Abdul Basit 'Abd us-Samad (1926-1988) was a prominent Egyptian Quran reciter, known as the 'Voice of Mecca'. He memorized the Quran under Sheikh Muhammad Al-Amir and studied recitations with Sheikh Muhammad Selim Hamada. He joined Egyptian Radio in 1951, with his first recitation from Surah Fatir. He became the reader of Al-Imam Al-Shafi'i Mosque in 1952 and Al-Imam Al-Hussein Mosque in 1958, succeeding Sheikh Mahmoud Ali Al-Banna. He left a legacy of recordings and was the first head of the Quran Reciters' Syndicate in Egypt in 1984.
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Meaning of the name - عبد
servant, worshipper
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عبد الباسط عبد الصمد belongs to the GI Generation group.
Place of Birth: Hermonthis
Place of Death: Cairo
Occupation: qāriʾ
Employers: Egyptian Radio
Awards Received: National Order of the Cedar
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Ephemeris for January 1, 1926
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on January 1, 2024 | Secondary Progressions for January 1, 2024 |
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| Sun | 10 Capricorn 33 | 10 Capricorn 46 | 19 Aries 5 |
| Moon | 9 Leo 6 | 14 Virgo 21 | 10 Pisces 30 |
| Mercury | 18 Sagittarius 4 | 22 Sagittarius 12 | 3 Aries 20 |
| Venus | 21 Aquarius 19 | 3 Sagittarius 29 | 3 Pisces 9 |
| Mars | 3 Sagittarius 13 | 27 Sagittarius 50 | 12 Aquarius 39 |
| Jupiter | 28 Capricorn 53 | 5 Taurus 33 | 20 Aquarius 33 |
| Saturn | 23 Scorpio 20 | 3 Pisces 16 | 25 Scorpio 38 |
| Uranus | 21 Pisces 58 | 19 Taurus 23 | 26 Pisces 46 |
| Neptune | 24 Leo 27 | 25 Pisces 5 | 22 Leo 8 |
| Pluto | 13 Cancer 44 | 29 Capricorn 22 | 12 Cancer 37 |
| Rahu | 26 Cancer 16 | 20 Aries 50 | 21 Cancer 4 |
| Ketu | 26 Capricorn 16 | 20 Libra 50 | 21 Capricorn 4 |
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