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 ...
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 ...
Dozens of male and female santri (Islamic school students) throng the terrace of the Baitul Mustofa Islamic boarding school mosque while waiting for maghrib (dusk) call to prayers, which also signals ...
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 ...
Egypt’s first satellite TV channel dedicated to recitations from the Quran has begun its first demo broadcast, said the spokesperson of the United Group for Media Services Hossam Saleh. The channel, ...
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The winners in the categories of reciting and memorization received their prizes from Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Muhammad V during the closing ceremony held at the Putra World Trade Centre in Kuala ...
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 ...