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Abdul Rahman Al Sudais

عبد الرحمن السديس

  • 2 collections
  • 228 recitations
  • 40 h 34 min
  • 28M plays

Al-Mus'haf Al-Murattal

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Hafs ‘an ‘Asim

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114 surahs
  1. 1الفاتحة Al-Fatiha The Opening Meccan · 7 v.
  2. 2البقرة Al-Baqara The Cow Medinan · 286 v.
  3. 3آل عمران Aal-e-Imran The Family of Imran Medinan · 200 v.
  4. 4النساء An-Nisa The Women Medinan · 176 v.
  5. 5المائدة Al-Maeda The Table Spread Medinan · 120 v.
  6. 6الأنعام Al-Anaam The Cattle Meccan · 165 v.
  7. 7الأعراف Al-Araf The Heights Meccan · 206 v.
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  1. 8الأنفال Al-Anfal Spoils of War Medinan · 75 v.
  2. 9التوبة At-Taubah Repentance Medinan · 129 v.
  3. 10يونس Yunus Jonah Meccan · 109 v.
  4. 11هود Hud Meccan · 123 v.
  5. 12يوسف Yusuf Joseph Meccan · 111 v.
  6. 13الرعد Ar-Rad The Thunder Meccan · 43 v.
  7. 14إبراهيم Ibrahim Abraham Meccan · 52 v.
  8. 15الحجر Al-Hijr The Rocky Tract Meccan · 99 v.
  9. 16النحل An-Nahl The Bee Meccan · 128 v.
  10. 17الإسراء Al-Isra The Night Journey Meccan · 111 v.
  11. 18الكهف Al-Kahf The Cave Meccan · 110 v.
  12. 19مريم Maryam Mary Meccan · 98 v.
  13. 20طه Taha Meccan · 135 v.
  14. 21الأنبياء Al-Anbiya The Prophets Meccan · 112 v.
  15. 22الحجّ Al-Hajj The Pilgrimage Medinan · 78 v.
  16. 23المؤمنون Al-Mu'minun The Believers Meccan · 118 v.
  17. 24النور An-Noor The Light Medinan · 64 v.
  18. 25الفرقان Al-Furqan The Criterion Meccan · 77 v.
  19. 26الشعراء Ash-Shuara The Poets Meccan · 227 v.
  20. 27النمل An-Naml The Ant Meccan · 93 v.
  21. 28القصص Al-Qasas The Story Meccan · 88 v.
  22. 29العنكبوت Al-Ankaboot The Spider Meccan · 69 v.
  23. 30الروم Ar-Room The Romans Meccan · 60 v.
  24. 31لقمان Luqman Meccan · 34 v.
  25. 32السجدة As-Sajda The Prostration Meccan · 30 v.
  26. 33الأحزاب Al-Ahzab The Coalition Medinan · 73 v.
  27. 34سبإ Saba Meccan · 54 v.
  28. 35فاطر Fatir Originator Meccan · 45 v.
  29. 36يس Ya Seen Meccan · 83 v.
  30. 37الصافات As-Saaffat Those Who Set the Ranks Meccan · 182 v.
  31. 38ص Sad Meccan · 88 v.
  32. 39الزمر Az-Zumar The Troops Meccan · 75 v.
  33. 40غافر Ghafir The Forgiver Meccan · 85 v.
  34. 41فصّلت Fussilat Explained in Detail Meccan · 54 v.
  35. 42الشورى Ash-Shura Consultation Meccan · 53 v.
  36. 43الزخرف Az-Zukhruf Ornaments of Gold Meccan · 89 v.
  37. 44الدخان Ad-Dukhan The Smoke Meccan · 59 v.
  38. 45الجاثية Al-Jathiya Crouching Meccan · 37 v.
  39. 46الأحقاف Al-Ahqaf The Wind-curved Sandhills Meccan · 35 v.
  40. 47مُحَمّد Muhammad Medinan · 38 v.
  41. 48الفتح Al-Fath The Victory Medinan · 29 v.
  42. 49الحجرات Al-Hujraat The Private Apartments Medinan · 18 v.
  43. 50ق Qaf Meccan · 45 v.
  44. 51الذاريات Adh-Dhariyat The Winnowing Winds Meccan · 60 v.
  45. 52الطور At-Tur The Mount Meccan · 49 v.
  46. 53النجم An-Najm The Star Meccan · 62 v.
  47. 54القمر Al-Qamar The Moon Meccan · 55 v.
  48. 55الرحمن Al-Rahman The Most Merciful Meccan · 78 v.
  49. 56الواقعة Al-Waqia The Event Meccan · 96 v.
