Famous Egyptian Qari Abdul Halim Dies
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Sheikh Muhammad Abdul Halim, a famous Qari in Egypt, died after a long illness.
The prominent Quran reciter passed away on Wednesday, al-Bayan website reported.
He had been suffering from a chronic illness for a long time.
Abdul Halim was laid to rest in a cemetery in the city of Talkha in Dakahlia Governorate, northeast of the capital Cairo.
Egyptians posted videos of his recitations and prayed for his soul to rest in peace.
Egypt is a country in North Africa with a population of around 100 million.
Muslims account for around 90 percent of the country’s total population.
Quranic activities are very common in the Muslim-majority Arab country and many of the Muslim world’s top Qaris in the past and present have been Egyptian.
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