Nasr al-Din Tubar

Nasr al-Din Tubar (7 June 1920 – 16 November 1986) was an Egyptian Qur'an reciter and religious singer, one of the great voices of the supplication (ibtihal) on Egyptian radio, with some two hundred ibtihalat to his name. ^{1 2}

He memorised the Qur'an and became known across Dakahlia, and friends urged him to sit the radio's tests. He failed five times in a row, lost heart, and was pushed by those around him to try again — and passed at the seventh attempt. ¹

His supplications include 'Ya Malik al-Mulk', 'Mujib al-Sa'ilin', 'Jalla al-Munadi', 'Ya Man Lahu fi Yathrib', 'Ma Bayna Zamzam', 'Ya Diyar al-Habib', 'Qif Adaban', 'Taha al-Bashir', 'Ya Laylat al-Qadr', 'Ramadan Ashraq', 'The Whale and the Spider', 'The People of the Elephant' and 'Ya Nasir al-Mazlumin'. ¹

In 1978 he recorded the joint mujawwad Qur'an for the radio and television of Saudi Arabia with Shaykh Mahmoud al-Bujayrimi, the second Qur'an recorded for radio and television at once. ¹

In 1980 he was chosen to lead the religious-song ensemble of the Academy of Arts; he took part in Egypt's festival of art and culture, sang at the Royal Albert Hall in London at the World Islamic Conference's concert, travelled widely, and was described by the German press as a voice 'that strikes the strings of the heart'. He was appointed reciter and singer of tawashih at the Khazindara Mosque in Shubra. ¹

He died in Cairo on 16 November 1986. ^{1 2}

Wikidata listed an article on him in Arabic Wikipedia only on 6 November 2026. ²

• Arabic Wikipedia article, revision of 31 May 2026. ¹

• Wikidata item Q12248487. ²