Muhammad Yahya ibn Noorullah Baloch Rasool Nagari (died 31 May 2020) was a Pakistani Quran reciter and recitation teacher. He was known for his skills in
Tajwid
In the context of the recitation of the Quran, ''tajwīd'' ( ar, تجويد ', , ' elocution') is a set of rules for the correct pronunciation of the letters with all their qualities and applying the various traditional methods of recitation ('' ...
and Qira'at.
Biography
Rasool Nagari studied the rules of recitation under Izhar Ahmad Thanvi. He joined Jamia Aziziyah in
Sahiwal
Sahiwal (Punjabi language, Punjabi and ur, ), formerly known as Montgomery, is a city in Punjab, Pakistan. It is the List of most populous cities in Pakistan, 21st largest city of Pakistan by population and the administrative capital of both ...
as a teacher in 1970 and taught there for about fifty years. His students include
Saud Al-Shuraim
Saud ibn Ibrahim ibn Muhammad al-Shuraim (Arabic: سعود بن ابراهيم بن محمد الشريم; born 19 January 1964), is one of the prayer leaders and Friday preachers at the Grand Mosque Masjid al-Haram in Makkah. A Quranic reciter, ...
.
Rasool Nagari was fondly called 'the father of
Qira'at
In Islam, ''Qirāah'', (pl. ''Qirāāt''; ar, قراءات , lit= recitations or readings) are different linguistic, lexical, phonetic, morphological and syntactical forms permitted with reciting the holy book of Islam, the Quran. Differ ...
' by his followers.
He died on 31 May 2020, aged 75.
On 1 June 2020, he was buried in
Okara, Pakistan
Okara ( Punjabi, ur, ), is the capital city of Okara District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The name Okara is derived from ''Okaan'', which is the name of a type of tree. It is the 23rd largest city of Pakistan by population. The city is ...
.
Of his family, his son Izhar Ahmad Baloch is patron of
Markazi Jamiat Ahle Hadith,
Sahiwal District
Sahiwal District (Punjabi language, Punjabi and ur, ), formerly known as Montgomery district, is a Districts of Pakistan, district in the Punjab (Pakistan), Punjab Subdivisions of Pakistan, province of Pakistan. In 1998, it had a population of ...
, brother Hafeez Ullah Baloch is a
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI; ur, , ) is a political party in Pakistan. It was founded in 1996 by Pakistani cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan, who served as the country's prime minister from 2018 to 2022. The PTI is one of the thre ...
leader and son-in-law Abdul Basit Baloch is a journalist .
Literary works
* ''As-hal al-Tajwid fi al-Quran al-Majeed''
* ''Tuhfat al-Qur'a''
References
Pakistani Quran reciters
Year of birth missing
2020 deaths
People from Okara, Pakistan
Baloch people
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