Sheikh Abdul Basit 'Abd us-Samad Commemorated in Egypt
A commemoration ceremony on the 24th passing away anniversary of the prominent Egyptian Qari, Sheikh Abdul Basit 'Abd us-Samad, was held on November 3, in Egypt.
According to Al-Ahram newspaper, the ceremony was attended by a number internationally-known Quran figures and officials including Sheikh Mahmood Tablawi, Sheikh Mahmood Siddiq Minshawi, Sheikh Abdel Lahim Abdel Latif and Sheikh Mohammad Al-Hilbawi were in attendance to the event.
Tariq Abdul Basit Abd us-Samad, son of Shiekh Abdul Baist, made a speech at the ceremony and said that, “My father now is not among us but his Quran recitation is still reverberating the world”.
Sheikh Abdul Basit 'Abd us-Samad was a renowned Qari (reciter of the Qur-an). As such, many modern reciters try to imitate his style. He is the only Qari to have won three world Qirat competitions in the early 1970s. 'Abd us-Samad was one of the first huffaz to make commercial recordings of his recitations, and the first president of the newly formed Reciters' Union in Egypt. He is best known for his recitation of Sura Al-Fatiha, the first chapter of the Qur'an, and a key sura in the five daily Islamic canonical prayers.
Abdul Basit was born in a village called Armant in southern Egypt to an Egyptian father and mother.
In 1950, he came to Cairo where Muslims in many mosques were captivated by his recitations. On one occasion, he was reciting verses from Sura al-Ahzab (The Confederates), he was requested to recite for longer than his allotted 10 minutes by his audience, and continued to recite for over an hour and a half; his listeners were captured by his mastery of pitch, tone and the rules of tajweed (Qur'anic recitation).
'Abd us-Samad was asked to recite for some leaders of the Soviet party. 'Abd us-Samad recounts that four to five of his listeners from the Communist Party were in tears on hearing the recitation, although they didn't understand what was being recited, but they cried, apparently touched by his recitation.
'Abd us-Samad died in 1988, and is survived by his three sons (from oldest to the youngest): Yasir, Hisham, and Tariq. Following his father's footsteps, Yasir has also become a "Qari".
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Tariq Abdul Basit Abd us-Samad, son of Shiekh Abdul Baist, made a speech at the ceremony and said that, “My father now is not among us but his Quran recitation is still reverberating the world”.
Sheikh Abdul Basit 'Abd us-Samad was a renowned Qari (reciter of the Qur-an). As such, many modern reciters try to imitate his style. He is the only Qari to have won three world Qirat competitions in the early 1970s. 'Abd us-Samad was one of the first huffaz to make commercial recordings of his recitations, and the first president of the newly formed Reciters' Union in Egypt. He is best known for his recitation of Sura Al-Fatiha, the first chapter of the Qur'an, and a key sura in the five daily Islamic canonical prayers.
Abdul Basit was born in a village called Armant in southern Egypt to an Egyptian father and mother.
In 1950, he came to Cairo where Muslims in many mosques were captivated by his recitations. On one occasion, he was reciting verses from Sura al-Ahzab (The Confederates), he was requested to recite for longer than his allotted 10 minutes by his audience, and continued to recite for over an hour and a half; his listeners were captured by his mastery of pitch, tone and the rules of tajweed (Qur'anic recitation).
'Abd us-Samad was asked to recite for some leaders of the Soviet party. 'Abd us-Samad recounts that four to five of his listeners from the Communist Party were in tears on hearing the recitation, although they didn't understand what was being recited, but they cried, apparently touched by his recitation.
'Abd us-Samad died in 1988, and is survived by his three sons (from oldest to the youngest): Yasir, Hisham, and Tariq. Following his father's footsteps, Yasir has also become a "Qari".
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