The sheikh of Moroccan readers, the jurist Tayeb Kohl Al-Ayoun, passed away this morning, Saturday, Rajab 17, 1446, corresponding to January 18, 2025, in the city of Rabat, at the age of 94 years. May God have mercy on him, he was one of the first reciters to become famous in Morocco at the beginning of the forties, where his melodious voice captivated Moroccans with his recitation of the Holy Qur’an in the authentic Moroccan manner.
During the 1940s, many Moroccans got to know Hajj Tayeb Kohl El-Ayoun, who was born in Marrakesh in 1931, and enjoyed his sweet voice on Radio Dar Si Said in Marrakesh, which was broadcasting his recitation of the Holy Qur’an. Al-Tayeb Kohl Al-Ayoun’s attachment to the Holy Qur’an emerged since his childhood, as he memorized it completely when he was under the age of twelve.
In his sixteenth year, Sheikh Mohammed Belhassan chose him to lead Tarawih prayers at the famous Ibn Youssef Mosque in Marrakesh. He also recited the Qur’an in front of the late King Mohammed V, may God have mercy on him, in a solemn ceremony in the Ahmar tribe in the Safi district. The deceased studied at Ibn Yusuf University in Marrakesh, and traveled to Cairo, where he continued his studies at Dar Al-Ulum College. He also obtained a postgraduate certificate from Dar Al-Hadith Al-Hassaniyah in the sciences of the Qur’an and the Sunnah of the Prophet. He taught at Muhammad Al-Khoms High School in Marrakesh, and was a member of the arbitration committees for memorizing and reciting the Holy Qur’an. Inside and outside Morocco.
The late Hassan II, may God have mercy on him, also appointed him to memorize the Holy Qur’an for Their Highnesses the Princesses and His Royal Highness Prince Moulay Rachid, along with teaching Islamic subjects. The good man, like eyeliner, is a scholar par excellence, and he is the person who was raised on the morals and upbringing of the Qur’an, and through the Qur’an and his service, the deceased attained good memory.
-The funeral of the dear deceased, may God have mercy on him, will take place from his home in the Ibn Sina neighborhood, in front of the old train station in Agdal. The funeral prayer will be performed over his pure body, following his afternoon prayer, in the Al-Shuhada Mosque.
May God have mercy on the deceased, the Sheikh of reciters in the Islamic world, Sheikh Al-Tayeb Kahl Al-Ayoun, and forgive him and reward him with the best reward for his service to the Holy Qur’an.
We belong to Allah and to Him we shall return.
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