Saad Nomani

Saad Nomani, also known as Sheikh Muhammad Saad Nomani Madani s/o Shahid Khalil Nomani (الشيخ محمد سعد نعماني المدني بن شاهد خليل نعماني), is a reciter of the Qur'ān who is known for his unique ability to render the recitation of the Holy Quran in manner recited by many world famous reciters, or qaris, of the world. A qari is one who recites verses or chapters from the Qur'ān in a rhythmic manner under strict rules of articulation and recitation. Nomani has been gifted with the talent to read in more than 85 qaris and imams including the imams of the two Holy Mosques of the Muslim world in Makkah and Madinah. He is also a host of many Islamic programmes on QTV (ARY) and the Geo TV of Pakistan.

Among his tutors are Shaikh Muhammad Abdul Majed Zakir(Senior Qari from Riyadh and Ustaad of many world renowned Quraa, including Sheikh Abdur Rahman Al Sudais and Sheikh Ali Jaber, Shaikh Khaleel Abdur Rahman Al Qari'(Senior Qari from Madinah and Ustaad of World renowned Quraa incl. Sheikh Subaiyyel and Sheikh M. Ayoob, Sheikh Shafiq bin Sulaiman Al Qazi, Sheikh Muhammad Ayub] (ex-guest Imam of Al-Masjid al-Nabawi),Sheikh Ali Al Huzaifi ( Imam of Al-Masjid al-Nabawi), and Sheikh Muhammad Khalil (Imam of Masjid-e-Quba) Madinah Munawwarah.

He is of Pakistani descent and was born in Madina, Saudi Arabia. Later, he migrated to Jeddah and then to Madinah. Currently he is in (Madina) Saudi Arabia . He has completed his M.A. in Islamic Studies from [http://www.darululoomkhi.edu.pk/ Darululoom Karachi] under the aegis of Justice (retired) Sheikh Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani.

Qari Saad Nomani is from the progeny of Imam Abu Hanifah, one of the four Imams of Ahlussunnah waljama'ah, and is the 26th in the generation. Abu Hanifah R.A.'s real name was Noman (Numan or Nauman) hence the surname of Nomani / Numani.

Family Tree :

Saad"' S/o Shahid S/o Khalil-ur-Rahman S/o Fazl-ur-Rahman S/o Badr-ud-Din S/o Imam-ud-DinS/o Elahi Bakhsh S/o Imam Ali S/o Mahar Ali S/o Fazal Ali S/o Musharraf Ali S/o Ashraf Ali S/oMuzaffar S/o Khan Muhammad S/o Fathullah S/o Sadr-ud-Din S/o Hameed-ud-Din S/o Najeeb-ud-DinS/o Muhammad S/o Sultan Muzaffar S/o Ibrahim S/o Abo Bakr S/o Abd-ur-Rasheed S/o Abdullah S/oAbd-us-Samad S/o Abo Hayyan Abdullah S/o Hammad S/o Imam Abu Hanifa NO'MAN S/oTHABIT, (rahimahu’Allah) Recently he was invited to England where he performed the Qira'at (recitation of the Qur'ān) in many mosques and venues throughout the UK including East London Mosque. He has also appeared on ISLAM CHANNEL UK. Often his voice is broadcasted on major Islamic radio stations in different parts of the world.

He has also travelled extensively to other parts of the world including Canada ,Australia, Italy, South Africa, Kenya and other Gulf States.

= Membership =
* Chairman of Reviser of Quran Kareem Committee for ILMI KITAB GHAR, Karachi.
* Member of Reviser of Islamic Books Committee for DAR-UL-KUTUB ANNOMANIA, Karachi.
* Ex Member of Quran Kareem Recording Control space station Committee of Quran TV & A.R.Y. Television network, Dubai 2002
* Member of internal regional Committee of Judges of Quran Competition for City District Government of Karachi, Pakistan
* Member of Islamic Educational board of IQRA INSTITUTE, Islamabad.
* Ex Executive Education Consultant of ZAKARIYYA ISLAMIC ACADEMY, England.
* Imam of Masjid Al-Rabiaan MADINA, Saudi Arabia.

=External links=
* [http://www.saadnomani.com Official Website www.SaadNomani.com]
* [http://www.darul-ishaat.co.uk/store/home.php?cat=100 www.darul-ishaat.co.uk - Official CD Distributor OF Sheikh Muhammad Saad Nomani Madanis in UK]
* [http://www.haramainrecordings.com/2008/05/saad-nomani.html Recitations from May 2008]
* [http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=Saad%20Nomani Saad Nomani's recitations at www.archive.org]
* [http://www.QuranChannel.com Saad Nomani Radio at QuranChannel.com - Look at the bottom of the page]
* [http://www.irvingmasjid.org/Audio/Quran/prog-01.ram Irving Masjid Prog. 1 download]
* [http://www.irvingmasjid.org/Audio/Quran/prog-02.ram Irving Masjid Prog. 2 download]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CreBc1_T8s Imitation of Shaykh Shuraim and Sudais by Qari Nomani Part 1]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDguC2b-z7E Imitation of Shaykh Afasi, Ghamdi etc. by Qari Nomani Part 2]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpKDNRG3ywU Imitation of Shaykh Budair, Hudhaifi etc. by Qari Nomani Part 3]
* [http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Saad+Nomani Youtube Results]