Khalaf an Hamzah

'Khalaf an Hamzah' translates to 'Khalaf from Hamzah,' referring to a specific canonical transmission of the Quran. It represents the Quran as read by the Kufan reader Hamzah, transmitted to the public through his student Khalaf.

While Khalaf transmitted the reading of his teacher Hamzah, he also later became a recognized canonical reader himself. 'Khalaf an Hamzah' is the specific transmission of his teacher's method, whereas his independent reading is known as the reading of Khalaf.

Hamzah al-Zayyat was a prominent Islamic scholar and Quran reader from Kufa, Iraq, in the 8th century. He was one of the Seven Canonical Readers of the Quran whose recitations were universally accepted.

Khalaf ibn Hisham was a distinguished 9th-century Quranic scholar who studied under the students of Hamzah. His specific chain of transmission of Hamzah's reading is one of the most widely authenticated versions in the Islamic world.