Styles of recitation of the Quran can sometimes have a cultural and even a political meaning as well as a spiritual one, as Ahram Weekly discovers Yasser Al-Sharkawi misses the time when he would head ...

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Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuhu, Shaykh. in our masjid, our imam said that it is the right of the Quran to recite it once a year. I know the hadith that was narrated by Al-Bukhaari ...

When praying, how should one recite the Surahs? Should the Surahs be recited in the manner of 01-114? Or can it be recited randomly? 3) I would like to know about the ‘Isha prayer; i.e. the total ...

INDEED, to reflect on Allah's verses is a form of worship that will draw one close to Him. The Quran is not a book like any other; it is a timeless guide for life, death and the hereafter. Therefore, ...

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 ...

Doha: Qatar is participating in the 58th International Al Quran Recitation and Memorisation Assembly in Malaysia, represented by Reciter Al Numan Imran Abdul Hamid, who is taking part in the category ...

Pushing back nine tough competitors, the US contestant Huzaifah Siddiqui managed to seize the top position of the most beautiful Quran recitation, a side contest of the Dubai International Holy Quran ...

The classical singer captivated the Arab world with her fluent covers. A year later, she converted to Islam prior to marrying her now Moroccan husband. An American singer who took the Arab world by ...

Rotana Tarabzouni criticized for concluding a dance by reciting verses from the Quran. US-based Saudi singer Rotana Tarabzouni triggered outrage online after appearing in a video that showed her ...