Morocco lost, this Saturday morning in Rabat, one of its most eminent figures of the Koran, Sheikh Taïb Khal Laayoune, who died at the age of 94, after a long career dedicated to the service of the Book of God and the dissemination of the values of Islam and its noble principles.
Sheikh Taïb Khal Laayoune is considered one of the oldest readers of Morocco and a great figure in the recitation of the Quran in the authentic Moroccan style. He became known as one of the pioneers of recitation through the airwaves of Radio Dar Sidi Said in Marrakech.
Born in 1931 in Marrakech, Sheikh Taïb Khal Laayoune memorized the Koran in its entirety before reaching the age of 12, and he distinguished himself by a remarkable scientific career, beginning at the Ibn Youssef mosque in Marrakech where he assumed the function of imam for Tarawih prayers at the age of 16. He also had the honor of reciting the Koran in front of the late King Mohammed V.
He continued his studies at Ibn Youssef University before going to Cairo to continue his learning at the Faculty of Islamic Sciences of Dar Al Ouloum, obtaining a higher diploma in sciences of the Koran and Sunnah from Dar Al-Hadith Al -Hassania.
Sheikh Taïb Khal Laayoune was a model in the service of the Book of God. He contributed to the teaching of Quranic sciences and the training of generations of memorizers at the Mohammed V secondary school in Marrakech, and he also participated in juries for recitation competitions both in Morocco and abroad.
-In the 1980s, he was honored with the trust of the late King Hassan II, who appointed him to teach the Koran and Islamic subjects to members of the royal family, including princesses and Prince Moulay Rachid.
The funeral of Sheikh Taïb Khal Laayoune took place at the martyrs’ cemetery in Rabat, after the funeral prayer performed at the martyrs’ mosque in the Agdal district, in the presence of a large crowd of his relatives, students and members of his family.
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