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Quran Reciter

Sheikh Abdul Basit Muhammad Abdus Samad

عبد الباسط عبد الباسط

Renowned Egyptian Qur’an reciter; joined Egyptian Radio in 1951; served as reciter at Imam al-Shafi‘i and Imam al-Husayn mosques; first President of Egypt’s Qur’an Reciters’ Union.

Biography
Sheikh Abdul Basit Muhammad Abdus Samad Quran reciter

Sheikh Abdul Basit Muhammad Abdus Samad

Role
Renowned Egyptian Qur’an reciter; joined Egyptian Radio in 1951; served as reciter at Imam al-Shafi‘i and Imam al-Husayn mosques; first President of Egypt’s Qur’an Reciters’ Union.
Place
Born in Al-Mar‘aza village, Armant, present-day Luxor Governorate, Egypt; later based in Cairo.
Education
Memorized the Qur’an by age 10; studied and mastered the Qur’anic Qira’at under Sheikh Muhammad Salim Hamadah.