First Qari Who Released Tarteel Recitation of Entire Quran in Cassettes
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Thursday, September 17, marked the birthday anniversary of a prominent Egyptian Qari.
Sheikh Mahmoud Khalil al-Hussary was born on September 17, 1917. He was among the most prominent Quran reciters in the Muslim world.
He committed the entire Quran to memory by age 8 and started reciting at public gatherings by age 12.
He was the first Qari to release his Tarteel recitation of the entire Quran in cassettes.
Al-Hussary was elected the head of the Muslim World’s Union of Quran Reciters in 1968.
He died on November 24, 1980, during a trip to Kuwait.
The following footage features one of his recitations of the Quran:
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