When Egyptian Master Raghib Mustafa Ghalwash Recited Quran at Tehran Hotel
He passed away nine years ago on this day at the age of seventy-seven.
Born in July 1938 in the village of Barma in Egypt’s Tanta Governorate, Raghib Mustafa Ghalwash was raised in a Quranic family.
He went to a Maktab to learn the Quran at an early age and at 8 he became known in the village as a Quran memorizers.
Ghalwash then started learning Quran recitation and at 14 his fame as a reciter spread to nearby towns and cities.
He went on a Quran institute in the city of Tanta to improve his recitation skills.
He had a beautiful voice and soon gained fame all over Egypt, being invited to different cities for reciting the Quran in various ceremonies and programs.
Joining Egypt’s Quran Radio was a turning point in his recitation career. There he recited the Quran along with prominent masters like Mustafa Ismail, Abdul Basit Abdul Samad, Mahmoud Khalil al-Husari and others.
His recitations are still played on radio stations and TV channels in the Arab and Muslim world.
The Egyptian qari traveled to many countries for Quran recitation, including Iran, Britain, Canada, the US, and France.
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He visited Iran four times, in the years 1989, 1995, 2000, and 2002, leaving behind memorable recitations.
Ghalwash died on February 4, 2016 at the age of 78 and was laid to rest in his home village of Birma.
Following is his recitation of Verse 9-15 of Surah Al-Isra at the Laleh Hotel in Tehran during a visit to Iran in 1989:
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