Muhammad Siddiq Al-Minshawi
Muhammed Siddique Minshawi | |
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الشيخ محمد الصديق المنشاوي | |
Born | January 1, 1920 Cairo, Upper Egypt |
Died | June 20, 1969 | (aged 49)
Other names | Alqari As-Sheikh Mohammed Siddiq Al-Minshawi |
Muhammad Siddiq Al-Minshawi or Mohamed Siddiq El-Minshawi (Arabic: الشيخ محمد الصديق المنشاوي, 1 January 1920 – 20 June 1969) was an Egyptian Qur'anic reciter. He was born in Suhaaj. He was the son of Siddiq El-Minshawi and the brother of Mahmoud El-Minshawi, who is also a well known reciter and a well known scholar of the Qur’an in Egypt, Cairo.
Background
[change | change source]Muhammad Siddiq El-Minshawi has become a household name across the Muslim world. He traveled to many countries outside of his homeland, including Indonesia, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Palestine (Al-Aqsa Mosque), Saudi Arabia and Syria. He helped children with the Quran.
He was significantly influenced by his father, Muhammad Siddiq El-Minshawi, also a protégé of Mohamed Salamah, a famous reciter of the 20th century. He studied the rules of recitation under Ibrahim As-Su'oodi at a young age.