samiri came from Samarra, grew up in Baghdad and settled in Egypt; he was born in 295 AH. He read with Ahmad ibn Sahl al-Ushnani and Ibn Mujahid among others, became the senior chain-holder of the readings in his time, and wrote al-Lughat fi al-Qur'an. Ibn Nafis and Faris ibn Ahmad were among his students. He died in Egypt in Muharram 386 AH.
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no. 7 from the Prophet ﷺ · through أحمد بن سهل · حفص عن عاصم · on one certificate
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