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What is a brief overview of the lives of the narrators of the Noble Qur'an, Qalun, Warsh, and others?

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Scholars deserve our appreciation and prayers, and we must acknowledge their great contribution in conveying the religion. Among these great Imams who conveyed the religion to us after the Companions are Qalun and Warsh, who are two of the most prominent narrators of Nafi', the reciter of Dar al-Hijrah. Qalun, whose name is Isa bin Mina, was nicknamed "Jayyid" by Nafi' in Roman, meaning "good." He became the head of recitation after Nafi' and was knowledgeable in grammar and language. He was born in the 120th year of the Hijra and passed away in the 220th year of the Hijra, living one hundred years in the service of the Qur'an. He was able to hear the Qur'an despite his deafness. As for Warsh, Abu Sa'id Uthman bin Abdullah al-Misri, he was nicknamed by Nafi' due to his extreme fairness. He became the head of Qur'anic recitation in Egypt and was proficient in Arabic and had a beautiful voice. He was born in the 110th year of the Hijra and traveled to Nafi' in Madinah, then returned to Egypt, and passed away in the 197th year of the Hijra at the age of 87, which he spent in the service of the Book of Allah.

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