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Qāriʾ
A qāriʾ (, plural ''qurrāʾ'' or ''qaraʾa''; feminine form: qāriʾa ) is a person who recites the Quran with the proper rules of recitation ('' tajwid''). Although it is encouraged, a qāriʾ does not necessarily have to memorize the Quran, just to recite it according to the rules of tajwid with melodious sound. Notable qurrāʾ The following list is a partial list of some notable reciters of the Qur'an: Afghanistan * Muhammad ibn Tayfour Sajawandi Bangladesh * Muhammad Ibrahim Ujani (1863–1943) * Abdur Rahman Kashgari (1912–1971) * Syed Muhammad Ishaq (1915–1977) * Muhammadullah Hafezzi (1895–1987) * Abdul Latif Chowdhury Fultali (1913–2008) * Saleh Ahmad Takrim (2008–) Egypt Reader is referred to as Shaykh al-Maqâriʾ (Arabic: شيخ المقارئ, lit. 'Scholar of the Recitation Schools'). * Muhammad Rifat (1882–1950) * Mohamed Salamah (1899–1982) * Mustafa Ismail (1905–1978) * Mahmoud Khalil Al-Hussary (1917–1980), Shaykh al-M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdul Basit 'Abd Us-Samad
Abdul Basit 'Abd us-Samad (1927 – 30 November 1988) was an Egyptians, Egyptian Qāriʾ, Quran reciter and Hafiz (Quran), Hafiz. He is part of a quadrumvirate, along with Muhammad Siddiq Al-Minshawi, Siddiq Al-Minshawi, Mustafa Ismail, and Mahmoud Khalil Al-Hussary, Al-Hussary, which are considered to be the most important and famous Qāriʾ, Qurra of modern times to have an outsized impact on the Islamic World.Qari Abdul Basit Abdul-Samad Biography عبد الباسط عبد الصمد Great Muslim Lives ''http://www.youtube.com'', accessed 11 April 2021 He was the first president of the Reciter's union in Egypt. He is known by the title "''Golden Throat"'' and "''Voice o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muhammad Ibn Tayfour Sajawandi
ʿAbū ʿAbdullāh Muhammad Ibn ʿAbū Yazīd Tayfūr Sajāvandī Ghaznavī (), also known as Abū al-Fazl as-Sajāwandī al-Qāriʾ () (died 1165 CE or 560 AH) was a 12th-century Ulama, Islamic scholar, mystic, Qāriʾ and Theology, theologian. He is primarily known for his contributions to the Islamic traditions of Qira'at, recitation and Tajwid, pronunciation, creating a set of rules and markers used to indicate the pronunciation and pauses of Quranic recital, known as ''Sajawandi stop signs'' or ''Rumuz al-Awqaf as-Sajāwandī''. He is also credited as being the first known person to use coloured circles as a means of separating verses in the Quran, a design choice which has persisted til today, with the addition of a verse number inside of the circle. In Persian language, Persian, the term ''muṣ·ḥaf sajāwandī'' مُصْحَف سَجَاوَنْدِي ("a Sajawandi book/ mus'haf") may today be used to denote an elegantly written Quran, accounting for the association be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hafiz (Quran)
In Islam, a Hafiz (; , pl. ''ḥuffāẓ'' , f. ''ḥāfiẓa'' ) is a person who has memorized the Quran. Hafiza is the female equivalent. A hafiz is highly respected by the community. A hafiz or hafiza are given titles such as "Hafiz Sahb" (Sir Hafiz), "Ustadh" (أُسْتَاذ) (Teacher), and occasionally Sheikh (شَيْخ). Quran The Quran consists of 114 Surah (chapters), 6,666 or 6,236 verses (a topic of scholarly disagreement), and about 77,797 words in the original Classical Arabic. Importance ''Hifz'' means memorization of the Quran. Hufaz names the Muslim belief that whoever memorizes the Quran and acts upon it will be rewarded and honoured by Allah. Abdullah ibn Amr narrated that the Messenger of Allah said: "It shall be meaning to the one who memorized the 'Recite, and rise up, recite (melodiously) as you would recite in the world. Indeed your rank shall be at the last Āyah you recited" (Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2914) This memorization has been important t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muhammad Ayyub
Muhammad Ayyub ibn Muhammad Yusuf ibn Sulaiman Umar () was a Saudi Islamic scholar, imam, and Qari known for his recitation of the Quran. He was an imam of Al-Masjid an-Nabawi and Masjid al-Quba in Medina, Saudi Arabia. He also worked as a faculty member of the Department of Tafsir in the Faculty of the Holy Qur'an and Islamic Studies at the Islamic University of Madinah and a member of the Scholarly Committee of the King Fahd Complex for the Printing of the Holy Quran. He died on 16 April 2016. Biography Birth Muhammad Ayyub was born in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, in 1952 . His family, originally from Arakan, Burma, had migrated to Mecca to escape the persecution faced by the Rohingya Muslims. Muhammad Ayyub's father was a poor man, and his childhood was marked by hardship, his elder brother had to work to support the family during his father's imprisonment in Burma. Education Muhammad Ayyub completed his memorization of the Quran in 1965 under the guidance of Khalil bin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mustafa Ismail
