Kumayl Alloo (Arabic: كُمَيْل أَللو, romanized: Kumaīl Allū) is a Tanzanian-American qāriʾ (Qur'an reciter) and research scholar.
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 Alloo reciting at the International ISNA Conference, in 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | United Republic of Tanzania | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Tanzanian American | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Columbia University Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai جامعة الحسن الثاني بالدار البيضاء | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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He won the National IMAM Qur'an Competition in 2019,[1][2] the National Al-Qadr Qur'an Competition in 2020,[3] and the National IMAM Qur'an Competition again in 2021.[4][5] In 2022, he won 1st place in the Global Iqra' (اقرأ) Qur'an Recitation Competition held annually in Ontario, Canada—becoming the first Tanzanian-American to do so.[6][7][8] He has since judged on numerous tarteel and hifz competitions and has been invited to teach qira'at across North American madāris.[9][10] In 2023, Columbia University's Islamic Center appointed him a Muqri' (Arabic: مُقْرِئ, lit. 'reciter') and Mu'addhin (Arabic: مُؤَذِّن, lit. 'caller'), positions he continues to maintain.[11][12]
Alloo is currently a student at Columbia University and a researcher at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.[13][14][15][16]
References
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- ^ Horvath, Richard (2019-05-30). "Announcing the Winners of the Annual Quran Competition - 2019". IMAM-US.org. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
- ^ Hausman, Wade (May 2019). "2019 National IMAM Qur'an Competition 1st Place Winners".
- ^ a.sarwar (2020-04-24). "Announcing the Annual Quran Competition - 2020". IMAM-US.org. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
- ^ Horvath, Richard (19 May 2021). "Announcing the Winners of the Annual Quran Competition - 2021". IMAM-US. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ "Kumayl Alloo: HSMSE's 3-Time National Champion" (PDF).
- ^ "On This Day: Kumayl Alloo Becomes First Tanzanian-American to Win Global Qur'an Competition". New York City, NY Patch. 2024-06-25. Retrieved 2024-06-25.
- ^ "القارئ كميل أللو: الاحتفال بمرور عامين على فوزه التاريخي في تلاوة القرآن الكريم".
- ^ "Alloo Wins Global Iqra Quran Competition".
- ^ https://issuu.com/queenspress/docs/press_epaper_050914/8
- ^ "Kumayl Alloo - LinkedIn".
- ^ "Columbia Muslim Student Association | Columbia Undergraduate Admissions". undergrad.admissions.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
- ^ "Three Columbians Named 2023 Rhodes Scholars". Columbia News. Columbia University. 16 November 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
- ^ "Columbia University Directory". search.sites.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
- ^ "Directory - Dept. of Neuroscience, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai" (PDF).
- ^ "Kumayl Alloo | Columbia University - Academia.edu". columbia.academia.edu. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
- ^ "Awards and Milestones - Columbia University News".
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