'Asim Koofi

primary transmitter of the Qira'at (died 745)
Person human Q10854137
'Asim Koofi
عبد العزيز علي · Public Domain · Wikimedia

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15 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[13]
Date of birth
700
Date of death
745
Place of birth
Kufa
Place of death
Kufa
Country of citizenship
Umayyad Caliphate[6]
Occupation
qāriʾ
Field of work
qira'at[7]
Religion or worldview
Islam[12]
Given name
Asim[14]
Name in native language
عاصم بن بهدلة[17]
Relative
Hafs[15]
🏷️ Also known as
en 'Asim Koofi ar عاصم الكوفي ar عاصم بن أبي النجود fa عاصم کوفی id Ashim bin Abi an-Najud ru Асим ибн Абу Наджуд tr Asım b. Behdele
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VIAF cluster ID
73482553
Library of Congress authority ID
no99008773
GND ID
121369153
Encyclopaedia of Islam (second edition) ID
SIM_0801
Encyclopaedia of Islam (third edition) ID
COM-23970
FAST ID
1805531
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/120l2hvp
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007290227605171
TDV Encyclopedia of Islam ID
asim-b-behdele
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJbtvVDcpWt6RYvq3ypHG3

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Summary

'Asim Koofi was born in Kufa[1]. 'Asim Koofi was born in 700[2]. 'Asim Koofi died in Kufa[3]. 'Asim Koofi died in 745[4]. 'Asim Koofi worked as a qāriʾ[5].

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Career and Affiliations

Notable students include Abu 'Amr ibn al-'Ala'[8], a linguist[18], 0689–0771[19], of Umayyad Caliphate[20], specialised in Arabic[21]; Hafs[9], a qāriʾ[22], 0709–0796[23], of Umayyad Caliphate[24], specialised in qira'at[25]; Syu'bah bin Ayyasy[10], an Islamicist[26]; and Abū Ḥanīfa[11], an ulema[27], 0699–0767[28], specialised in fiqh[29].

FAQs

Where was 'Asim Koofi born?

'Asim Koofi was born in Kufa[1].

Where did 'Asim Koofi die?

'Asim Koofi died in Kufa[3].

What did 'Asim Koofi do for work?

'Asim Koofi worked as qāriʾ[5].

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  1. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  11. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 5w ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-09-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'az', 'bn', 'ckb', 'en', 'fa', 'id', 'pnb', 'pt', 'ru', 'tr', 'ur']
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  2. 12w ago · Printstream · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Asim
    Student → Abu 'Amr ibn al-'Ala', Hafs, Shu'bah ibn 'Ayyash +1
    Place of death → Kufa
    Place of birth → Kufa
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