As the world’s largest Quran recitation and call to prayer (athan) contest, the Otr Elkalam competition is organized by the General Entertainment Authority (GEA). Shahmoradi was awarded 3 million ...

During the month of Ramadan, Muslims traditionally read the entire Quran. In August 2011, at the Islamic Center of Northern Virginia in Fairfax, a well-known Quran reciter from Saudi Arabia, Sheikh ...

The news of his death was confirmed by the Egyptian daily Al-Yawm Al-Sabie. Shu’aisha, who was head of the Egyptian Union of Quran Reciters, was born in Kafr el-Sheikh, north of Egypt in 1922. He ...

COLUMBIA — Mohamed El-Sayed Deif has come to America for Ramadan for the past 15 years, bringing his expertise and resonating voice to mosques around the country. A renowned Quran reciter from Egypt, ...

He delivered an impressive performance on Tuesday night, reciting some verses from Surah Al-A'raf and captivating the crowd at the Kuala Lumpur World Trade Centre with his melodious voice and flawless ...

Mohamed Youssef is a Malaysian from the state of Kelantan who gained fame in the Arab world, particularly in Saudi Arabia, due to his Quran recitation skills. In an interview with Al-Arabiya.net, ...

MINNEAPOLIS – A Minnesota teenager who became the first American to win a prestigious Quran recitation contest will travel to Somalia to meet the country's president. Ahmed Burhan Mohamed has become a ...

The head of the Egyptian syndicate for Quran reciters and learners, Sheikh Mohamed Mahmoud El-Tablawy, died at his home in Menoufiya governorate on Tuesday at the age of 86 after a long illness.

The Quran is the holy book of Muslims. Sheikh Mohammed Al Tarouti was suspended as Quran reciter at Egypt Radio after he made a mistake while reading the Quran. Faseeh Fawaz/Gulf News reader Dubai: An ...

Learning to become a qari (or qari’ah for females), a skilled reciter of the Quran, the holy book for Muslims, is not easy. It takes years or even decades of practice and discipline to master proper ...