QaiserMirza
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The elderly lady in the picture is Umm as-Sa'ad. She was born 1925 and memorised the Quran at the age of 15.
By the age of 25 she had the shortest chains of recitation (Ijzazh) to the Prophet sala Allahu Alihi wasSalam in the 10 modes of recitation.
She is a PIVOTAL point in Quranic instruction in Egypt and Alexandria in particular.
From AbdulBasit abdulSamad to Mishary al-Afaasi...all have recited the Quran upon her seeking approval to teach and recite.
Allah have mercy on her, she recently past away at close to 90 years old. May Allah reward her for her service to the Quran.
Since 1950 she has taught and licensed in memorization of the quran over 100,000 students.
Umm as-Saa'd, married one of her students. She was not blessed with any children through her nearly 50 years of marriage. She would say, "Allah barred me from children and their responsibility, so that I can teach his Word to the children of others.
She also said:
"I feel that my memorization of the Quran is as complete as my knowledge of my own name. I cannot imagine that I can forget a single letter from it or even make a single mistake in its reading from memory. I do not know anything else in life like I do the Quran and its modes of recitation. I did not master any other Science or attend lectures or commit anything to memory except the Noble Quran, the texts related to its modes of recitation."
Ya Allah raise her a level in Jannah for every ayat she recited & for every ayat recited by those she taught!
