Ghulam Rasool | |
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Personal | |
Born | 1935 (1935) |
Died | March 9, 2014(2014-03-09) (aged 78–79) Lahore, Pakistan |
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.