Sayings and Choices of Abu Al-Qasim Mahmud ibn Ahmad Al-Warraqi "6th Century AH." in the Science of Mushaf Orthography Through the Book "Hijaa' Al-Mushaf" by Al-Qaidi Al-Khwarizmi ".D 618 AH.": A Collection and a Study 10.35781/1637-000-123-005

Abstract

The current study collects the sayings of Sheikh Mahmud ibn Ahmad Al-Warraqi, one of the scholars of Mushaf Orthography in the 6th century AH, through the book "Hijaa' al-Mushaf" by Al-Qaidi. The reason beyond such collection is that I did not find any mention of Al-Warraqi or his book in the biographical books or even in the specialized books, except for what was mentioned by Abu Ya'qub Yusuf Al-Qaidi (d. 618 AH) , a student of Al-Warraqi, in his book "Hijaa' al-Mushaf". The study at hand aims at introducing Sheikh Al-Warraqi and his book "Al-Hijaa'", as well as collecting and organizing his sayings according to the order of the Quranic surahs as they appear in the book "Hijaa' al-Mushaf" by Al-Qaidi. This study consists of an introduction and two sections. The first section includes two topics: the first is about Abu Al-Qasim Mahmud ibn Ahmad Al-Warraqi and his book "Al-Hijaa'", whereas the second is about Abu Ya'qub Yusuf ibn Muhammad Al-Qaidi Al-Khwarizmi and his book "Hijaa' al-Mushaf". The second section collects the texts mentioned in the book "Al-Hijaa'" by Al-Warraqi, which comprise 23 positions. The study concludes with the importance of what is contained in the book "Al-Hijaa'" by Al-Warraqi, which includes new sayings in the science of Orthography.This study also adds a new work to the list of works on the science of Mushaf Orthography that are lost or unknown.