Styles of recitation of the Quran can sometimes have a cultural and even a political meaning as well as a spiritual one, as Ahram Weekly discovers Yasser Al-Sharkawi misses the time when he would head ...

The Islamic Center of Japan has announced the 26th annual Quran recitation and memorization competition to be held in Tokyo.

RECITATION OF the Holy Quran during the blessed month of Ramadan is a rewarding exercise. Muslims should try to give as much time as possible in prayers and the recitation of Holy Quran for spiritual ...

Reciting, memorizing and devoting time to regularly studying the Qur’an and implementing it’s life lessons has tremendous benefits in both this life and the hereafter. Allah (SWT) says “Those who ...

Learning to become a qari (or qari’ah for females), a skilled reciter of the Quran, the holy book for Muslims, is not easy. It takes years or even decades of practice and discipline to master proper ...

All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger. It is permissible for you, dear ...

During the month of Ramadan, Muslims traditionally read the entire Quran. In August 2011, at the Islamic Center of Northern Virginia in Fairfax, a well-known Quran reciter from Saudi Arabia, Sheikh ...

INDEED, to reflect on Allah's verses is a form of worship that will draw one close to Him. The Quran is not a book like any other; it is a timeless guide for life, death and the Hereafter. Therefore, ...