Mahmoud Abdulhakam; An Egyptian Qari with A Voice Full of Humbleness
This Friday, September 13, marked the 42nd anniversary of Abdulhakam’s death.
He was among the founding members of the Association of Egyptian Quran Reciters.
Abdulhakam was born on February 1, 1915 in a village in Egypt’s Qena Governorate.
He started learning the Quran at an early age at the Maktab (traditional Quran school) of the village.
His father then sent him to the Ahmadi Quran Institute in Tanta where he learned Tajweed and recitation of the Holy Book before joining the Al-Azhar Islamic Center.
Soon he became a renowned qari in Egypt as well as other Arab and Muslim countries.
In 1940, he, along with other legendary qaris like Sheikh Mohamed Rif’at, Sheikh Ali Mahmoud and Sheikh al-Saifi, founded the Association of Egyptian Quran Reciters and served as its first treasurer.
He was role model in terms of his efforts to promote Quran recitation and serve the Holy Book.
He recited the Quran in Egypt and other countries for over 37 years until his death.
Abdulhakam had a beautiful voice full of humbleness, a voice that touched the hearts of listeners.
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He was also committed to correct recitation and having his own style, refusing to imitate other qaris.
He was a pious man and had great enthusiasm for serving the Quran and spreading the art of Quran recitation all over the world.
He had eight children, and two of his daughters married two sons of another legendary qari, Sheikh Mohamed Sidiq Minshawi.
Sheikh Mahmoud Abdulhakam died on September 13, 1982.
Following is one of his Quran recitations:
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