'Abdul Basit 'Abd us-Samad was an Egyptian Quran reciter and Hafiz. 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.
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Al-Hussein Mosque, in Cairo, Egypt
Abdul Basit 'Abd us-Samad with King Faisal bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia in the early 1970s
Abdul Basit 'Abd us-Samad reciting at Centenary Celebration of Darul Uloom Deoband, with former Prime Minister of India Indira Gandhi in the background.Listen
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'Abdul Basit 'Abd us-Samad was an Egyptian Quran reciter and Hafiz. 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. He was the first president of the Reciter's union in Egypt. He is known by the titles 'Golden Throat', 'A voice from Heaven' and 'Voice of Mecca' due to his melodious style, breath control, and unique emotional and engaging tone.
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