Hassan Azhari

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Azhari is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Hassan.
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Hassan Azhari
PSM DSSA DMSM PJK JSM KMN
حسن أزهرى
Born(1928-08-18)18 August 1928
Syi'ab Amir, Mecca, Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd
(present day Saudi Arabia)
Died6 October 2018(2018-10-06) (aged 90)
Kuala Lumpur Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Resting placeShah Alam Royal Mausoleum, Selangor, Malaysia
EducationMadrasah Aljunied Al-Islamiah
Occupations
  • Educator
  • muslim scholar
Children22; including Musa Hassan, Fuad Hassan and Jalaluddin Hassan

Hassan bin Haji Azhari (18 August 1928 – 6 October 2018) was a Malaysian and Muslim scholar who is renowned for his proficiency in tarannum tajwid and qira'at, he is a distinguished scholar in the field of al-Quran studies.[1] He was a well-known educator who gained notoriety for his work on the Radio Televisyen Malaysia's (RTM) Muqaddam television programme in the 1970s and for shouting the call to prayer in 1957, the year Malaysia gained its independence. In addition, he performed the call to prayer during the opening of a number of well-known mosques, such as Brunei's Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque and Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Mosque.[2] Among his family and students, he was commonly referred to as "Abu Ya."[3]

  1. ^ b. Isa Muhammad & b. Ibrahim 2020, p. 57.
  2. ^ Hussin, Khairul Azran (7 October 2018). "Hajat Hassan Azhari tak tertunai". Harian Metro (in Malay). Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  3. ^ b. Isa Muhammad & b. Ibrahim 2020, p. 58.