Top Iraqi Qari Passes Away
Mahmoud bin Shakir bin Muhammad al-Karkhi was a senior Qari and teacher of Quran recitation styles.
He was also the vice-president of Iraq’s Association of Qaris and headed the Qaris Society of Diyala province in eastern Iraq.
The senior Quran master was in Iran last month to serve as a member of the panel of judges of the 35th International Quran Competition of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Born on May 29, 1965, in Baqubah, capital of Diyala province, al-Karkhi started learning the Quran at an early age.
He received more than 50 permissions for recitation of the Quran from eminent Iraqi Quran masters.
He trained a large number of Qaris as a Quran teacher over the years.
The Iraqi Quranic figure also wrote several books on Tajweed, Seerah (life of the infallible), and history.
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