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The teacher of Abdul Basit noticed that his young student was quick in his memorisation and very observant and keen to follow his teacher with all the pronunciation of the letters and the stop and start positions. Both brothers were memorizing the Quran at the Quranic elementary school, so their younger brother Abdul Basit joined them when he was six years old. Sheikh Abdul Basit Abdul Samad had two older brothers, Mahmoud and Abdul Hamid Abdul Samad. His father, Muhammad Abdul Samad, was also one of the great reciters of the Noble Quran and worked as a civil servant in the Ministry of Communications. His grandfather, Sheikh Abdul Samad, was one of the top memorizers of the Noble Quran and known for his ability to memorize the Quran according to its rules of recitation (al-tajwid and al-ahkam). He grew up in an honourable family, very committed with the memorization and recitation of the Noble Quran. Sheikh Abdul Basit Abdul Samad was born in the year 1927 in the village of Al-Maarazeh situated in Qena Governorate (Egypt).
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He has a son who is also a known Sheikh in Egypt and his name is ' Tareq Abd El Basit Abd El Samad ', who has done many interviews on his father's life, family and career. He gained the reputation of being called the Golden Throat and the Voice of Heaven due to his melodious style, remarkable breath control, and unique emotional and engaging tone. The quadrumvirate of El Minshawy, Abdul Basit, Mustafa Ismail, and Al-Hussary are generally considered the most important and famous Qurra' of modern times to have had an outsized impact on the Islamic world. He also learned 7 styles of Quran recitation by the age of 12 and the 10 styles by 14. At 10, Abdul Basit finished learning the entire Quran by heart in his village. ‘Abdus-Samad was one of the first huffaz to make commercial recordings of his recitations, and the first president of the Reciters' Union in Egypt. He had won three world Qira'at competitions in the early 1970s. ‘Abdul-Basit ‘Abdus-Samad ( Arabic: عبـدُ الباسِـط مُحـمّـد عبـدُ ٱلصّـمـد), or Abdel Basit Abdel Samad or, Abdul Basit Muhammad Abdus Samad (1927 – 30 November 1988) was an Egyptian Quran reciter and is regarded as one of the best reciters of the Quran who ever lived. Abdul Basit 'Abd us-Samad's channel on YouTube.