الحمد لله الذي منّ علينا بحضور الفضيلة الشيخ المقرئ عبد الرشيد علي الصوفي ومنّ علي بقراءة أمامه وأمام تلامذته كشيخي شعيب علي والأستاذ جمال عبدالناصر - حفظهم الله وإيانا
@_mohamed247 Tbf, probably the same as yours with Shamsaan at 4 instead of Barhaji, and Hudhaify instead of Turki (unpopular, I know🥲)
It’s hard though as they’re all great and I love all their recitations حفظهم الله
@Kunta_Kinte786 A reciter who 1) acknowledges the existence of the maqamat and inevitability of reciting according to one to some extent, and 2) doesn’t purposely recite just to fit the paradigm of a maqām, but rather to suit the verses and context, is as good as it gets
Our beloved shaykh Hassan Khalifah, may Allah protect and preserve him, reciting from Surah Furqan
His switch from the melodic mode of Nahawand/‘Ajam, to the mode of Saba’ based on the context of the verses and it’s mention of Jahannam therein is pure mastery
@Kunta_Kinte786 I agree for the most part, and that’s a discussion for another day (definitely not on a platform like this)
However, when done right, it’s beautiful to listen to😭
“We reached the final, but you couldn’t be there. I wanted to win it for you and bring you the trophy. I couldn’t. My legs had nothing left to give, and I never felt physically right.”