Qari Ghulam Rasool

{{Short description|Quran reciter}}

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| birth_date = {{birth year|1935}}

| birth_place = Lahore, British Raj

| death_date = {{death date and age|2014|03|09|1935}}

| death_place = Lahore, Pakistan

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| nationality = Pakistani

| religion = Islam

| Maddhab = Hanafi

| denomination = Ahlus-Sunnah wa’l-Jama’ah

| other_names = Zeenat ul Qura

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| awards = Pride of Performance Award by the President of Pakistan (1985)

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| alma_mater = Darul Uloom Hizbul Ahnaf

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Qari Ghulam Rasool (1935 – 9 March 2014) was a Pakistani Qari and an Islamic scholar.{{cite web|url=https://www.awamipolitics.com/qari-ghulam-rasool-dies-in-lahore-15431.html|title=Qari Ghulam Rasool Dies in Lahore|website=Awami Politics website|date=10 March 2014 |access-date=2023-07-14}}

Biography

He was born in 1935 in Salamatpura, Lahore, British India.{{Cite news|url=https://dailypakistan.com.pk/lahore/10-Mar-2014/81746|title=قاری غلام رسول خاموش ہوگئے، ان کی آواز تاقیامت قرآن سناتی رہے گی|date=10 March 2014|newspaper=Daily Pakistan (newspaper)|access-date=14 July 2023}} He received education from famous seminary Darul Uloom Hizbul Ahnaf. He learned Qirat from Qari Abdul Malik and later on became famous across the globe due to his unique recitation style.

He had recited the Quran at PTV and Radio Pakistan for more than 50 years. He also served as the 'designated qari' for the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab for some years.

He also taught at Jamia Nizamia and later on established his own five madaris. He was a close friend of Shah Ahmad Noorani and Abdul Sattar Khan Niazi of Jamiat Ulema-e-Pakistan party.

Awards and recognition

Death

He died on 9 March 2014 in Lahore.{{Cite news|url=https://nation.com.pk/10-Mar-2014/qari-ghulam-rasool-passes-away|title=Qari Ghulam Rasool passes away|date=10 March 2014|newspaper=The Nation (newspaper)|access-date=14 July 2023}}

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