Shakir Qasmi
| Qari Shakir Qasmi | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born |
1943 UttarPradesh, India |
| Occupation | Qari |
| Television | Iqra |
| Relatives | Qari Zahir Qasmi (Older Brother) Maulana Asif Qasmi (younger Brother) Qari Waheed Zafar Qasmi (Younger Brother) |
Qari Shakir Qasmi (Urdu: قارى شاكر قاسمى), is one of the most renowned Qurra' (Qur'an reciters) of South Asia. He was the host of the program Iqra (Read) for children that provided lessons and exercises on properly reciting and pronouncing Qur'anic Arabic. [1][2]
The above program aired and re-ran on the Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV) from 1978 to 1985. It was later hosted by Qari Khushi Mohammad. Qari Shakir Qasmi was also the first person who recited the Qur'an in the history of the UN.
Awards
- Pride of Performance Award (1981)
- Government of Pakistan Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (1979)
- Qirat Recitation Competition - Gold Medal in Malaysia (1961)
See also
"Learn to Read Quran", based on Dars Quran http://www.scholaris.com/islam/learning/Index.htm
References
- ↑ Qur'an recitations by Shakir Qasmi, English translations by Mohammad Marmaduke Pickthall, translations read by Aslam Azhar https://web.archive.org/web/20110107132926/http://quran.net/quran/transPickthalShakirAzhar.asp?sNum=055&sNameA=Ar-Rahman&sNameE=The%20Beneficent&Ayaat=78&Origin=Makkah Archived from the original on 7 January 2011, Retrieved 23 April 2018
- ↑ Qari Shakir Qasmi on musicmillennium.com website Retrieved 23 April 2018
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