A Qari" means in Arabic language " the one who recites Qur'an with proper Tajweed rules and nice voice". Its plural in Arabic is "Qurraa" قُرَّاء. To be a Qari', you do not need to memorize the Quran but, it is preferred. The quadrumvirate of Abdulbasit, El Minshawy, Mustafa Ismail, and Al-Hussary are considered according to most of Islamic world the most famous reciters of modern times as they had a great influence on the Islamic world. Here is a list of the pioneering reciters of the Quran.
Afghanistan
Muhammad ibn Tayfour Sajawandi (died at 560 AH).
He is known for his contributions to the Islamic science of Recitation and Tajweed, creating a set of rules and markers used to indicate the pronunciation and pauses of Quranic recital, known as Sajawandi stop signs or Rumuz al-Awqaf as-Sajawandiy
Egypt
In Egypt, the senior reader of Quran is known as Shaykh al-Maqari which means the head of reciting schools.
-you can listen to a sample of recitation of every Qari' by clicking on their names.
- Muhammad Rifat (1882-1950).
- Mohamed Salamah ( 1899-1982).
- Abdul Basit Abus-Samad (1927-1988).
- Mustafa Ismail (1905-1978).
- Mahmoud Khalil Al-Hussary (1917-1980).
- Mohamed Siddiq El-Minshawi (1920-1969).
Indonesia
*click on every Qari' name to listen to his recitation
- Muammar Z.A.
Saudi Arabia
click on every Qari name to listen to his recitation
- Abdurrahman As-sodeays, the head Imam of Al-masjid Al-haram
- Mashari Afaasi , kuwait reciter
Pakistan
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This is all the names of Qurraa we managed to collect in this list. undoubtedly, there are a lot of other great reciters. If you want to recite the Qur’an beautifully and confidently with proper Tajweed—just like these great reciters—you can join our Tajweed Course through this link
