Ghulam Rasool | |
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Personal | |
Born | 1935 |
Died | March 9, 2014
Lahore, Pakistan | (aged 78–79)
Religion | Islam |
Nationality | Pakistani |
Denomination | Ahlus-Sunnah wa’l-Jama’ah |
Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
Alma mater | Darul Uloom Hizbul Ahnaf |
Other names | Zeenat ul Qura |
Muslim leader | |
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Awards | Pride of Performance Award by the President of Pakistan (1985) [1] |
Qari Ghulam Rasool (1935 – 9 March 2014) was a Pakistani Qari and an Islamic scholar. [2]
He was born in 1935 in Salamatpura, Lahore, British India. [3] He received education from famous seminary Darul Uloom Hizbul Ahnaf. He learned Qirat from Qari Abdul Malik and later on became famous across the globe due to his unique recitation style. [2] [3]
He had recited the Quran at PTV and Radio Pakistan for more than 50 years. [1] [2] [3] He also served as the 'designated qari' for the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab for some years. [3]
He also taught at Jamia Nizamia and later on established his own five madaris. He was a close friend of Shah Ahmad Noorani and Abdul Sattar Khan Niazi of Jamiat Ulema-e-Pakistan party.
He died on 9 March 2014 in Lahore. [1] [3]