Abdul Basit 'Abd us-Samad

Shaykh al Maqâri
Abdul Basit Muhammad Abdus Samad
عبـدُ الباسِـط مُحـمّـد عبـدُ ٱلصّـمـد
Title
  • The Golden Throat
  • Voice of Heaven
  • Voice of Mecca[1]
Personal
Born1927 (1927)
Armant, Kingdom of Egypt
Died30 November 1988(1988-11-30) (aged 60–61)
Cairo, Egypt
Resting placeGraveyard of Mausoleum of Imam al-Shafi'i, Cairo, Egypt.[2]
ReligionIslam
NationalityEgyptian
ChildrenHisham Abd us-Samad, Yasser Abd us-Samad, Tarek Abd us-Samad
Known forHis unique melodic recitation of the Quran
Occupation
Website

‘Abdul-Basit ‘Abdus-Samad (Arabic: عبـدُ الباسِـط مُحـمّـد عبـدُ ٱلصّـمـد), or Abdel Basit Abdel Samad, or Abdul Basit Muhammad Abdus Samad (1927 – 30 November 1988) was an Egyptian Quran reciter and Hafiz.[3] He is part of a quadrumvirate, along with Siddiq Al-Minshawi, Mustafa Ismail, and Al-Hussary, which are considered to be the most important and famous Qurra of modern times to have an outsized impact on the Islamic World.[1][4][5][6][7][8][9] He was the first president of the Reciter's union in Egypt. He is known by the title "Golden Throat" and "Voice of Heaven" due to his melodious style, breath control, and unique emotional and engaging tone.

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  2. ^ Basit, Tarek Abdul. Heavenly Voice. Claritas Books. p. 57. ISBN 978-1-80011-985-7.
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  7. ^ Frishkopf, Michael (28 Dec 2009). "Mediated Qur'anic Recitation and the Contestation of Islam in Contemporary Egypt". In Nooshin, Laundan (ed.). In Music and Play of Power in the Middle East. London: Routledge. ISBN 978-0754634577. Archived from the original on 19 May 2020.
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