The Holy Qur'an [Arabic Edition]

By: Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Narrated by: Mishary bin Rashid bin Gharib bin Muhammad Alafasy

Length: 52 hrs and 39 mins

Publisher's Summary

The most famous and listenable holy book in the world!

The Quran, a book which brings glad tidings to mankind along with divine admonition, stresses the importance of man's discovery of truth on both spiritual and intellectual planes.

Every book has its objective, and the objective of the Quran is to make man aware of the Creation plan of God. That is, to tell man why God created this world; what the purpose is of settling man on Earth; what is required from man in his pre-death life span, and what he is going to confront after death. The purpose of the Quran is to make man aware of this reality, thus serving to guide man on his entire journey through life into the afterlife.

The main themes of the Quran are enlightenment, closeness to God, peace, and spirituality. The Quran uses several terms, tawassum, tadabbur, and tafakkur, which indicate the learning of lessons through reflection, thinking and contemplation on the signs of God scattered across the world.

Please note: This audiobook is in Arabic.

©2016 AB Publishing, Publishing Center "Risalya" (P)2016 AB Publishing, Publishing Center "Risalya"

What happened to tracks 60 and above?

Is there anything you would change about this book?

Why are there 231 tracks when there should only be 114 (115 with the dumb intro track that puts all the chapter numbers off by one) and the last tracks have no sound and are less than a minute long. I don't think so, someone messed up with recording the audio about halfway through the Quran. Did they think people wouldn't notice or listen all the way through?

What does Mishary bin Rashid bin Gharib bin Muhammad Alafasy bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

I like his recitation because it is clearly pronounced and easy to understand. There is no unnecessary reverberations or echoes to make it seem more "holy". The speed is perfect, not to slow or fast.

Any additional comments?

Please don't delete or remove this audiobook. I love it, I just want it fixed!

8 of 9 people found this review helpful

No English translation

There is no English translation to be found in this audio book. If I missed it ,could someone please be so kind as to point them out. Much appreciated

23 of 34 people found this review helpful

Masterful Recitation by M. Alafasy

Mishary al-Afasy is my favorite hafiz, his recitation is superb. I wouldn’t change anything about the recordings (these are his most famous and esteemed tracks), but there is definitely a problem with loading some of the tracks in the high 100s and the 200s as well. I’d like to see these bugs updated and fixed. Also I’d like to answer a question posted by another reviewer: There is a perfectly good reason for the extra tracks (the Qur'ān has 114 chapters, not 200+), this is NOT a mistake. There are simply additional versions of certain chapters which, if I’m not mistaken, are recorded by different reciters. There are intro tracks, A.L.M. has its own separate track in the version I have, and there are tracks with dedicatory notes and publishing/copyright info as well. So, again, nobody messed up - there is simply a wealth of additional recordings on top of the 114 perfectly-recited Surahs.

My hat is off to you, Sīdiyy al-Afasy. Jazaakum Allahu bil-khayr!

Great for memorising

Give it 5 stars because it was read well and you can play in car or Bluetooth etc. It’s great for learning or just listening.
Highly recommend it although I’m not sure about the way it is read - it was less like reading but more like ‘ singing ‘ without music because the reciter has a beautiful voice & is rhythmic. But you should check it out yourself.