Toukhi was born in a village in Qalyubiyya Governorate northeast of the country where people loved learning the Quran and would hold various Quranic programs, especially during the holy month of Ramadan.
In an interview with al-Arabia TV, he said his father took sent him at an early age to a Maktab (Quran school) where an old Sheikh taught the Quran.
He first memorized the Quran and then started learning recitation.
Toukhi says he first imitated the styles of many prominent Qaris like Abdul Basit Abdul Samad, Mustafa Ismail, Mohamed Sidiq Minshawi and Mahmodu Ali al-Bana.