Taruti’s Quran Recitation in Commemoration of Late Sheikh Asfour (+Video)
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Prominent Egyptian Qari Sheikh Abdul Fattah Taruti recited verses from the Holy Quran to commemorate his fellow countryman and Quran reciter Sheikh Muhammad Mahmoud Asfour.
Taruti said he was honored to present the recitation to those who loved the late popular Qari.
Sheikh Asfour died at the age of 82 on Friday.
His funeral was held in his home village of Mit al-Rakha in Egypt’s northern governorate of Gharbia on the same day.
Born in 1938 in the village of Mit al-Rakha, Gharbia Governorate, in the country’s north, he started learning the Quran at an early age and memorized the entire Holy Book at 9.
He then went to learn Tajweed and recitation of the Quran from Sheikh Mustafa Mahmoud al-Anosui.
At 13, he received Tajweed certificate from Sheikh Anousi.
He started reciting the Quran in mosques and in different ceremonies and soon became known all over the country.
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