Muhammad Siddiq Al-Minshawi
Muhammad Siddiq Al-Minshawi | |
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محمد صديق السيد تايب المنشاوي | |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 20 January 1920 |
| Died | 20 June 1969 (aged 49) |
| Cause of death | Esophageal varices |
| Nationality | Egyptian |
| Children | 15 |
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| Known for | Recitation of Quran |
| Occupation | Qari |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Sect | Sunni |
Muhammad Siddiq Al-Minshawi (Arabic: محمد صديق المنشاوي; 20 January 1920 – 20 June 1969), known simply as Al-Minshawi, was an Egyptian Quranic reciter and Hafiz. Al-Minshawi was born into a famous Muslim Egyptian family. His grandfather, father, and brother were also famous Qurra. Nicknamed Al-Saut Al-Baki (Arabic: الصوت الباكي lit. 'The Weeping Voice'), he is part of a quadrumvirate, along with Abdul Basit, Mustafa Ismail, and Al-Hussary, which are considered to be the most important and famous Qurra of modern times to have an outsized impact on the Islamic World.