He was one of the most renowned Quran reciters in Kafr el-Sheikh Governorate and was known as Egypt’s best Quran ambassador Born in 1947 in the city of Bila in Kafr el-Sheikh Fasada became a memorizer of the entire Quran at the age of 10 He also learned recitation of the Quran and soon became a prominent qari Fasada also taught the Quran and Quranic sciences at Al-Azhar Islamic University for years He was sent by Egypt’s Awqaf ministry to various Arab and Muslim countries for recitation of the Quran especially during the holy month of Ramadan a preacher and one of Fasada’s relatives says he was a very pious and modest person He said Fasada was also a skillful memorizer of the Quran and once recited a full Juz (one-thirtieth) of the Quran from memory Fasada was advised by his doctor not to recite the Quran stressing that he would die without reciting the Quran He wished to die while reciting the Holy Book It marked the 13th anniversary of the legendary Quran reciter’s demise Head of the Quran Radio Ridha Abdul Salam had said earlier that the Radio will make efforts to honor the memory of Sheikh Shuaisha Shuaisha’s recitations were broadcast on the radio and his achievements and different stages of his life were reviewed by experts Some of the recitations were aired by the Quran Radio for the first time Shuaisha was the only qari of his time to recite the Quran using the style of Muhammad Rifat He committed the entire Quran to his memory at seven and started reciting the Quran on the radio at the age of 17 He was the youngest qari on the radio at the time Read More: Heavenly Recitations: Shuaisha’s Moving Recitation of Verse About Quran Egypt is a country in North Africa with a population of around 100 million Muslims account for around 90 percent of the country’s total population Quranic activities are very common in the Muslim-majority Arab country and many of the Muslim world’s top qaris in the past and present have been Egyptian Shahat was born in July 1950 in Kafr el-Wazir village in Egypt’s Dakahlia Governorate He lost his father when he was three months old Anwar started learning the Quran at a young age and memorized the entire Holy Book at 8 his uncle took him to Kafr el-Maqam village to learn Tajweed recitation with Master Seyed Ahmed Fararahi He learned Quran recitation and soon became a famous qari Quran masters like Said Abdul Samad al-Zanani and Hamdi Zamil were among those who began the path of Quran recitation after attending Quran recitation circles of Shahat I felt I had reached an indescribable happiness,” he said because I had a beautiful voice and my Lahn was like that of great masters and from whose throat the Holy Quran flowed like water in a stream had a reputation that far surpassed his age He was so deserving that the head of the city of Mit Ghamr sent him an invitation to attend a religious event in which the late Kamil al-Balouhi Al-Balouhi invited him to recite the Quran at the Radio and he entered the Quran Radio in 1979 Shahat recounts this as follows: “On the appointed date despite their great admiration for my recitation said that I needed to take classes for a while to learn the musical modes I asked Master Mahmoud Kamil and Master Ahmed Sidqi about how to proceed mastering all the Quranic modes and melodies with high quality Read More: Egyptian Qari Mahmoud Shahat Anwar Praises Father as His First Role Model Master Shahat Muhammad Anwar founded a new style in recitation of the Quran he transformed the practice of Quranic recitation in the Muslim world He was sent by Egypt’s Awqaf ministry to many countries for recitation of the Quran Following is one of his performances in which he recited verses from Surah At-Tawbah of the Holy Quran: “He taught me how to remain steadfast in the face of roaring waves of life,” he said in an interview on the 15th anniversary of Shahat Muhammad Anwar’s death Mahmoud added that his Quranic upbringing and his love and reverence for the Holy Book were achieved thanks to his father’s efforts Shahat Muhammad Anwar was one of the most prominent Quran reciters of Egypt who gained fame at an early age because of his talent in this field Rad More: Impressive Quran Recitation by Mahmoud Shahat Anwar Then he was invited to recite the Quran at a program which was also attended by Kamil al-Balouhi the head of Egypt’s Quran Radio at the time Shahat Muhammad Anwar traveled to many countries like Spain His three sons and six daughters are all memorizers of the Quran His sons Anwar and Mahmoud are also renowned qaris he could not recite the Quran in Quranic programs in the last four years of his life 2008 at the age of 58 after a long period of illness Following is his recitation of Verses 38-40 of Surah At-Tawbah of the Quran: This recitation was recorded at Cairo’s Imam Hussein (AS) Mosque in 1974 Shoaisha started learning the Quran at an early age and managed to memorize the entire Quran at 14 Once he escaped from school to go to a Quran class and learn recitation of the Holy Book he demonstrated his brilliant talents in Quran recitation He began reciting the Quran in mosques and religious centers and went on to become a prominent Qari known all over the Muslim world he was invited to Radio Egypt for Quran recitation was a co-founder of Egypt’s Union of Quran Reciters Shoaisha travelled to many countries for reciting the Quran and was honored for his brilliant recitations in Lebanon He was the first Egyptian Qari who recited the Quran at al-Aqsa Mosque in the holy city of Quds (Jerusalem) Shoaisha also travelled to Iran several times and served as a member of panel of judges in a number of international Quran competitions in the country at the age of 89 after battling with an illness for three months.   He was known as Akbar ul-Qurra (best qari) of the new generation of Quran reciters Born in 1950 in Kafr el-Wazir village in Egypt’s Dakahlia Governorate Anwar started learning the Quran at a young age He learned the entire Quran by heart at 8 and when he was ten Anwar’s beautiful voice and skillful recitation soon took him to prominence in Quranic circles in Egypt He died in 2008 at the age of 58 after a long period of illness The following audio file that has been recently released in the cyberspace features his recitation of verses 10-12 of Surah Ad-Dukhan (44) of the Holy Quran: “Therefore keep waiting for the day when the heaven shall bring an evident smoke That shall overtake men; this is a painful punishment remove from us the punishment; surely we are believers.” the eminent Qari’s son said Sheikh Sharif died on Tuesday night Born in 1943 in Kafr Saqar in Egypt’s Sharqiya governorate Mahmoud Ismail Sharif started learning the Quran at an early age and soon became famous for his beautiful recitations He joined Egypt’s national radio as a Qari in 1979 and also recited the Quran in Friday prayers religious and political ceremonies and various occasions across Egypt He also traveled to different Arab and European countries for recitation of the Quran The funeral of Sheikh Sharif was held in his hometown on Wednesday http://iqna.ir/fa/news/3738716    Gholam Reza Shahmiveh described Anwar as the most prominent qari of the Sharqia school of recitation He added that Anwar was one of the great qaris of the world who left a significant effect on the art of Quran recitation Anwar had a beautiful voice and sweet tone color that affects the heart and soul He has attracted many listeners in Muslim countries and many qaris have opted to imitate his style The Iranian expert went on to say that Anwar was among prominent qaris who traveled to Iran when they were at the zenith of their recitation career Born in 1950 in Kafr el-Wazir village in Egypt’s Dakahlia Governorate Anwar’s beautiful voice and skillful recitation soon took him to prominence in Quranic circles in Egypt 2007 at the age of 57 after a long period of illness He attended a program on En-Nahar satellite TV on the 14th anniversary of his father’s demise Mahmoud recited Surah Al-Fatiha – the first chapter of the Quran – imitating Sheikh Muhammad Shahat Anwar’s style Muhammad Shahat Anwar was among the most prominent Egyptian Quran reciters he started learning the Quran at a young age Shahat Anwar’s beautiful voice and skillful recitation soon took him to prominence in Quranic circles in Egypt he memorized the entire Quran at the age of 12 and learned Quran recitation with his father He has won many top titles in national and international Quran competitions The top Qari has traveled to many countries