The book (The Seven) is the first book written on the seven readings. Its author chose seven readings from the readings of the famous imams in their countries: Mecca, Medina, Basra, Kufa, and the Levant, and included them in his aforementioned book. Thus, he stopped the phenomenon of choice in readings and their multiplicity.
The book (The Seven) has a high status among the books of readings that were written after it. You can hardly find a book on readings that Ibn Mujahid does not mention in it.
The book was scientifically investigated, and its investigator referred to the most important books on readings to evaluate its text. The investigation of the book also included an extensive study of the author’s life and his efforts in language and readings, as stated in the book (The Seven), and what was collected from the books. The study also included defending Ibn Mujahid against what the ancients and moderns accused him of forgery, and responding to these accusations against him.
Written by:
Abu Bakr Ahmed bin Musa bin Mujahid Al-Baghdadi.
About the author:
Abu Bakr Ahmad bin Musa bin Mujahid Al-Baghdadi (d. 324 AH) was the Sheikh of the reciters in Baghdad in his time and one of the imams of his era in this art. There are hardly any books of recitations after him that are devoid of quotes from him. He was the first to limit himself to seven recitations. Ibn Mujahid set a dividing line between the correct, acceptable recitation and the rejected, anomalous recitation.
investigation:
Dr. Khalaf Hussein Saleh Al-Jubouri
About the investigator:
Investigator: Prof. Dr. Khalaf Hussein Saleh Al-Jabouri, an Iraqi doctor specializing in interpretation and Quranic sciences. He has supervised many master’s and doctoral theses and has a number of published investigations and research, most of which are on Quranic readings.
Number of volumes: 1
Version number: 81
Book size: 17*24
Number of pages: 1015 pages
Year of publication: 1444 AH - 2023 AD. First edition.