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What is the history of women reciting the Holy Quran with isnad and the ten qira'at, and have any of them recited to men, and what are the names of the most famous women among the female Companions, Successors, and others who recited with isnad and the ten qira'at?

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To learn about the ten reciters (Qurra') and their transmitters (ruwat), as well as the recitations of the male and female Companions and Successors, one should refer to the book "Ghayat al-Nihayah fi Tabaqat al-Qurra'" by Abu al-Khayr Muhammad ibn Majd al-Jazari.

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