Shakir Qasmi
{{Short description|Quran reciter of Pakistan}}
{{Use Pakistani English|date=April 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Qari Shakir Qasmi
| image =
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| birth_date = September 1943
| birth_place = Deoband, Uttar Pradesh, India
| death_place = Ontario, Canada
| death_date = March 2023 (Aged 80){{cite web | url=https://jagotimes.com/316950 | title=World-renowned Qari Shakir Qasmi passed away in Canada, his funeral prayers were offered at Burnett Ford Mosque | date=31 March 2023 }}
| occupation = Qari (a reciter of the Quran)
|father = Qari Tahir Qasmi
| relatives = Qari Zahir Qasmi (older brother) Qari Waheed Zafar Qasmi (younger brother)
| awards =Pride of Performance Award by the Government of Pakistan in 1981
Tamgha-i-Imtiaz (Medal of Excellence) Award by the President of Pakistan in 1979
Pakistan Television (PTV) Award in 1980
}}
Qari Shakir Qasmi (Urdu: قارى شاكر قاسمى), was a Pakistani Qāriʾ (a reciter of the Quran) known for his work on Radio Pakistan and Pakistan Television (PTV).
Background
Qari Shakir Qasmi was born in Deoband to Maulana Qari Tahir Qasmi, son of Islamic scholar Hafiz Muhammad Ahmad, who was the son of Maulana Muhammad Qasim Nanautavi.{{cite book |title=Aks-e-Ahmad |date=May 2014 |publisher=Hujjatul Islam Academy |location=Darul Uloom Waqf |page=464 |url=https://dud.edu.in/index.php/ur/publications-2/164-title-of-2-publications-2 |access-date=6 April 2023 |language=ur}} He later immigrated to Karachi, Pakistan. He was a founding member and executive director of the International Quran Recitation Association (IQRA).{{Cite web|url=https://iqrabd.org/persons-behind-formulation-of-iqra/|title = Persons Behind Formulation of IQRA – International Quran Recitation Association (IQRA)}}
From 1978 to 1985, he was the host of the children's television program Iqra ({{translation|read}}), which provided lessons and exercises on properly reciting and pronouncing Quranic Arabic.{{Citation|title=Iqra hosted by Qari Shakir Qasmi, 1978|year=
1978|url=
https://archive.org/details/QariShakirQasmiIQRA}} Retrieved 6 April 2023 This program aired and re-ran on Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV). It was later hosted by Waheed Zafar Qasmi (his younger brother), and thereon by Qari Khushi Muhammad.{{Citation|last=Shalimar Recording|title=IQRA {{!}} Lesson 4 {{!}} Movements (Harakat) {{!}} Qari Khushi Muhamad Al Azhari {{!}} Tariq Lodhi|date=9 February 2007 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpwUM77cvBw}} He was the author of a famous book called Asan Qaida Dars-E-Qur'an, which came with audio tapes for helping children to read along with proper pronunciation.{{Cite web|url=https://www.scribd.com/doc/17212538/Durs-i-Quran-by-Shakir-Qasmi-%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%89-%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%83%D8%B1-%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%85%D9%89|title=Durs i Quran by Shakir Qasmi قارى شاكر قاسمى|website=Scribd|language=en|access-date=2019-02-08}} Qari Shakir Qasmi was also the first person to recite the Quran in the United Nations.{{Citation|last=Shiraz Qasmi|title=Qari Shakir Qasmi's recitation for the United Nations|date=7 February 2019 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MaEWUZX15Y|access-date=2019-02-08}}{{Citation|last=Shiraz Qasmi|title=Sawanih-e Qari Shakir Qasmi سوانحِ قاری شاکر قاسمی (رحمۃ اللہ علیہ)|date=12 March 2024 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idtX7F4XkhE|access-date=2024-03-13}}
Awards and recognition
- Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Medal of Excellence) Award by the Government of Pakistan (1979){{cite web | url=https://pakistanoverview.wordpress.com/2013/03/24/qari-shakir-qasmi/ | title=Qari Shakir Qasmi | date=24 March 2013 }}
- Pride of Performance Award by the Government of Pakistan (1981){{cite web | url=https://pakistanoverview.wordpress.com/2013/03/24/qari-shakir-qasmi/ | title=Qari Shakir Qasmi | date=24 March 2013 }}
- Pakistan Television (PTV) Award in 1980
Publications
References
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External links
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idtX7F4XkhE Official Biography of Qari Shakir Qasmi on YouTube]
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZC9rSlRNkk Recitation by Qari Shakir Qasmi on YouTube]
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BVfeXo7wx8 Rare Live Tilawat at Bhatkal Camenity in 1987 by Qari Shakir Qasmi]
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Category:Pakistani Quran reciters