Mustafa Ismail (; 17 June 1905 – 26 December 1978) was an Egyptian Quran reciter. The quadrumvirate of Al-Minshawy, Abdul Basit, Al-Hussary and Mustafa Ismail are generally considered the most important and famous reciters of modern times to have had an outsized impact on the Islamic world. Early life Mustafa Muhammad Mursi Ismail was born in a village called Mit Gazal, near Tanta in Egypt on 17 June 1905.Originally translated from a biography written in Turkish by Br. Ummedi He was raised by his grandfather. Ismail focused on the Quran from an early age, when he reached the age of 10 he completed his '' hifdh'' (memorization of the entire Quran). He went to an institution in Tanta and was instructed in the science of ''tafsir'' (exegesis), ''qira'at'' (methods of recitation) and ''fiqh'' (Islamic jurisprudence). After completing his formal studies, Ismail devoted his life to the service of the Quran. Notable moments His son Wahid Mustafa said: Egyptian radio The rec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shakir Qasmi
Qari Shakir Qasmi (Urdu: قارى شاكر قاسمى), was a Pakistani Qāriʾ (a reciter of the Quran) known for his work on Radio Pakistan and Pakistan Television ( PTV). Background Qari Shakir Qasmi was born in Deoband to Maulana Qari Tahir Qasmi, son of Islamic scholar Hafiz Muhammad Ahmad, who was the son of Maulana Muhammad Qasim Nanautavi. He later immigrated to Karachi, Pakistan. He was a founding member and executive director of the International Quran Recitation Association (IQRA). From 1978 to 1985, he was the host of the children's television program '' Iqra'' (), which provided lessons and exercises on properly reciting and pronouncing Quranic Arabic. This program aired and re-ran on Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV). It was later hosted by Waheed Zafar Qasmi (his younger brother), and thereon by Qari Khushi Muhammad. He was the author of a famous book called Asan Qaida Dars-E-Qur'an, which came with audio tapes for helping children to read along with proper ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Husain Burhanuddin
Shahzada (title), Shahzada Syedi Husain Burhanuddin (), also known as Husain Mufaddal Saifuddin, is the third and youngest son of Mufaddal Saifuddin, the incumbent Dua't al-Mutlaqin, 53rd Da'i al-Mutlaq. He is a Qāriʾ and an honorary member of ''Naqabāt Qurrāʾ al-Quran'' () in Cairo. He is the Chairman of Saifee Burhani Upliftment Trust. Burhanuddin is a provost of Aljamea-tus-Saifiyah and heads Mahad al-Zahra, a Quranic sciences institute run by his father. He also administers other socio-economic institutions of the Dawoodi Bohra community. Burhanuddin is a recipient of All India Council for Human Rights' ''Ambassador for Peace Award.'' He is widely revered as the ''Qari-e-Hind'', a title that holds significant meaning and respect. Career Early life Burhanuddin was born on 24 December 1977 (15 Muharram, Muḥarram al-Ḥarām 1398H) to Mufaddal Saifuddin and Jawaharatusharaf (). He received his schooling at MSB Educational Institute in Mumbai graduating at the top ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tajwid
In the context of the recitation of the Quran, or (, ) is a set of rules for the correct pronunciation of the letters with all their qualities and applying the various traditional methods of recitation, known as . In Arabic, the term is derived from the verb (), meaning enhancement or to make something excellent. Technically, it means giving every letter its right in reciting the Quran. is a system by which one learns the pronunciation of Quranic words as pronounced by the Islamic prophet Muhammad. The beginning of the system of was when the early Islamic states or caliphates expanded in the third century of Hijra (9th century / 184–288 AH) under the Abbasid Caliphate, where errors in pronunciation increased in the Quran due to the entry of many non-Arab Muslims into Islam. So the scholars of the Quran began to write the rules of intonation. It is said that the first person to collect the system of in his book was ( 770–838 CE) in the third century of Hijra. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muhammad Siddiq Al-Minshawi
