Zahir Qasmi

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Zahir Qasmi Urdu: قاری ظاہر قاسمی (August 2, 1922^{[citation needed]} – September 4, 1988) was a Qari (reciter of the Qur'an), mainly known for his Qira'at.

Background[]

Zahir Qasmi had a very unique honour for Qur’an recitation. On August 14/15 1947, day of independence of Pakistan, Qari Zahir Qasmi recited on Radio Pakistan for the country.^[1][2] He also established a Qira’at Institution in early 50’s in Pakistan called “Darul-Quran, Jamia Qasima” in lazvella, Karachi.^[3] In 1966/1967, Qari Zahir Qasmi was the secretary general of the International Qur'an Recitation Association and he attended both international Qira'at conferences.^[4] He had gained a lot of popularity in the late 1970s, and the early 1980s. Qari Zahir Qasmi died on September 4, 1988 in the state of Virginia (United States).^[5]

There is a 'Qari Zahir Qasmi Road' in Karachi, Pakistan named after him.^[6]

Awards and recognition[]

• Sitara-i-Imtiaz
• Pride of performance

References[]

External links[]

• Nihal Ahmad (2005). A History of Radio Pakistan. p. 58. ISBN 9780195978704. A History of Radio Pakistan on GoogleBooks
• http://www.iqrabd.org/update/