The voices of the Quran
From the masters of Cairo whose recordings have travelled the world for generations, to the imams of the holy mosques of Makkah and Madinah and the voices of the Emirates. Get to know them – and learn from them: whoever listens attentively to a great reciter learns pronunciation, rhythm and reverence.
The Egyptian master of tajweed precision whose complete murattal recording has taught generations of learners how to recite correctly.
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The voice from Upper Egypt whose deeply moving, humble recitation still touches hearts all over the world.
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The Egyptian reciter with the legendary breath and golden voice whose mujawwad recitation carried the Qur'an across the world.
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One of the great masters of Egyptian mujawwad, known for his finely tuned command of melody and his vivid expressiveness.
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The blind reciter from Cairo whose voice opened Egyptian state radio in 1934 and became a cornerstone of the Egyptian school of recitation.
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A pioneer of Egyptian recitation from the Nile Delta whose powerful, venerable voice was among the early voices of Egyptian radio.
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An Egyptian reciter with a clear, warm voice who mastered both the calm murattal and the solemn mujawwad.
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The Kuwaiti imam and reciter whose clear, melodic voice is, for many people around the world, their first door to the Qur'an.
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Long-serving imam of the Sacred Mosque in Makkah, whose unmistakable, moving voice has accompanied millions of worshippers through the nights of Ramadan.
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Scholar, judge and for some three decades imam of the Sacred Mosque in Makkah, known for his powerful, flowing and unmistakable recitation.
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Imam of the Sacred Mosque in Makkah from Madinah, whose gentle, clear and calm recitation reaches countless hearts around the world.
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Imam of the Sacred Mosque in Makkah from Riyadh, whose warm, melodic and heartfelt voice touches many people, young people in particular.
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Imam of the Sacred Mosque in Makkah, whose bright, powerful yet gentle voice many people associate with the nights of Ramadan.
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Imam of the Sacred Mosque from Makkah, whose calm, deep and reverent recitation is one of the familiar voices of prayer in Makkah.
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Long-serving imam of the Prophet's Mosque in Madinah, whose calm, venerable recitation is linked with the Madinah Mushaf.
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Beloved imam of the Prophet's Mosque and scholar from Makkah, whose gentle, flowing recitation is unforgotten in Madinah.
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Former imam of the Sacred Mosque in Makkah, whose deep, calm and reverent voice still moves many hearts today.
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Reciter and university teacher from Jeddah, whose clear, even murattal recording helps many learners memorise the Qur'an.
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Saudi imam and reciter whose clear, calm and memorable murattal recording is one of the most popular in the world for memorisation.
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Imam and reciter from Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province, whose full, deep and expressive voice is instantly recognisable.
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Imam and reciter from Jeddah, whose gentle, melodic and clear recitation accompanies many people as they read and learn.
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Imam and preacher from Jeddah whose heartfelt recitation, often accompanied by tears, and whose supplications move many people deeply.
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Reciter from Yemen with a warm, powerful voice, whose complete murattal recording is loved in many countries.
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Imam and preacher from Riyadh, whose powerful, melodic voice with its distinctive sound is known throughout the Gulf and beyond.
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Imam and reciter from Jeddah whose gentle, clear and humble voice touches people in many countries – including the United Arab Emirates.
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A Saudi imam whose quiet, deeply moved recitation makes countless listeners stop and reflect.
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Imam and preacher at the Prophet's Mosque in Medina, valued for his clear, dignified recitation and his eloquent sermons.
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A scholar of the Qira'at from Medina, former imam of the Prophet's Mosque and teacher of many Quran students.
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Imam and Friday preacher of the Prophet's Mosque whose gentle, even recitation radiates calm.
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An Emirati reciter whose clear and warm murattal recording of the whole Quran is loved far beyond the Emirates.
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An Emirati imam and reciter whose calm, balanced reading is one of the best-known voices of the Emirates.
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A Saudi imam from the Eastern Province, known for his melodious yet earnest recitation.
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One of Egypt's great reciters of the 20th century, famous for his powerful voice and long breath, later head of Egypt's Reciters' Syndicate.
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An Egyptian reciter and physician who carries on the tradition of the great mujawwad masters with his own refined voice.
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An Egyptian reciter whose Tarawih prayers at the Amr ibn al-As Mosque in Cairo gather vast congregations every year.
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A Kurdish reciter from Iraq whose soft, melodious voice has touched young listeners around the world in recent years.
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A young Egyptian reciter whose calm, heartfelt reading speaks especially to a new generation of listeners.
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For decades imam and preacher of the Sacred Mosque in Mecca, a scholar whose calm recitation accompanied generations of pilgrims.
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Imam and Friday preacher at the Prophet's Mosque in Medina, a scholar and judge with a clear, composed recitation.
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A Meccan scholar and long-serving imam and preacher of the Sacred Mosque whose recitation shaped the sound of an entire era.
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A blind master from old Cairo, reciter and muezzin at the Al-Hussein Mosque, whose art shaped whole generations of Egyptian reciters.
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An Egyptian reciter and master of religious hymns (ibtihalat) whose radiant voice reached millions over the radio from the 1930s on.
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An Egyptian mujawwad reciter from the Nile Delta whose expressive voice was heard on radio and on travels around the world from the late 1970s.
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A reciter of Somali origin, known for his recordings in several transmitted readings such as Khalaf from Hamzah and As-Susi from Abu Amr.
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An Egyptian mujawwad reciter of the younger generation, son of Sheikh Shahat Muhammad Anwar, carrying his father's style forward in his own voice.
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One of the elder masters of Egyptian recitation, on the radio as a young man and later for many years head of Egypt's Reciters' Syndicate.
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A Saudi imam from Riyadh whose deep, moving voice draws many people to the prayers of Ramadan.
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A Sudanese reciter whose reading in the transmission of Ad-Duri from Abu Amr – the reading common in Sudan – is loved far beyond his country.
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An Egyptian reciter from the Nile Delta whose deep, powerful voice was heard for decades on the radio and in Egypt's mosques.
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An Egyptian mujawwad master and contemporary of Al-Minshawi whose powerful, richly ornamented voice was heard on the radio from the 1950s.
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