  50. 57الحديد Al-Hadid The Iron Medinan · 29 v.
  51. 58المجادلة Al-Mujadala The Pleading Woman Medinan · 22 v.
  52. 59الحشر Al-Hashr Exile Medinan · 24 v.
  53. 60الممتحنة Al-Mumtahina She That Is to Be Examined Medinan · 13 v.
  54. 61الصفّ As-Saff The Ranks Medinan · 14 v.
  55. 62الجمعة Al-Jumua Friday Medinan · 11 v.
  56. 63المنافقون Al-Munafiqoon The Hypocrites Medinan · 11 v.
  57. 64التغابن At-Taghabun Mutual Disillusion Medinan · 18 v.
  58. 65الطلاق At-Talaq Divorce Medinan · 12 v.
  59. 66التحريم At-Tahrim Banning Medinan · 12 v.
  60. 67الملك Al-Mulk The Sovereignty Meccan · 30 v.
  61. 68القلم Al-Qalam The Pen Meccan · 52 v.
  62. 69الحاقـّة Al-Haaqqa The Reality Meccan · 52 v.
  63. 70المعارج Al-Maarij The Ascending Stairways Meccan · 44 v.
  64. 71نوح Nooh Noah Meccan · 28 v.
  65. 72الجنّ Al-Jinn The Jinn Meccan · 28 v.
  66. 73المزّمِّل Al-Muzzammil The Enshrouded One Meccan · 20 v.
  67. 74المدّثّر Al-Muddathir The Cloaked One Meccan · 56 v.
  68. 75القيامة Al-Qiyama The Rising of the Dead Meccan · 40 v.
  69. 76الإنسان Al-Insan The Man Medinan · 31 v.
  70. 77المرسلات Al-Mursalat The Emissaries Meccan · 50 v.
  71. 78النبأ An-Naba The Tidings Meccan · 40 v.
  72. 79النازعات An-Naziat Those Who Drag Forth Meccan · 46 v.
  73. 80عبس Abasa He Frowned Meccan · 42 v.
  74. 81التكوير At-Takwir The Overthrowing Meccan · 29 v.
  75. 82الإنفطار Al-Infitar The Cleaving Meccan · 19 v.
  76. 83المطففين Al-Mutaffifin Defrauding Meccan · 36 v.
  77. 84الانشقاق Al-Inshiqaq The Sundering Meccan · 25 v.
  78. 85البروج Al-Burooj The Mansions of the Stars Meccan · 22 v.
  79. 86الطارق At-Tariq The Nightcomer Meccan · 17 v.
  80. 87الأعلى Al-Ala The Most High Meccan · 19 v.
  81. 88الغاشية Al-Ghashiya The Overwhelming Meccan · 26 v.
  82. 89الفجر Al-Fajr The Dawn Meccan · 30 v.
  83. 90البلد Al-Balad The City Meccan · 20 v.
  84. 91الشمس Ash-Shams The Sun Meccan · 15 v.
  85. 92الليل Al-Lail The Night Meccan · 21 v.
  86. 93الضحى Ad-Dhuha The Morning Hours Meccan · 11 v.
  87. 94الشرح Ash-Sharh Solace Meccan · 8 v.
  88. 95التين At-Tin The Fig Meccan · 8 v.
  89. 96العلق Al-Alaq The Clot Meccan · 19 v.
  90. 97القدر Al-Qadr The Power Meccan · 5 v.
  91. 98البيّنة Al-Bayyina The Clear Proof Medinan · 8 v.
  92. 99الزلزلة Al-Zalzala The Earthquake Medinan · 8 v.
  93. 100العاديات Al-Adiyat The Chargers Meccan · 11 v.
  94. 101القارعة Al-Qaria The Calamity Meccan · 11 v.
  95. 102التكاثر At-Takathur Competition Meccan · 8 v.
  96. 103العصر Al-Asr The Declining Day Meccan · 3 v.
  97. 104الهُمَزة Al-Humaza The Traducer Meccan · 9 v.
  98. 105الفيل Al-Fil The Elephant Meccan · 5 v.
  99. 106قريش Quraish Meccan · 4 v.
  100. 107الماعون Al-Maun Small Kindnesses Meccan · 7 v.
  101. 108الكوثر Al-Kauther Abundance Meccan · 3 v.
  102. 109الكافرون Al-Kafiroon The Disbelievers Meccan · 6 v.
  103. 110النصر An-Nasr The Succour Medinan · 3 v.
  104. 111المسد Al-Masadd The Palm Fibre Meccan · 5 v.
  105. 112الإخلاص Al-Ikhlas Sincerity Meccan · 4 v.
  106. 113الفلق Al-Falaq Daybreak Meccan · 5 v.
  107. 114الناس An-Nas Mankind Meccan · 6 v.

