Qari Syed Sadaqat Ali (Urdu: قارى سید صداقت علی), is a Pakistani qari. He is well known for his program AlQuran (The Quran) that was especially aimed to help children with their reading and pronunciation skills of the Quran. The program was a huge success on the Pakistan Television Corporation channel (PTV) and was replayed many times.[1] One of his teachers was the renowned Sheikh Abdul Basit 'Abd us-Samad (1927 – 1988) of Egypt.
Qari Syed Sadaqat Ali | |
|---|---|
قاری سعید صداقت علی | |
| Title | Hafiz (Quran) |
| Personal | |
| Born | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Known for | Recitation from the Quran, Program AlQuran (The Quran) PTV |
| Senior posting | |
| Teacher | Teaching Quran On PTV Program AlQuran |
| Based in | Lahore |
Early life and career
editQari Syed Sadaqat Ali was born in Pakistan. Qari Sadaqat started participating in local and international qiraat competitions (recitation of Quran competitions) at a very early age. He first recited the Quran on Radio Pakistan in 1966. He has appeared in 200 contests and won many international Qiraat competitions.[2]
Awards and recognition
edit- Hilal-i-Imtiaz (Crescent of Excellence) Award by the President of Pakistan in 2020[3]
- Sitara-i-Imtiaz (Star of Excellence) Award by the President of Pakistan in 2015[4][5]
- Pride of Performance Award by the President of Pakistan[1]
- 1. Qari (reciter) for the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab[2]
- 2. Chairman, Saut ul Qura International, Pakistan
- 3. Qari (reciter) for both Pakistan Television Corporation & Radio Pakistan[2][1]
- 4. Member, Selection Board for Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation
- 5. Member, Niqabat ul Qura, Republic of Egypt
- 6. Pupil of Internationally famous Qari Abdul Basit 'Abd us-Samad of Egypt[1]
- 7. Represented Pakistan in World Qirat recitals in Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Iran, United Kingdom, United States of America and Europe
- 8. Gained second position twice in International Husn-e-Qirat competitions held in Iran
- 9. First Pakistani Qari ever to win first position in International Husn-e- Qirat competition held in Bangladesh
- 10. Broadcasting Al-Quran programme from Pakistani television and Prime TV for the last six years[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d Qari Syed Sadaqat Ali's Pride of Performance Award info and profile on arabnews.com website, Published 17 December 2013, Retrieved 15 August 2017
- ^ a b c d 'Quran teacher lauds KSA for excellent service to Islam', Profile of Qari Syed Sadaqat Ali on arabnews.com website, Published 11 December 2013, Retrieved 15 August 2017
- ^ Ibne Safi, Fehmida Riaz among 116 recipients of civil awards (includes award for Qari Syed Sadaqat Ali) Dawn (newspaper), Published 14 August 2019, Retrieved 5 December 2020
- ^ Complete list of recipients of awards in 2015, The Express Tribune (newspaper), Published 24 March 2015, Retrieved 15 August 2017
- ^ Qari Syed Sadaqat Ali's Sitara-i-Imtiaz Award on samaa.tv website, Published 24 March 2015, Retrieved 15 August 2017
External links
edit- Qari Syed Sadaqaat Ali on BBC Music website
- Qari Syed Sadaqat Ali @ Guyana, South America, on YouTube
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