Mishary bin Rashid Alafasy
Mishary Rashid Alafasy was born on September 5th, 1976. Qari Mishary bin Rashid Alafasy (Arabic: مشاري بن راشد العفاسي) is a Kuwaiti qāriʾ (speaker of the Quran), imam, and preacher.[1][2][3] He studied in the Islamic University of Madinah's College of Qur'an the ten qira'at and tafsir.[4]
Mishary bin Rashid Alafasy. | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | September 5, 1976
(aged 49) Kuwait City, Kuwait |
| Origin | Kuwait |
| Genres | Islamic, Nasheed, Hamd, Na'at, Qirat |
| Occupation(s) | Qari, imam |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1997–present |
Awards
On October 25 2008, Alafasy was awarded the first Arab Creativity Oscar by the Arab Creativity Union in Egypt. The event was sponsored by the Secretary-General of the Arab League, Amr Moussa to recognize Alafasy for promoting Islam and the Quran.[5]
References
- ↑ Staff. Sheikh Mishary leads over 60,000 worshippers - News - Emirates - Emirates24|7. https://www.emirates247.com/news/emirates/sheikh-mishary-leads-over-60-000-worshippers-2012-04-14-1.453774. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- ↑ Kuwaiti imam to lead Taraweeh prayers on Friday. https://www.khaleejtimes.com/ramadan-2016/ramadan-news/mishary-to-lead-taraweeh-prayers-in-ramadan. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- ↑ "News Details". iacad.gov.ae. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- ↑ إسلام ويب (15 April 2009). "نبذة عن حياة الشيخ مشاري العفاسي". Islamweb. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
- ↑ "كونا : اتحاد المبدعين العرب يكرم الشيخ مشاري العفاسي لدوره في المجال الديني - عام - 21/10/2008".