Mohamed Siddiq El-Minshawi

Al-Minshawi commands a respect that transcends language for me. Born in Egypt's Sohag Governorate into a renowned family of reciters, his grandfather, father, and brother all famed Qurra, he inherited a lineage of voice itself. What moves me is the nickname he earned, the weeping voice, a recognition that his recitation reached straight into the listener's heart. He died at only forty-nine in 1969, yet his recordings still echo through prayers across the Arab world. I cannot follow every word, but the power to stir human emotion needs no translation. That his artistry endures more than half a century later speaks to a mastery I find genuinely humbling.

Name (English)

Mohamed Siddiq El-Minshawi

Name (Japanese)

ムハンマド・シディーク・アルミンシャウィ

Reading

むはんまど・しでぃーく・あるみんしゃうぃ

Born

January 20, 1920 – June 20, 1969

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Monkey

Origin

Al-Munsha'āh, Sohag Governorate, Egypt

Blood type

Private

Height

Private

Agency

Private

Occupation

qāriʾ

Elementary school

Private

Junior high

Private

High school

Private

University

Private

Spouse

Private

Children

Private

Parents

Private

Siblings

Private

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A0%E3%83%8F%E3%83%B3%E3%83%9E%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B7%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AF%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%83%AB%E3%83%9F%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A3%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A3

Tags

• Sohag Governorate
• qāriʾ

Last updated

2026-06-23

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.