Sheikh Kamil Yusuf Al-Bahtimi
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Sheikh Kamil Yusuf Al-Bahtimi (1922 – 1969) was a prominent Quran reciter from Egypt who achieved considerable fame in the 1950s and 1960s. He was a contemporary of Sheikh Mohamed Siddiq El-Minshawi
, a student of Sheikh Mohamed Salamah
and Sheikh Mohamed Es-Seify.
He is noted for imitating both Sheikh Mohamed Rifat (in the lower registers) and Sheikh Mohamed Salamah
(in the higher registers) as well as for excelling in both musical adeptness and vocal strength. An official reciter of the Egyptian radio, he was inducted in 1953 and is one of the few reciters whose studio recordings are considered as powerful and moving as his live recitations.
ed whilst reading at a gathering. It is reported that upon taking a sip of coffee, he immediately fell ill and began to experience adverse effects. It is said that he never fully recovered from this incident, which ultimately led to his death.
Sheikh Mohamed Siddiq El-Minshawi
Sheikh Mohamed Siddiq El-Minshawi was an Egyptian Qur'anic reciter. Son of Sheikh Siddiq El-Minshawi, his brother Sheikh Mahmoud El-Minshawi is also a famous reciter.-History:...
, a student of Sheikh Mohamed Salamah
Sheikh Mohamed Salamah
Sheikh Mohamed Salamah was a student at Al-Azhar University, and at the age of nineteen was encouraged to become a reciter. He had already been reciting since the age of ten. Sheikh Salamah fought in the rebellion against the British in 1919 and proudly acknowledged his role in that.He is the only...
and Sheikh Mohamed Es-Seify.
He is noted for imitating both Sheikh Mohamed Rifat (in the lower registers) and Sheikh Mohamed Salamah
Sheikh Mohamed Salamah
Sheikh Mohamed Salamah was a student at Al-Azhar University, and at the age of nineteen was encouraged to become a reciter. He had already been reciting since the age of ten. Sheikh Salamah fought in the rebellion against the British in 1919 and proudly acknowledged his role in that.He is the only...
(in the higher registers) as well as for excelling in both musical adeptness and vocal strength. An official reciter of the Egyptian radio, he was inducted in 1953 and is one of the few reciters whose studio recordings are considered as powerful and moving as his live recitations.
Death
In 1967 Al-Bahtimi was allegedly poisonPoison
In the context of biology, poisons are substances that can cause disturbances to organisms, usually by chemical reaction or other activity on the molecular scale, when a sufficient quantity is absorbed by an organism....
ed whilst reading at a gathering. It is reported that upon taking a sip of coffee, he immediately fell ill and began to experience adverse effects. It is said that he never fully recovered from this incident, which ultimately led to his death.