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Mohammad Rachad Al Shareef

محمد رشاد الشريف

Also spelled: Mohamed Rachad Al Sharif

Sheikh Mohammad Rachad Al Shareef is a Palestinian Quran reciter. Listen online to his recitation of the full Quran: all 114 surahs, Hafs from Asim riwaya (murattal, 30 h 00). 410K plays on Assabile.

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The full Quran recited by Mohammad Rachad Al Shareef

Hafs from Asim, murattal, 30 h 00

  1. 1 Al-Fatihah The Opener, 7 verses, Meccan الفاتحة 0:43
  2. 2 Al-Baqarah The Cow, 286 verses, Medinan البقرة 2:04:58
  3. 3 Ali ’Imran Family of Imran, 200 verses, Medinan آل عمران 1:20:39
  4. 4 An-Nisa The Women, 176 verses, Medinan النساء 1:19:41
  5. 5 Al-Ma’idah The Table Spread, 120 verses, Medinan المائدة 1:00:10
  6. 6 Al-An’am The Cattle, 165 verses, Meccan الأنعام 1:07:41
  7. 7 Al-A’raf The Heights, 206 verses, Meccan الأعراف 1:16:52
  8. 8 Al-Anfal The Spoils of War, 75 verses, Medinan الأنفال 28:29
  9. 9 At-Tawbah The Repentance, 129 verses, Medinan التوبة 54:11
  10. 10 Yunus Jonah, 109 verses, Meccan يونس 37:37
  11. 11 Hud 123 verses, Meccan هود 41:24
  12. 12 Yusuf Joseph, 111 verses, Meccan يوسف 41:52
  14. 13 Ar-Ra’d The Thunder, 43 verses, Medinan الرعد 20:11
  15. 14 Ibrahim Abraham, 52 verses, Meccan ابراهيم 20:30
  16. 15 Al-Hijr The Rocky Tract, 99 verses, Meccan الحجر 15:07
  17. 16 An-Nahl The Bee, 128 verses, Meccan النحل 39:02
  18. 17 Al-Isra The Night Journey, 111 verses, Meccan الإسراء 34:24
  19. 18 Al-Kahf The Cave, 110 verses, Meccan الكهف 32:28
  20. 19 Maryam Mary, 98 verses, Meccan مريم 26:15
  21. 20 Taha Ta-Ha, 135 verses, Meccan طه 27:44
  22. 21 Al-Anbya The Prophets, 112 verses, Meccan الأنبياء 26:48
  23. 22 Al-Hajj The Pilgrimage, 78 verses, Medinan الحج 28:23
  24. 23 Al-Mu’minun The Believers, 118 verses, Meccan المؤمنون 24:10
  25. 24 An-Nur The Light, 64 verses, Medinan النور 31:46
  26. 25 Al-Furqan The Criterion, 77 verses, Meccan الفرقان 18:55
  27. 26 Ash-Shu’ara The Poets, 227 verses, Meccan الشعراء 29:06
  28. 27 An-Naml The Ant, 93 verses, Meccan النمل 26:21
  29. 28 Al-Qasas The Stories, 88 verses, Meccan القصص 33:55
  30. 29 Al-’Ankabut The Spider, 69 verses, Meccan العنكبوت 22:27
  31. 30 Ar-Rum The Romans, 60 verses, Meccan الروم 18:27
  32. 31 Luqman 34 verses, Meccan لقمان 12:12
  33. 32 As-Sajdah The Prostration, 30 verses, Meccan السجدة 8:14
  34. 33 Al-Ahzab The Combined Forces, 73 verses, Medinan الأحزاب 29:10
  35. 34 Saba Sheba, 54 verses, Meccan سبإ 19:22
  36. 35 Fatir Originator, 45 verses, Meccan فاطر 18:36
  37. 36 Ya-Sin 83 verses, Meccan يس 16:58
  38. 37 As-Saffat Those Who Set the Ranks, 182 verses, Meccan الصافات 21:36
  39. 38 Sad The Letter “Saad”, 88 verses, Meccan ص 17:35
  40. 39 Az-Zumar The Troops, 75 verses, Meccan الزمر 27:21
  41. 40 Ghafir The Forgiver, 85 verses, Meccan غافر 30:23
  42. 41 Fussilat Explained in Detail, 54 verses, Meccan فصلت 20:13
  43. 42 Ash-Shuraa The Consultation, 53 verses, Meccan الشورى 19:47
  44. 43 Az-Zukhruf The Ornaments of Gold, 89 verses, Meccan الزخرف 20:59
  45. 44 Ad-Dukhan The Smoke, 59 verses, Meccan الدخان 9:05
  46. 45 Al-Jathiyah The Crouching, 37 verses, Meccan الجاثية 12:14
  47. 46 Al-Ahqaf The Wind-Curved Sandhills, 35 verses, Meccan الأحقاف 16:22
  48. 47 Muhammad 38 verses, Medinan محمد 13:06
  49. 48 Al-Fath The Victory, 29 verses, Medinan الفتح 14:43
  50. 49 Al-Hujurat The Rooms, 18 verses, Medinan الحجرات 9:44
  51. 50 Qaf The Letter “Qaf”, 45 verses, Meccan ق 9:32
  53. 51 Adh-Dhariyat The Winnowing Winds, 60 verses, Meccan الذاريات 9:30
  54. 52 At-Tur The Mount, 49 verses, Meccan الطور 8:32
  55. 53 An-Najm The Star, 62 verses, Meccan النجم 9:23
  56. 54 Al-Qamar The Moon, 55 verses, Meccan القمر 9:34
  57. 55 Ar-Rahman The Beneficent, 78 verses, Medinan الرحمن 12:35
