Abdulbasit Abdussamad
| Abdul Baset Muhammad Abdus Samad | |
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| Born | 1927 Armant, Hermonthis, Egypt |
| Died | November 21, 1988 (aged 61-62) Cairo, Egypt |
| Occupation | Qari, Imam, Sheikh |
| Known for | His unique recitation of the Holy Quran |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)-5 ft 11 in (180 cm) |
| Title | Golden Throat, Voice from the Heavens |
| Children | Yasir, Hisham and Tariq |
‘Abdul-Basit ‘Abdel-Samad (1927–1988) (Egyptian Arabic; عبد الباسط عبد الصمد), was a renowned Egyptian Qari (reciter of the Qur'an). As such, many modern reciters try to imitate his style. The Qari had won three world Qira'at competitions in the early 1970s. ‘Abdus-Samad was one of the first huffaz to make commercial recordings of his recitations, and the first president of the Reciters' Union in Egypt.
In 1950, he came from Luxor to Cairo where Muslims in many mosques were captivated by his recitations. On one occasion, when he was reciting verses from Surah al-Ahzab, he was requested to recite for longer than his allotted 10 minutes by the audience, and he continued to recite for over an hour and a half; his listeners were captivated by his mastery of pitch, tone and the rules of tajweed (Qur'anic recitation).
Abdul-Samad travelled extensively outside his native Egypt; in 1961, he recited at the Badshahi Masjid, in Lahore, Pakistan as well as reciting in one of the biggest Tablighi Madrasa's in Bangladesh, Al-Jamiatul Ahlia Darul Ulum Moinul Islam in Chittagong. He visited Indonesia (1964/1965 ), Jakarta, and recited the Qur'an in that country's biggest Mosque. The audience filled the entire room of the mosque, including the frontyard; about a 1/4 of a million people listened to his recitation till dawn. Also in Pekalongan (city of Batik ), he recited at the Masjid Jame' (Masjid Kauman), his recitation captivated the audience. He also recited for more than two hours at the Darul Uloom Deoband's 100 years celebration in the early 1980s where scholars from all over the world were present in the thousands. In 1987, whilst on a visit to America, ‘Abdus-Samad related a story from one trip he made to the Soviet Union, with then Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Naser.
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