Mahmoud Khalil Al Hussary was born near Tanta [north of Cairo]. At the age of 25
he went to Tanta and established himself as a Quranic reciter. He used to recite
at the famous Ahmadî mosque there. After 10 years he shifted to Cairo and joined
the Radio in 1944. He became a reciter at the Husayn mosque in the year 1955.
While staying in Cairo Shaykh al-Husarî studied at the al-Azhar University. He
had been a popular religious scholar and he penned many books on different
topics of the Qur'ân. He was also actively involved in the recent Azhari style
printing of the Qur'ânic text. He held a somewhat official status as a reciter. The
title of Shaykh al-Maqâri was conferred on him. His valuable opinions were often
quoted by the media. He used to accompany the rector of al-Azhar on his travels.
He was invited to participate in the World of Islam festival in London in the year
1976. His recordings are extensively distributed outside Egypt. He was considered
to be one of the four top-ranking reciters in Egypt. During his lifetime he
performed the Herculean task of recording Qur'ân 6 times in the transmission of
Hafs (two mujawwad, three murattal and one mu'allim) and in the transmissions
of Warsh 'an Nâfi', Qâlûn 'an Nâfi', and ad-Dûri 'an Abî 'Amr.
He was the first reciter to record and broadcast the murattal style. Shaykh al-
Husarî is known for the accuracy of his recitation. His son also recites
professionally.
2 Al-Baqara (The Cow), سورة البقرة
3 Al-Imran (The Family of Imran),سورة آل عمران
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