Abdul Basit Was Ambassador of Quran, Al-Azhar Says
In a message on Facebook on the anniversary of the legendary qari’s death, Al-Azhar reviewed the biography of Abdul Basit, El-Balad reported.
It emphasized that he was one of the most famous reciters of the Quran in the Islamic world who was the owner of a “golden throat” in recitation and traveled to the East and West of the world as an ambassador of the Book of God.
Major parts of Abdul Basit’s life were reviewed in Al-Azhar’s Facebook post, noting that he was born in January 1927 in the village of Al-Mara’za, a suburb of the city of Armant in Qena province. He died on November 30, 1988.
It said Abdul Basit received numerous invitations from all over the world to recite the Quran at various events. “He accepted these invitations and traveled extensively, visiting countries including Saudi Arabia, Palestine, Syria, Kuwait, Iraq, Morocco, Lebanon, Algeria, Indonesia, South Africa, America, France, India and other countries.”
He recited the Quran in the Two Holy Mosques in Mecca and Medina, for which he was nicknamed “The Voice of Mecca”, it said, adding that he also recited in Al-Aqsa Mosque in Al-Quds and the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus.
“He was noticed by kings and presidents, and they received him with official and magnificent receptions.”
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Al-Ahzar went on to say that Abdul Basit was honored in many international forums and received a number of prestigious official decorations, including the Cypress Medal from the Republic of Lebanon, the Gold Medal of Pakistan, the Scholars Medal from Zia-ul-Haq, the then president of Pakistan, the Senegalese Medal of Merit, awards from the Republic of Syria and the government of Malaysia, the Egyptian Radio Medal on its 50th anniversary, and the Medal of Merit from Egypt.
It is worth noting that on Sunday, the Egyptian Awqaf ministry commemorated the anniversary of the death of the great Egyptian qari.
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