An Egyptian Qari Who Recited Quran on Palestine Radio for Years
This Friday, August 25, marked the 69th anniversary of his death, according to El-Baladi website.
Alsendiony was born in 1912 in the village of Sendion in Egypt’s Al-Qalyubia Governorate.
He learned Quran recitation and memorized the Holy Book at a Maktab (traditional Quran school) in his home village.
After the death of his father, he left for Cairo and soon became known as a qari in the capital of Egypt.
He then joined the Egypt Radio as a Quran reciter.
After some time, he was sent by the Egypt Radio to Palestine as a guest qari. Alsendiony recited the Quran there for nearly ten years.
He also traveled to a number of other Arab countries like Iraq, Jordan, Syria, and Kuwait for recitation of the Quran.
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After the 1947 occupation of Palestine, he returned to Egypt and went to the Cairo Radio to work there as a qari. They asked him to take a test to prove his mastery but he refused and never returned to the radio.
As a great reciter of the Quran, known throughout the Muslim world, he found it unacceptable to have to take a test to prove his skills.
After some time, he opened a coffee house where he would perform Quran recitations.
Alsendiony died on August 25, 1955.
Following is an audio file of his recitation of Verses 34 to 39 of Surah Al-Qalam:
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