Egyptian Quran Reciter Abu Al-Wafa Al-Saeedi Commemorated
A renowned Quran reciter in the country and the Arab world, he died in November 2018 at the age of 64.
Al-Saeedi was known as Sawt al-Jabal (sound of mountain).
He was born in 1954 in a village in Egypt’s Aswan Governorate.
His mother was a teacher of Quran memorization who helped all of her children learn the Holy Book by heart.
Al-Saeedi began committing the Quran to memory at the age of four and after some years went to a number of Quran masters like Sheikh Muhammad Abulala and Sheikh Kamal to enhance his memorization skills.
He then began learning Quran recitation styles and soon became a well-known qari after releasing a cassette of his recitation of Surahs al-Naml and Maryam (Mary).
Mahmoud joined Egypt’s Quran Radio as a reciter in 1992.
He travelled to many countries for recitation of the Quran.
His son, Ahmed, who is a pharmacist by profession, is also a qari.
Sheikh Mahmoud Abu al-Wafa al-Saeedi died in his hometown on November 19, 2018, after saying Fajr (dawn) prayers.
