Quranic Chain of Transmission: A Descriptive Study on Ijāzah of Shaykh Ḥasanayn bin Ibrāhīm ‘Āfīfī Jibrīl al-Ṭaḥūriyy (d. 1442AH/2021CE)

Shaykh Ḥasanayn bin Ibrāhīm ‘Āfīfī Jibrīl al-Ṭaḥūriyy (d. 1442AH/2021CE) is a prominent figure hailing from Egypt. He played a crucial role in teaching the knowledge of the Quran and qirā’āt, thereby giving rise to numerous eminent scholars on an international level. However, the inheritance of his ijāzah and those of other scholars is rarely discussed and analyzed in terms of authenticity and the continuity of the Quranic chain of transmission, which has spread widely among his students. Most of them receive the ijāzah in a cursory manner and pass it on to others without scrutinizing the names of each figure mentioned in the Quranic chain. This lack of concern could lead to the forgery of ijāzah and academic misconduct related to the knowledge of the Quranic chain. Therefore, this article aims to analyze the textual continuity of the Quranic chain that he inherited from an academic standpoint using a literature-based methodology and content analysis. The research findings reveal the importance of scholarly analysis of the chain of transmission in terms of authenticity.