In the following footage, the prominent Qari recites verses from Surah Maryam of the Holy Quran.
Born on September 17, 1917, al-Hussary was among the most prominent Quran reciters in Egypt.
He committed the entire Quran to memory by age 8 and started reciting at public gatherings by age 12.
He was the first Qari to release his Tarteel recitation of the entire Quran in cassettes.
Al-Hussary was elected the head of the Muslim World’s Union of Quran Reciters in 1968.
He died on November 24, 1980, during a trip to Kuwait.