  58. 56 Al-Waqi’ah The Inevitable, 96 verses, Meccan الواقعة 10:52
  59. 57 Al-Hadid The Iron, 29 verses, Medinan الحديد 14:47
  60. 58 Al-Mujadila The Pleading Woman, 22 verses, Medinan المجادلة 11:25
  61. 59 Al-Hashr The Exile, 24 verses, Medinan الحشر 12:11
  62. 60 Al-Mumtahanah She That Is to Be Examined, 13 verses, Medinan الممتحنة 9:00
  63. 61 As-Saf The Ranks, 14 verses, Medinan الصف 6:04
  64. 62 Al-Jumu’ah The Congregation, Friday, 11 verses, Medinan الجمعة 4:09
  65. 63 Al-Munafiqun The Hypocrites, 11 verses, Medinan المنافقون 4:27
  66. 64 At-Taghabun The Mutual Disillusion, 18 verses, Medinan التغابن 6:13
  67. 65 At-Talaq The Divorce, 12 verses, Medinan الطلاق 7:15
  68. 66 At-Tahrim The Prohibition, 12 verses, Medinan التحريم 6:49
  69. 67 Al-Mulk The Sovereignty, 30 verses, Meccan الملك 8:08
  70. 68 Al-Qalam The Pen, 52 verses, Meccan القلم 8:05
  71. 69 Al-Haqqah The Reality, 52 verses, Meccan الحاقة 7:38
  72. 70 Al-Ma’arij The Ascending Stairways, 44 verses, Meccan المعارج 5:45
  73. 71 Nuh Noah, 28 verses, Meccan نوح 6:10
  74. 72 Al-Jinn The Jinn, 28 verses, Meccan الجن 7:01
  75. 73 Al-Muzzammil The Enshrouded One, 20 verses, Meccan المزمل 4:57
  76. 74 Al-Muddaththir The Cloaked One, 56 verses, Meccan المدثر 6:10
  77. 75 Al-Qiyamah The Resurrection, 40 verses, Meccan القيامة 4:43
  78. 76 Al-Insan The Man, 31 verses, Medinan الانسان 7:39
  79. 77 Al-Mursalat The Emissaries, 50 verses, Meccan المرسلات 7:32
  80. 78 An-Naba The Tidings, 40 verses, Meccan النبإ 6:06
  81. 79 An-Nazi’at Those Who Drag Forth, 46 verses, Meccan النازعات 5:45
  82. 80 ’Abasa He Frowned, 42 verses, Meccan عبس 3:55
  83. 81 At-Takwir The Overthrowing, 29 verses, Meccan التكوير 2:58
  84. 82 Al-Infitar The Cleaving, 19 verses, Meccan الإنفطار 2:56
  85. 83 Al-Mutaffifin The Defrauding, 36 verses, Meccan المطففين 4:52
  86. 84 Al-Inshiqaq The Sundering, 25 verses, Meccan الإنشقاق 3:19
  87. 85 Al-Buruj The Mansions of the Stars, 22 verses, Meccan البروج 3:04
  88. 86 At-Tariq The Nightcomer, 17 verses, Meccan الطارق 1:56
  89. 87 Al-A’la The Most High, 19 verses, Meccan الأعلى 1:53
  90. 88 Al-Ghashiyah The Overwhelming, 26 verses, Meccan الغاشية 2:42
  91. 89 Al-Fajr The Dawn, 30 verses, Meccan الفجر 4:01
  92. 90 Al-Balad The City, 20 verses, Meccan البلد 1:57
  93. 91 Ash-Shams The Sun, 15 verses, Meccan الشمس 1:28
  94. 92 Al-Layl The Night, 21 verses, Meccan الليل 1:50
  95. 93 Ad-Duhaa The Morning Hours, 11 verses, Meccan الضحى 1:07
  96. 94 Ash-Sharh The Relief, 8 verses, Meccan الشرح 0:38
  97. 95 At-Tin The Fig, 8 verses, Meccan التين 0:58
  98. 96 Al-’Alaq The Clot, 19 verses, Meccan العلق 1:44
  99. 97 Al-Qadr The Power, 5 verses, Meccan القدر 0:50
  100. 98 Al-Bayyinah The Clear Proof, 8 verses, Medinan البينة 1:53
  101. 99 Az-Zalzalah The Earthquake, 8 verses, Medinan الزلزلة 0:56
  102. 100 Al-’Adiyat The Courser, 11 verses, Meccan العاديات 1:10
  103. 101 Al-Qari’ah The Calamity, 11 verses, Meccan القارعة 1:17
  104. 102 At-Takathur The Rivalry in World Increase, 8 verses, Meccan التكاثر 0:57
  105. 103 Al-’Asr The Declining Day, 3 verses, Meccan العصر 0:24
  106. 104 Al-Humazah The Traducer, 9 verses, Meccan الهمزة 0:53
  107. 105 Al-Fil The Elephant, 5 verses, Meccan الفيل 0:38
  108. 106 Quraysh 4 verses, Meccan قريش 0:34
  109. 107 Al-Ma’un The Small Kindnesses, 7 verses, Meccan الماعون 0:37
  110. 108 Al-Kawthar The Abundance, 3 verses, Meccan الكوثر 0:19
  111. 109 Al-Kafirun The Disbelievers, 6 verses, Meccan الكافرون 0:38
  112. 110 An-Nasr The Divine Support, 3 verses, Medinan النصر 0:26
  113. 111 Al-Masad The Palm Fiber, 5 verses, Meccan المسد 0:32
  114. 112 Al-Ikhlas The Sincerity, 4 verses, Meccan الإخلاص 0:19
  115. 113 Al-Falaq The Daybreak, 5 verses, Meccan الفلق 0:30
  116. 114 An-Nas Mankind, 6 verses, Meccan الناس 0:30

