Mishari bin Rashed Alafasy is a Kuwaiti qāri (reciter of the Quran), imam, preacher, and nasheed artist. He studied at the Islamic University of Madinah’s College of Qur’an, specializing in the ten qira’at and tafsir. Alafasy has released nasheed albums. He usually sings in Arabic but he has also sung nasheeds in English, French, and Japanese.
Awards and recognition
On 25 October 2008, Alafasy was awarded the first Arab Creativity Oscar by the Arab Creativity Union in Egypt. The event was sponsored by the Secretary-General of the Arab League, Amr Moussa as a recognition of Alafasy’s role in promoting Islamic principles and teachings. Alafasy was also voted by readers to be the Best Qur’an Reciter in the 2012 About.com Readers’ Choice. Awards.
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