Al-Kisa'i

Abu al-Hasan, ‘Ali Ibn Hamzah al-Asadi, better known as Al-Kisa'i (119-189AH), was one of the transmitters of the seven canonical Qira'at, or methods of reciting the Qur'an. He is also the founder of the Kufi school of Arabic grammar which formed a rivalry with its Basri counterpart founded by Sibawayh.

Al-Kisa'i

Abu al-Hasan, ‘Ali Ibn Hamzah al-Asadi, better known as Al-Kisa'i (119-189AH), was one of the transmitters of the seven canonical Qira'at, or methods of reciting the Qur'an. He is also the founder of the Kufi school of Arabic grammar which formed a rivalry with its Basri counterpart founded by Sibawayh.