 Aasim ibn Abi al-Najud

Abu Bakr ‘Aasim Ibn Abi al-Najud al-'Asadi (died 127AH/745CE), commonly known as ‘Aasim ibn Abi an-Najud, was one of the seven primary transmitters of the Qira'at, or variant readings of the Qur'an.Of Persian origin, his method of reciting the Qur'an as transmitted by Hafs is the most common and popular way of reciting the holy book in the Muslim world in general.