- Sheikh Ali As-Suwaisy
Ali Hajjaj As-Suwaisy (1926-2001) was a famous Quran reciter, known in Egypt and across the world. He gained fame by emulating the late
Sheikh Muhammad Rifat .Sheikh Ali joined the Radio in 1946-47 and entered the Music Institute to study
oud and music theory for four years when he saw the encouragement and success of his reciting. Sheikh Ali is admired for his use ofmaqam saba - his voice was considered especially suited to saba.Sheikh Ali visited the UK on several occasions, in particular attending the
London Central Mosque duringRamadan .References
[http://www.islamic-awareness.org/Quran/Text/Qiraat/qurra.html Islamic Awareness]
Links
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Qur'an reading
*Sheikh Muhammad Rifat
*Sheikh Mohamed Siddiq El-Minshawi External links
* http://www.quran-voice.com
* http://www.qquran.com
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