Biography of Mohammad Rachad Al Shareef

His full name is Sheikh Mohammad Rachad Abd Al Salam Abd Al Rahman Al Shareef, born in the Palestinian city “Al Khalil” in 1925. He is seen as one of the most famous Quran readers in the Islamic world; and he is also known by the beauty of his voice and by his multiple talents. He later on moved to Jordan in 2002.

Sheikh Mohammad Rachad Al Shareef began learning the Quran recitation “Tarteel” at an early age. He was formed by Sheikh Hussein Abu Sunaina, a graduate of Al Azhar University; and he was certified by him according to Hafs Aen Assem’s and Warash Aen Nafiae’s recitation methods. He was able to master the holy Quran Reading at the age of eighteen years old, and he was deeply influenced by the reading “Tajweed” of Imam “Al Moujawidin” in the twentieth century, the late Sheikh Mohammad Refaat. Mufti “Al Khalil”, Sheikh Abdullah Tahboub has listened to his Quran reading in 1941, and he sent him to the Palestinian radio in “Al Quds” city, where the late Palestinian poet Ibrahim Toukan heard his Quran reading and approved on his reading style.

Concerning the technical and artistic style of recitation, strong similarities were observed in the voice and the performance between Mohammad Rachad Al Shareef and his Sheikh Mohammad Refaat, who listened to him in 1943, and testified about their great similarities through a letter he sent him, by saying “I am now listening to the second Mohammad Refaat of Palestine”.

