Khallad

This article is about the canonical Qur'an reciter. For the modern day prisoner, see Walid bin Attash.

Abu ‘Isa Khallad Ibn Khalid al-Baghdadi, best known as Khallad (?-220AH),^[1] was a significant early figure in the Qira'at,^[2][3] or variant methods of reciting the Qur'an. Khallad and Khalaf al-Bazzar were the two primary transmitters of the Qur'an reading method of Hamzah az-Zaiyyat.^[4][5][6]

Although Khallad was one of the primary transmitters of Qur'an recitation, he rarely taught the skill, and when he did so, he only taught a small number of select individuals.^[7] He was known for being one of the more meticulous reciters.^[8]

He died in the year 835CE.^[1][2][4][5]