Allah knows best how it developed, but it seems that part of it might be an exaggeration of a noble practice which we know from the Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) … we know from a hadith that he used to ask for Allah’s mercy when an ayah mentioned His mercy, and used to ask for forgiveness when he came across an ayah mentioning the punishment … and so on. Yeah it’s a bit of a strange custom which unfortunately seems to have gained ground outside of the egyptian context. Shaykh Abdul Basit Abdus-Samad ( rahimahullah), Surah Dhuha and Surah Sharh Shaykh Muhammad Sideeq Minshawi ( rahimahullah), Surah Israa 9-12 Shaykh Muhammad Sideeq Minshawi ( rahimahullah), Surah Ahzab 17-19, then 38-44 Shaykh Mustafa Isma’il ( rahimahullah), Surah Israa 20-29 Shaykh Hosary ( rahimahullah), Surah Baqarah 90-96 Without further ado, here are some of my favorite recitations: may Allah guide us to recite, reflect and listen to the Qur’an in the best way. So do not let this deter you from reflecting and enjoying Qur’anic recitations. “When the Qur’an is recited, listen attentively to it, and be silent that you may receive mercy” (7:204) I understand that it is from their awe of the ayat, but we should instead listen to the Qur’an in the way that Allah azza wa jal instructed us to: I’m not sure where this originated from but Egyptians (and a lot of other cultures) tend to scream/yell after the reciter finishes reading an ayah. I love their style of recitation because it is slow, measured and with impeccable tajweed.īefore I share a few of my favorite videos, I just wanted to address something you will hear in one of these videos and many other videos from Egypt. I’m talking about Hosary, Minshawi, Tablawi, Abdus-Samad, and Mustafa Isma’il to name a few (may Allah have mercy on them and accept their deeds). All of these reciters are great mashaAllah but for me, I love old school Egyptian reciters. When I ask someone who their favorite reciter is, usually they respond saying Mishary al-Efasi or Abu Bakr al-Shatry or Muhammad al-Luhaidan (may Allah preserve them).

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