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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