Egypt’s Quran Radio Receives Cultural Belongings of Renowned Qari Ahmed Shabib
Shabib was one of Egypt’s most celebrated qaris.
These data-x-items will be prepared for display in the Museum of Quran Reciters, set to open soon.
This initiative is part of a broader project by Egypt’s National Media Authority to document the legacies of the country’s iconic reciters, whose voices left an indelible mark on the Arab world.
The goal is to ensure their contributions endure in the memory of future generations.
Earlier, as part of preparations for the museum’s launch, the radio also received artifacts belonging to another famed Egyptian reciter, Sheikh Shaban El-Sayyad, during a ceremony attended by media officials and Egyptian experts.
Born on August 25, 1934, in the village of Dandit (Mit Ghamr, Dakahlia Governorate), Sheikh Muhammad Ahmed Shabib joined the Zagazig Institute for Teaching Quran Recitations in 1951. His career breakthrough came in 1957 when he recited at a funeral ceremony in El-Mansoura alongside the legendary Sheikh Abdel Fattah El-Sha’shaei, officially cementing his place among Egypt’s elite reciters.
In 1961, a severe throat inflammation threatened to silence his voice permanently, but after recovering with divine grace he returned to prominence, receiving invitations to recite nationwide. By 1964, he was officially appointed as a Quran Radio reciter, joining the ranks of Egypt’s revered recitation masters.
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His legacy includes a historic 1973 invitation by Yasser Arafat to recite at Al-Aqsa Mosque, after which he was honored with the title “Qari of Al-Aqsa Mosque”.
Sheikh Shabib passed away on April 3, 2012, leaving behind a timeless auditory and spiritual legacy.
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