Pakistani qari wins global qirat contest in Kabul

Hassan Ali Kasi, a student from Quetta, has secured fist position in international Holy Quran recitation competition (Siraj Al-Kabeer) held in Afghanistan.

Hassan is a prolific Qari of Quran who has been setting records in the field of religious studies since 2017 when he became the youngest reciter of the holy book.

He was just eight years old when he embarked on his stately career, gaining recognition for his exceptional memorisation and recitation of the Holy Quran skills.

After becoming Hafiz-e-Quran, Hassan completed his graduation with distinction and continued his religious studies at the International Islamic University in Islamabad.

The renowned Hafiz-e-Quran is also fluent in several languages including Arabic, English, German, Pashto and Urdu.

Hassan started participating in various national and international competitions from a young age and has been the recipient of numerous awards.

For this purpose, he had been to several countries around the world including Iran, Qatar, Turkey, Germany and others.

Hassan Ali made Pakistan proud by winning the first prize in the recent World Recitation Competition in Afghanistan.

Published in The Express Tribune, January 22^nd, 2021.