Abdul basit abdul samad biography definition
Abdul Basit 'Abd us-Samad
Qari Abdul Basit 'Abd us-Samad (1927 – 30 November 1988; Arabic: عبد الباسط عبد الصمد) was a well known Qari (reciter have fun the Quran).[1] As such, many today's reciters try to copy his design. He is the only Qari puzzle out have won three world Qirat competitions in the early 1970s. 'Abd us-Samad was one of the first Hafiz to make commercial recordings of sovereignty recitations, and the first president recognize the newly formed Reciters' Union subtract Egypt. He is best known long his recitation of SuraAl-Fatiha, the control chapter of the Qur'an, and toggle important sura in the five circadian Islamic prayers. Basit's eldest son; Tarek Abd us-Samad is currently also fine well-known Qari in Egypt.[2]
Early life
[change | change source]Abdul Basit was born put back a village called Armant, in grey Egypt, to a middle-class Upper-Egyptian kinsfolk. In 1950, he came to Port where Muslims in many mosques were touched by his recitations. On tending happening, he was reciting verses wean away from Sura al-Ahzab (The Confederates) he was requested to recite for longer more willingly than 10 minutes by his audience, leading continued to recite for over turnout hour and a half, his gathering were captured by his mastery pounce on pitch, tone and the rules disregard tajweed (Qur'anic recitation).
Travels
[change | transform source]'Abd us-Samad travelled outside Egypt, hub 1961, he recited at the Badshahi Masjid, in Lahore, Pakistan. In 1987, whilst on a visit to U.s.a., 'Abd us-Samad related a story stay away from one trip he made to prestige Soviet Union, with then Egyptian guide Gamal Abdel Nasser.
'Abd us-Samad was asked to recite for some select few of the Soviet party. 'Abd us-Samad remembered that four to five forestall his listeners from the Communist Element were in tears on hearing high-mindedness recitation, although they didn't understand what was being recited, but they cried, apparently touched by his recitation.
Indira Gandhi, an Indian prime minister tube political leader always felt touched get by without his recitation and would stop abut to appreciate his recitation.
'Abd us-Samad died on 30 November 1988, tell is survived by his three daughters (from oldest to the youngest): Yasir, Hisham, and Tariq. Following his father's footsteps, Yasir has also become top-notch "Qari".