About Abdul Rahman Al Sudais

Sheikh Abdul Rahman Al Sudais (Abd al-Rahman ibn Abd al-Aziz al-Sudais), born in 1962 (1382 AH) in the Al-Qassim region of Saudi Arabia, has been an imam and preacher of the Grand Mosque in Mecca since 1984 and is one of the most recognisable Quran reciters in the Muslim world. He holds a doctorate in Islamic legal theory and, since 2023, has headed the Presidency of Religious Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques with ministerial rank.

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Early life and education

A member of the Anazah tribe, he was born in Al-Bukayriyah, in Al-Qassim, and grew up in Riyadh. His father enrolled him in the city's Quran memorisation circles, then supervised by Sheikh Abd al-Rahman Al Furayyan, and he had memorised the entire Quran by the age of twelve.

After Al-Muthanna ibn Haritha primary school, he graduated from the Riyadh Scientific Institute in 1979 (1399 AH) with distinction and from the College of Sharia in Riyadh in 1983 (1403 AH). His teachers included Sheikhs Abd al-Aziz ibn Baz, Abd al-Razzaq Afifi, Salih al-Fawzan and Abd al-Rahman al-Barrak. He went on to earn a master's degree in usul al-fiqh (the principles of Islamic jurisprudence) from Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University in 1987 (1408 AH) and a PhD from Umm al-Qura University in Mecca in 1995, with a thesis on Ibn Aqil's treatise Al-Wadih fi usul al-fiqh. He later taught at the university's College of Sharia.

Imam of the Grand Mosque

Appointed imam and preacher of the Grand Mosque (al-Masjid al-Haram) in 1404 AH, he led his first prayer there, the afternoon prayer, on 22 Sha'ban 1404 (May 1984). His prayers and Friday sermons have since been followed by vast congregations and broadcast worldwide. In 2016 he delivered the Day of Arafat sermon during the Hajj, standing in for the Grand Mufti.

Leadership roles

In 2012 (1433 AH) he was appointed President of the General Presidency for the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet's Mosque, with ministerial rank. When the institution was reorganised in 2023, its service functions passed to a new general authority, and a separate Presidency of Religious Affairs was created to oversee the imams, muezzins, study circles and lessons of both mosques. A royal decree of 8 August 2023 (21 Muharram 1445) named him its president.

Recitation and honours

He recites according to the Hafs transmission, in an instantly recognisable voice. Besides his complete murattal recitation of the Quran, his Tarawih prayers at the Grand Mosque, long led alongside Saud Al-Shuraim among others, were recorded and circulated very widely. In 2005 (1426 AH) the Dubai International Holy Quran Award named him its Islamic Personality of the Year.

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