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Abdullah Al Khayat

عبد الله الخياط

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Al-Mus'haf Al-Murattal

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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 Abdullah Al Khayat

Sheikh Abdullah Al Khayat (Abdullah ibn Abd al-Ghani Khayyat, 1908–1995), born and died in Mecca, served for some thirty years as imam and preacher of the Grand Mosque, until 1984, and sat on Saudi Arabia's Council of Senior Scholars from its foundation. A tutor to the sons of King Abdulaziz, he was also the first reciter to record the entire Quran for Saudi radio.

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Background and education

He was born in Mecca on 29 Shawwal 1326 AH (November 1908) into a family of the Bali tribe. His father was well versed in religious learning, particularly Hanafi law, Quranic exegesis and hadith. After the al-Khayyat primary school and the secondary curriculum of al-Raqiya school, under the Hashemite Kingdom of Hejaz, he memorised the Quran at the al-Fakhriyya school and studied with the scholars of the Grand Mosque. He graduated from the Saudi Scientific Institute in Mecca in 1350 AH (1931).

Education and public office

A member of the Committee for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice from 1347 AH, then a teacher and head of al-Faysaliyya school in Mecca, he was chosen by King Abdulaziz to teach his sons and ran the Princes' School in Riyadh from 1356 AH (1937) until the king's death in 1373 AH (1953). Back in the Hejaz, he became education adviser in Mecca, directed the city's College of Sharia and oversaw its school administration. Nominated in 1380 AH to head the Islamic University of Madinah, he declined. He joined the Council of Senior Scholars when it was created in 1391 AH (1971), later the Islamic Fiqh Academy of the Muslim World League, and chaired the board of Dar al-Hadith in Mecca.

Imam of the Grand Mosque

As early as 1346 AH he assisted Sheikh Abd al-Zahir Abu al-Samh in leading Tarawih at the Grand Mosque. A royal order later made him a full imam and preacher there in the mid-1950s (1373 AH in most biographies, 1376 AH in others), a post he held until 1404 AH (1984), when he asked King Fahd to relieve him on health grounds. Known for his moving voice, he long refused the stipend attached to the position. He was the first to record the complete Quran for Saudi radio, turning down the 70,000 riyals the state offered him. His complete recitation follows the reading of Hafs 'an 'Asim.

Works and legacy

A prolific author, he published a three-volume Quran commentary (al-Tafsir al-Muyassar), six volumes of his Grand Mosque sermons, Dalil al-Muslim fi al-I'tiqad and Tuhfat al-Musafir, a guide to prayer and fasting during air travel. He died in Mecca on Sunday 7 Sha'ban 1415 AH (8 January 1995). His son, Sheikh Usama Khayyat, who had memorised the Quran under him, later became an imam and preacher of the Grand Mosque in his turn.

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