Mishārī Rāshid al-ʿAfāsī

Mishary Rashid Al-Afasy
الشيخ مشاري بن راشد العفاسي‎
Religion	Islam
School	Sunni
Personal
Born	September 5, 1976 (1976-09-05) (age 35) Kuwait City, Kuwait
Senior posting
Title	Imam of the Grand Mosque of Kuwait
Religious career
Profession	Imam, Qari, Munshid
Website	Official Site

Sheikh Mishary bin Rashid Alafasy (Arabic: الشيخ مشاري بن راشد العفاسي‎; born in Kuwait in September 5, 1976) is a Kuwaiti national, a qari and a munshid. He is the Imam of Masjid Al-Kabir (Grand Mosque (Kuwait)) in Kuwait City, and leads the taraweeh prayers in Ramadan every year.

Background

Sheikh Mishary studied at the College of the Quran and Islamic Studies at the Islamic University of Madinah and specialized in the ten readings and translations of the Quran. Also, he has been certified by a number of scholars of Quran. He makes frequent appearances on television. Many of his recitations can be also found on YouTube or MukminTV.

On March 24, 2007 Sheikh Mishary traveled to the United States of America and visited three mosques: Islamic Center of Irvine in California, Islamic Institute of Orange County in California, and the ICD (Islamic Center of Detroit) in Michigan. The audio tapes of his recitations during his visit to America can be found on his website, and also on YouTube or MukminTV. On October 25, 2008, Sheikh Mishary was awarded the first Arab Creativity Oscar by the Arab Creativity Union in Egypt.^[1] The event was sponsored by the General Secretary of the League of Arab States Mr. Amr Mousa as a recognition of Sheikh Mishary Alafasy role in promoting Islamic principles and teachings utilizing the modern technology to deliver the peaceful message of Islam. On September 2009, Sheikh Mishary traveled to the ICOI or Islamic Center of Irvine, but had to leave early due to family emergency.

There are two Space channels for Sheikh Meshary, The first is Alafasy TV and another more recent channel, Alafasy Q. Samples of his Quranic recitations and nasheeds can be found on the Alafsy official website. In August 2009, Sheikh Alafasy released a nasheed video called "Ramadan" under the Zain label, in which he sings in Arabic, English, and French. A voice-only recording, it was positively received in the Muslim world with television stations broadcasting throughout the month. The video can be viewed through YouTube.^[2]

During the month of Ramadan, in 2010, Al-Afasy returned to the ICOI to lead the taraweeh prayers.

Family

He is married, has two daughters and one son. He is referred to by the kunya-- "Abu Rashid".

Anasheed Albums

1. Uyoon Al Afaaee (2004)
2. Laysa Al Gharib (2005)
3. Haneeni (2006)
4. Qalbi Sagheer (2007)
5. Zekrayat (2008)
6. Ramadan (2009)
7. Anaqeed(2010)
8. Daughters of the Wind (2011)

See also

• Quran
• Qirat
• Tajweed

References

1. ^ Kuna
2. ^ 30 August 2009. "Alafasy – Ramadan FULL VIDEO". YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68oFNRMasxY. Retrieved 2010-03-20. 

External links

• Official Site
• Alafasy's Ramadan nasheed, August 2009
• Recitation by Sheikh Mishary Rashed Al-afasy
• Tala al Badru Sheikh Mishary Alafasy Nasheed
• Alafasy on Qaree.com
• Recitation Of Mishari
• Sheikh Mishary Rashed Alafasy
• Alafasy Albums
• Islamway Radio Quran Recitation
• SunniPath Library – Quran Recitation by Mishary Rashed al-Efasy
• AlafasyTalk
• Hi Quality Mp3 of Mishary Rashed al-Efasy
• Thealif.com – Listen Quran online

Persondata
Name	Mishari Rashid Al-Afasi
Alternative names
Short description	Imam of Masjid Al-Kabir (Grand Mosque (Kuwait))
Date of birth	1976-09-05
Place of birth	Kuwait
Date of death
Place of death