Dr Ahmad Na'inna, one of the world's most celebrated qaris - or Qur'anic reciters - visited the shores of South Africa recently. He spent an evening at the Azzawia in Cape Town entrancing the audience with a tapestry of melodious recital. Influenced by one of Egypt's greatest qaris, Shaikh Mustafa Ismail, Dr Na'inna has a range of sound that is perfect in pitch and seamless in transition. Joining him for the evening were a number of Shaikhs, including Shaikh Muhammad ibn Yahya Ninowy and Shaikh Seraj Hendricks. Ustadh Muhammad Hakim from Aleppo, who is a munshid - reciter of devotional poetry or nasheed - also mesmerised those present with his strong voice.
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| In full cry.... |
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| The Zawiya was packed... |
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| Pensive... |
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| Engrossed... |
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| Enraptured... |
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| Dr Na'inna with the Shuyukh... |
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| Ustadh Muhammad Hakim |
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| Multi-media moment... |
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| In conversation... |
Photos Copyright Shafiq Morton
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