Muhammad Siddiq Al-Minshawi (; 20 January 1920 – 20 June 1969), known simply as Al-Minshawi, was an Egyptian Quranic reciter and Hafiz. Al-Minshawi was born into a famous Muslim Egyptian family. His grandfather, father, and brother were also famous Qurra. Nicknamed Al-Saut Al-Baki ( ), he is part of a quadrumvirate, along with Abdul Basit, Mustafa Ismail, and Al-Hussary, which are considered to be the most important and famous Qurra of modern times to have an outsized impact on the Islamic World. History Having been significantly influenced by his father, Al-Minshawi was also a protégé of Muhammad Rifat, Muhammad Salamah, famous reciters of the 20th century. He studied the rules of recitation under Ibrahim As-Su'oodi at a young age. He committed Qur'an to memory when he was 8 years old. He traveled to many countries outside of his homeland, including Indonesia, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Palestine (Al-Aqsa), Saudi Arabia, and Syria. Al-Minshawi also participated in recor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahmoud Khalil Al-Hussary
Sheikh Mahmoud Khalil al-Hussary ( ''ash-Shaykh Maḥmūd Khalīl al-Ḥuṣarī''; 17 September 1917 – 24 November 1980) also known as ''Al-Hussary'', was an Egyptian qāriʾ (reciter) widely acclaimed for his accurate recitation of the Qur'an. Al-Hussary committed the entire Qur'an to memory by age 8 and started reciting at public gatherings by age 12. In 1944, Al-Hussary won Egypt Radio's ''Qu'ran Recitation'' competition which had around 200 participants, including veterans like Muhammad Rifat. The quadrumvirate of Al-Minshawy, Abdul Basit, Mustafa Ismail, and Al-Hussary are generally considered the most important and famous reciters of modern times to have had an outsized impact on the Islamic world. Career Early life Mahmoud entered the Qur'an School at the age of four, and by age 9 (or by 11), he had already memorized the entire Qur'an. By age 11, he had enrolled for training at the acclaimed al-Badawi Mosque in Tanta. He later joined Al-Azhar University in C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Ulfah
Maria Ulfah (; born 21 December 1955) is an Indonesian qāriʾah (reciter of the Quran) and manager of the Central Institute for the Development of Quranic Recitation. She is the winner of two Indonesian national Qur'an recitation contests and is internationally recognized as one of the world's master reciters and teachers of recitation.Kathryn M. CoughlinMuslim Cultures Today: A Reference Guide pg. 87. Santa Barbara: Greenwood Publishing Group, 2006. She is also a lecturer at the Institute for the Study of Qur'an and at the National Islamic University in Indonesia, as well as the first woman to win an international Qur'an recitation award in Malaysia in 1980. She's considered an internationally significant figure in the field, and has been referred to as Southeast Asia's premier female reciter of the Qur'an. Personal life Ulfah was born in Lamongan Regency, East Java, on December 21, 1955, to Haji Mudhoffar and Hajjah Ruminah. She was the ninth child of twelve. In 1981, she mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamed Shakernejad
Hamed Shakernejad (; born in April 1983, Mashhad, Iran), is an Iranian qari (reciter of the Qur'an). Shakernejad won a world qira'at competition on 15 March 1996 in Saudi Arabia. This win was followed by a gift from king Fahd of Saudi Arabia: entering the Kaaba for an hour. This was the first time that an Iranian qari had entered the Kaaba. Early life and education Hamed Shakernejad was born in Mashhad near the Shrine of Imam Reza. At an early age, he and his brother joined Quranic study circles under the guidance of renowned Iranian reciters such as Haj Mahmoud Forghani, Haj Javad and Haj Mojtaba Sadat Fatemi. His father, Haj Mohammad Shakernejad, was also a Quran reciter, who played a crucial role in training him and his brother. Hamed and his older brother, Hameed, learnt recitation of Quran from their father and teachers at school. They began reciting at a very young age. Surprisingly, Hamed became much more famous and well known as compared to his brother Hameed. He la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
