The Fourteen Quranic Readings

This current book represents a translation of four important works of Dr. Waleed Edrees on the Qur__nic readings along with additional material received from him and reorganized into a coherent narrative on this complex topic. At its heart, this is a critical and honest traditional account of the readings by an individual who has been immersed in them for most of his life.

Shaykh Waleed Edrees al-Meneese is a prolific scholar, author, master of Islamic sciences and one of the worldÕs leading experts on the modes of Qur__nic recitation (Qir___t) and _anbal_ jurisprudence. He serves as dean of the faculty of Islamic Studies and president of the Board of Directors at the Islamic University of Minnesota, senior member of the Permanent Fatwa Committee of the Assembly of Muslim Jurists of America (AMJA), Im_m and president of the board of trustees of Dar-al-Farooq Islamic Center, member of faculty of the Graduate Theological Foundation, and former chairman of the North American Imams Federation (NAIF).

Dr. Abu Zayd completed his __limiyyah degree (Advanced License in Islamic Scholarship) under the tutelage of Dr. Mo_ammad Akram Nadw_, holds a BachelorÕs Degree in Islamic Studies from the School of Islamic and Arabic Studies, a Masters from the Islamic University of Minnesota under the guidance of Shaykh Waleed Edrees, and a Diploma in Classical Islamic Texts from Cambridge Islamic College.