Qari Shakir Qasmi is one of the most renowned Qurra' (Qur’an

Qur'an

The Quran , also transliterated Qur'an, Koran, Alcoran, Qur’ān, Coran, Kuran, and al-Qur’ān, is the central religious text of Islam, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God . It is regarded widely as the finest piece of literature in the Arabic language...

 reciters) of South Asia

South Asia

South Asia, also known as Southern Asia, is the southern region of the Asian continent, which comprises the sub-Himalayan countries and, for some authorities , also includes the adjoining countries to the west and the east...

. He was the host of the program Iqra (Read) for children that provided lessons and exercises on properly reciting and pronouncing Qur’anic Arabic

Classical Arabic

Classical Arabic , also known as Qur'anic or Koranic Arabic, is the form of the Arabic language used in literary texts from Umayyad and Abbasid times . It is based on the Medieval dialects of Arab tribes...

. This program aired and re-ran on the Pakistan Television Corporation

Pakistan Television Corporation

The Pakistan Television Corporation is Pakistan's national television broadcaster. The first live transmission of PTV began on November 26, 1964, in Lahore...

 (PTV) from 1978 to 1985. It was latter hosted by Qari Khushi Mohammad Al-Azhari.

Iqra
(http://www.aswatalislam.net/DisplayFilesP.aspx?TitleID=50065&TitleName=Qari_Khushi__Mohammad_-_Learn_To_Read_Quran_(Urdu))

Awards

• Pride of Performance
  Pride of Performance
  Pride of Performance , is one of the highest civil award given and conferred by the Pakistan Government to Pakistan's citizens in recognition of distinguished merit in the fields of Literature, Arts, Sports, Medicines, and Science for civilians in most particular cases.The announcement of civil...
  
   Award 1981
• Government of Pakistan
  Government of Pakistan
  The Government of Pakistan is a federal parliamentary system, with an indirectly-elected President as the Head of State and Commander in Chief of the Pakistani Armed Forces, and an indirectly-elected Prime Minister as the Head of Government. The President’s appointment and term are...
  
   Tamgha-e-Imtiaz 1979

External links

• "Learn to Read Quran", based on Dars Quran
• http://www.iec-houston.org/quran.shtml http://www.quran.net/quran/transPickthalShakirAzhar.asp?sNum=055&sNameA=Ar-Rahman&sNameE=The%20Beneficent&Ayaat=78&Origin=Makkah Qur’an recitations by Shakir Qasmi, English translations by Mohammad Marmaduke Pickthall, translations read by Aslam Azhar