Saʻd al-Ghāmidī ( ar, سعد الغامدي; born 1967) is a

Qāriʾ A Qari (, ar, قَارِئ, plural ''qāriʾūn'', ''qurrāʾ'' or ''qaraʾah'') is a person who recites the Quran with the proper rules of recitation (''tajwid''). Although it is encouraged, a qāriʾ does not necessarily have to memorize t ...

and a former

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of the great holy mosque

Masjid an-Nabawi Al-Masjid an-Nabawi (), known in English as the Prophet's Mosque, is a mosque built by the Islamic prophet Muhammad in the city of Medina in the Al Madinah Province of Saudi Arabia. It was the second mosque built by Muhammad in Medina, after Qub ...

. Al-Ghamdi has served as imam to Muslim communities across the globe.

Biography

al-Ghāmidī was born in Dammam, Saudi Arabia in 1967. He memorized the entire

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in 1990 when he was 16 years old. He is often noted for his acclaimed '' tajwīd''. He studied

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(

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) in

Dammam Dammam ( ar, الدمّام ') is the fifth-most populous city in Saudi Arabia after Riyadh, Jeddah, Mecca, and Medina. It is the capital of the Eastern Province. With a total population of 1,252,523 as of 2020. The judicial and administrative ...

, particularly in the school of Sharia, the source of

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religious commandments. In 2012, he was appointed as the

Imam Imam (; ar, إمام '; plural: ') is an Islamic leadership position. For Sunni Muslims, Imam is most commonly used as the title of a worship leader of a mosque. In this context, imams may lead Islamic worship services, lead prayers, ser ...

of the Yousef bin Ahmed Kanoo Mosque in Dammam before having the same profession in several mosques around the world, including in the

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, the

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, and

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. During Ramadan 2009, Sheikh Saʻd al-Ghāmidī was an

during the Tarāwīḥ prayers in the

al-Masjid an-Nabawi Al-Masjid an-Nabawi (), known in English as the Prophet's Mosque, is a mosque built by the Islamic prophet Muhammad in the city of Medina in the Al Madinah Province of Saudi Arabia. It was the second mosque built by Muhammad in Medina, after Qub ...

(Medina's Holy site of Islam) of

Madinah Medina,, ', "the radiant city"; or , ', (), "the city" officially Al Madinah Al Munawwarah (, , Turkish: Medine-i Münevvere) and also commonly simplified as Madīnah or Madinah (, ), is the Holiest sites in Islam, second-holiest city in Islam, ...

References

External links

Quran recitation by Saad Al-Ghamidi on Google Play (free listening and free download)
* http://muflihun.com/recitations/SaadalGhamdi * https://quranicaudio.com/section/2 {{DEFAULTSORT:Ghāmidī, Saʻd al- 1967 births Living people Saudi Arabian Quran reciters Saudi Arabian imams Saudi Arabian Muslims People from Dammam

Biography

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