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He studied the Qur"an in the College of the Holy Qur"an at the Islamic University of Madinah ( Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia).
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Muhammad Alafasy
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He is also known as Abu Rashid (Arabic: أبو راشد) (The father of Rashid). Mishary Alafasy is recognized for his beautiful voice and unique recitation of the Qur"an. Many reciters have come to imitate his mode of recitation.
He memorized the whole Qur"an in two years from 1992 to 1994 and then studied specializing in the ten-fold reading of the Holy Qur"an.
He has impressed a number of great reciters of the Qur"an with his recitation. Mishary First Rate (at Lloyd's) Afasy is the Imam of Grand Mosque (Kuwait), and every Ramadan he leads the Taraweeh prayers in this Mosque.
He very often leads the Taraweeh prayers in the United Arab Emirates and other neighboring countries in the Persian Gulf. In 2007, he visited two mosques in the United States of America: the Islamic Center of Irvine (ICOI) in California and the Islamic Center of Detroit (International Classification of Diseases) in Michigan.
Alafasy has 2 Space Channels specialized in the recitation of the Holy Qur"an, the first is Alafasy television and the second is Alafasy Q.
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On October 25, 2008, Mishary was awarded the first Arab Creativity Oscar by the Arab Creativity Union in Egypt. The event was sponsored by the Secretary-General of the of Arab League, Amr Moussa as a recognition of Mishary Alafasy role in promoting Islamic principles and teachings. First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Afasy was voted by readers to be the Best Qur"an Reciter in the 2012 About.com Readers" Choice Awards.
