Mahmoud Khalil al-Hussary: The Legendary Quran Reciter

Mahmoud Khalil al-Hussary (Arabic: ٱلشِـيـْخ محمُود خَلِيـْل الْحُصـري), also known as Al-Hussary, was an Egyptian Qari widely acclaimed for his accurate recitation of the Qur'an.[1][2][3][5] Al-Hussary committed the entire Qur'an to memory by age 8 and started reciting at public gatherings by age 12. In 1944, Al-Hussary won Egypt Radio's Qu'ran Recitation competition which had around 200 participants, including veterans like Muhammad Rifat.[5] The quadrumvirate of El Minshawy, Abdul Basit, Must