Mishary bin Rashid Alafasy

Mishari bin Rashed Alafasy (Arabic: مشاري بن راشد العفاسي), born in Kuwait, is a qāriʾ (reciter of the Quran), imam, preacher, and Nasheed artist.[1][2][3] He studied in the Islamic University of Madinah's College of Qur'an, specializing in the ten qira'at and tafsir.[4] Alafasy has released various nasheed albums. He sings in Arabic, English, and French with only his voice, without any accompanying musical instruments.[5]

Mishari Rashed Alafasy
Background information
Born (1976-09-05) September 5, 1976
Kuwait City, Kuwait
OriginKuwait
GenresIslamic, Nasheed, Hamd, Na'at, Qirat
Occupation(s)Qari, imam
InstrumentsVocals
Years active1997–present

Awards and recognition

On 25 October 2008, Alafasy was awarded the first Arab Creativity Oscar by the Arab Creativity Union in Egypt. The event was sponsored by the Secretary-General of the Arab League, Amr Moussa as a recognition of Alafasy's role in promoting Islamic principles and teachings.[6]

Alafasy was also voted by readers to be the Best Qur'an Reciter in the 2012 About.com Readers' Choice Awards.[7]

Alafasy has also gathered a prominent following on social media with 7.05 million subscribers on YouTube,[8] 5.5 million followers on Instagram,[9] and 14.7 million followers on Twitter.[10]

See also

References
  1. Staff. "Sheikh Mishary leads over 60,000 worshippers - News - Emirates - Emirates24|7". emirates247.com. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  2. "Kuwaiti imam to lead Taraweeh prayers on Friday". Khaleej Times. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  3. "News Details". iacad.gov.ae. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  4. إسلام ويب (15 April 2009). "نبذة عن حياة الشيخ مشاري العفاسي". Islamweb. Retrieved 23 March 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. "Mishary Bin Rashid Alafasy - Biography, Age, Facts, Family, Son, Wife". The Cognate. 30 March 2021. Retrieved 31 March 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. "كونا : اتحاد المبدعين العرب يكرم الشيخ مشاري العفاسي لدوره في المجال الديني - عام - 21/10/2008".
  7. "Profile of Quran Reciter Sheikh Mishary Rashed Al-Afasy". About.com. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  8. "Alafasy - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  9. "Login • Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 22 August 2021. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
  10. "twitter.com/alafasy". Twitter. Retrieved 22 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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