Qāriʾ

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Qāri' (Arabic: قَارِئ‎, plural قُرَّأ qurrā) "reader" is a person who recites the Qur'an with the proper rules of recitation (tajwid)^[1]

Although it is encouraged, a reciter (Qari) does not necessarily have to memorise the Qur'an, just to recite it with proper rules with melodious sound. The following list is a partial list of some notable reciters of the Qur'an:

Saudi Arabia:

• Ahmad bin Ali Al-Ajmi
• Abu Abd al-Rahman Ibn Aqil al-Zahiri
• Saud Al-Shuraim
• Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais
• Ali Jabir
• Abdul Aziz al-Harbi
• Abdul Barri Ath Thobayti^[2]

Pakistan:

• Shakir Qasmi
• Waheed Zafar Qasmi
• Saad Nomani
• Muhammad Farooq

Egypt:

• Mohamed Salamah
• Mohamed Rifat
• Kamil Yusuf Al-Bahtimi
• Mahmoud Khalil Al-Hussary
• Mustafa Ismail
• Abdul Basit 'Abd us-Samad
• Mohamed Siddiq El-Minshawi

India

• Zakaria Badat

Indonesia

• Maria Ulfah

Bangladesh:

• Kamal Uddin

Kuwait:

• Mishary Rashid Al-Afasy

References

1. ↑ Leaman, Oliver (2008). The Qur'an : an encyclopedia. Routledge. ISBN 9780415326391. 
2. ↑ http://www.assabile.com/Saudi-Arabia/abdul-bari-ath-thobaity/abdul-bari-ath-thobaity-38.htm

External links

• Qur'an recitation