Sheikh Mohammad Rachad was appointed as a reader in “Al Aqsa” mosque in the year 1966, and he also used to read the holy Quran in “Al Haram Al Ibrahimi” in “Al Khalil” city.

At the time of the holding of the Islamic conference in Jeddah in 1980; former Jordanian minister of Awqaf Kamel Al Sharif was assigned the task of calling Sheikh Mohammad Rachad Al Shareef to Amman to record a complete version of the holy Quran with his voice in order to be distributed throughout the Muslim world. Also, he recently issued a recorded Quran version, recited by his voice called “Al Masjid Al Aqsa holy Quran”, which was recorded in the Jordanian radio station. The Quran was named “Al Hashemi recited Quran of Al Qods”.

The almighty Allah blessed Sheikh Mohammad Rachad Al Shareef with his multiple talents. He was a Quran reader, a writer, a poet and a calligrapher; and he was special in each one of them. He masters Al Ruq’ah script, Al Thuluth script and the Persian script; he has also authored the Arabic language book for the first grade by the commission of the ministry of education in Jordan. Besides that, he excels in the art of poetry, to the point where his famous poem about “the teacher” surpassed Ahmad Shawki’s poem. He also has a “Diwan” that has not yet been printed, due to his focus on the multiple Quran sciences.

Sheikh Mohammad Rachad Al Shareef had the privilege to teach the Arabic language, the holy Quran and its sciences for more than thirty years in “Al Khalil” University and several Quranic schools. He also taught many Quran recitation masters “Tilawat”, such as his son “Maarouf” the Imam of “King Abdullah’s” mosque and the Muezzin of the unified Athan currently in Amman.

Sheikh Mohammad Rachad was appointed as the general supervisor by the ministry of Awqaf to supervise the Quranic schools in “Al Khalil”.

After several years of continuous productivity in various fields, Sheikh Mohammad Rachad Al Shareef passed away in Oman, at the age of 91 years old in the 26 September, 2016.

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8 comments in English

34 in total, all languages

Husna

I only came across a small clip that was fowarded to me this Ramadan of this beautiful reciter. Subhana'Allah hearing their recitation was so soothing to my heart. It was so powerful it made me cry several times. I wish I had known of this gem much earlier. May Allah grant them Jannatul Firdous!

Sheik

Beautiful Way of Recitation of this Holy Book Of Allah...it really goes deep into the heart and the mind..MashaAllah..May Allah Bless us with the benefits of this recitation and Guide us on His true path to Salvation.. AMeen!..From Muhammad Ibrahim ..Republic of Mauritius

Tahir Imam

You touch the Chords of my Heart.Heart trembling Recitation.MaSha Allah.Especially your Recitation of Surah Yousuf is Eye tearing.I Had the honour of shedding tears while listening to your Recitation.After a long time has some Recitor really touched my emotions.

Haitham A.majid

May Allah reward you always the best and bless you and bless your family and your son (who always with you). I used to pray after him in the Amman in 1996-2000 then we left the area. I always shake (and I still when I hear him reading Al fatiha, specially when he reads "wa aldaleen", the recording is not enough to describe how strong is the dhadh in this verse, I felt always the masjid walls shake when he read "wala adhaleen". If you did not pray after him, in opinion, you lost a lot.

Haytham Hijazi

I adore his voice, recitation and emotions! May Allah bless him and keep him always healthy and strong. One of his distinguished recitation, in my point of view, is Soret Al Aaraf, when he described the story between the prophet Musa and the Pharaoh! Was incredibly amazing!

Ihav Shereef

MaaShaa Allah, excellent pronounciation and clarity, May Allah Bless you, all and all those who love the Holy Quran, Allah's book. May we blessed with more and more good reciters. It is a gift indeed.

Yassin Ibrahim

Thank you Sheikh Mohamed Rachad Al Sharif. Your voice brought a great tranquility to my heart. I am extremely greatfull. I listened to other Qarrees,but the way you read quran is clear as a whistle.

anisa haji

MASHALLAH,MASHALLAH. you have reached this unexpected level ,i love your strong voice. you had a target till you were little and you have reached it so you must be proud. you are making people become a muslim by your vioce, your understanding and you knowledge. keep on going grandfather you are doing a great job for allah and every time you are reading a letter of the quran you are getting ten ajar.

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