Qāriʾ
A Qari (lit. 'reader', Arabic: قَارِئ, plural قَارِئُونَ qāriʾūn, قُرَّاء qurrāʾ or قَرَأَة qaraʾah) is a person who recites the Quran with the proper rules of recitation (tajwid).[1]
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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.
The quadrumvirate of El Minshawy, Abdul Basit, Mustafa Ismail, and Al-Hussary are generally considered the most important and famous Qurra' of modern times to have had an outsized impact on the Islamic world.[2][3][4][5]: 83
Notable Qāri
The following list is a partial list of some notable reciters of the Qur'an:
Afghanistan
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)
Iran
Egypt
Reader is referred to as Shaykh al-Maqâriʾ [6] (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-Maqâriʾ
- Muhammad Siddiq Al-Minshawi (1920–1969), Shaykh al-Maqâriʾ
- Kamil Yusuf Al-Bahtimi (1922–1969)
- Abdul Basit 'Abd us-Samad (1927–1988)
India
Indonesia
Kuwait
Pakistan
References
- Leaman, Oliver (2008). The Qur'an : an encyclopedia. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-32639-1.
- Taha Shoeb (2 Feb 2018). "Khalaf from Hamzah – A look at the features of recitation of al-Qur'an by Shahzada Husain Bhaisaheb". thedawoodibohras.com. Archived from the original on 19 May 2020.
- Ejaz Taj (6 Sep 2018). "A Meeting with the Egyptian Giants, al-Minshāwī, al-Huṣrī, Muṣṭafā Ismāʿīl and ʿAbdul-Bāsit ʿAbdus-Ṣamad". islam21c.com. Archived from the original on 18 May 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- "Best Quran Recitation Competition for Students Planned in Egypt". iqna.ir. 4 May 2020. Archived from the original on 19 May 2020.
- Frishkopf, Michael (28 Dec 2009). "Mediated Qur'anic Recitation and the Contestation of Islam in Contemporary Egypt". In Nooshin, Laundan (ed.). In Music and Play of Power in the Middle East (pdf). London: Routledge. ISBN 978-0754634577. Archived from the original on 19 May 2020 – via pdfslide.net.
