| Al-Ashnani | |
| Native Name: | الأشناني |
| Native Name Lang: | Arabic |
| Honorific Suffix: | Sheikh of the readers in Baghdad |
| Birth Date: | 841 CE / 227 AH |
| Death Date: | 919 CE / 307 AH |
| Other Names: | Ahmed bin Sahel bin Al-Fairouzan Abi Al-Abbas Al-Ashnani |
| Known For: | Qu'ran recitation, Hadith recitation |
| Main Interests: | Qu'ran |
| Teacher: | Obaid bin Al-Saba |
| Religion: | Islam |
Al-Ashnani (841 - 919 CE/ 227 - 14th Muharram 307 AH)[1] [2] (Arabic: الأشناني) was a famous qur'an and hadith reciter. He was equally famous in both disciplines. In qu'ran recitation, Al-Ashnani was a student of Obaid bin Al-Saba, and holds a place in many Ijazah lineages. Al-Ashnani lived for at least part, if not all, of his life in Baghdad. He died at the age of 80 years, by the Islamic calendar.[3] He lived during the time of the Abbasid Caliphate, during the period of the fracture into autonomous dynasties. Baghdad had moved from the capital of a great empire towards a period of declining power at this time.