[7][8] He was a distinguished and prolific scholar in the field of the qira'at of the Quran to whom al-Suyuti regarded as the "ultimate authority on these matters".

[4] By the time he was fifteen or sixteen years old, he had not only learnt the entire Qur'an by heart, but also the well-known Shafi'ī law book Tanbīh and two works on qirā’ah, the Shātibiyyah and al-Taysīr.

Imam al-Jazari was appointed as the head of the educational department of al-Jāmi’ah al-Salāhiyyah by Sultan Barqūq, the monarch of Egypt.

In addition to accumulating wealth and treasure, Timur was keen to bring together leading authorities from a range of disciplines and sciences to his realm in Samarqand.

He believed that Imam al-Jazari "was a person who would experience clairvoyance (kashf) and would be blessed with visions of the Prophet sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam whenever he wished.

"[12] Following Timur's death in 807 AH, Imam al-Jazari travelled via Khorasan, Herat, Yazd, and Isfahan on his way to Shiraz.

Pīr Muhammad, the Shiraz governor and Timur's paternal grandson, was deeply convinced of and respected Imam Jazari.

A youthful Ibn Hajr al-Asqalani, who would later become the well-known author of Fath al-Bari, was among these groups of experts.

Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani said, “He held the highest position in the world in the science of qirā'ah.”[12] Al-Suyuti said: “When it came to the science of qirā’ah he was unparalleled in the world during his time, and he was a hāfiž of Hadith.”[12] Al-Shawkani said: “He was unmatched in the science of qirā’ah in the entire world.”[12] Abd al-Hayy al-Lucknawi said: “Amongst the glorious personalities of Islam in the 8th century were Zain al-Din al-'Iraqi, Shams al-Dīn Jazari, and Siraj al-Din al-Bulqini.”[12] Al-Jazari compiled more than 90 works on qira'at (readings), ḥadīth (traditions), ta’rīkh (history) and other disciplines.