Ibn al-Jazarī’s Approach to the Science of Waqf and Ibtidā

In this study, we aim to investigate the approach of Ibn al-Jazarī, who is considered an important scholar in the historical process of the science of recitation (‘ilm al-qirā’ah), to the science of waqf and ibtidā. For this purpose, firstly we will inspect particularly his following books: Al-Tamhīd fī ‘ilm al-Tajwīd, Mukaddimah al-Jazariyyah, Al-Nashr fī al-Qirā’ah al-‘Ashr, Tayyibah al-Nashr. In the context of these works, we will examine such topics like the conceptual framework of the science of waqf and ibtidā, the terms of waqf – kat’ – sakt, the differences between these terms, other words used for waqf and ibtidā, the parts of waqf and ibtidā, the rules of waqf at the end of the words, and how to do waqf in some special words. Secondly in this study, we will try to determine Ibn al-Jazarī’s sources in this science, his original contributions to it, and his influences on it by making use of the significant books of the science of waqf and ibtidā written in the previous and later periods