Asim b. Bahdalah Abu Najud Kufi (d. 127 AH). A tabi’i, one of the main imams of Qira’at and narrator. He read from many prominent tabi’un such as Abu Abdur Rahman Sulami and some sahabah who were taught directly by Abdullah b. Mas’ud RA, Ali RA, Usman RA amongst others. His most famous students are Hafs RH, Shu’bah RH and Abu Bakr b. Ayyash RH. At present, his reported mode of reading is the most prevalent worldwide.
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