Sheikh Bashir bin Ahmed Siddiq, the senior Quran recitation teacher at Al-Masjid An-Nabawi, passed away on October 1, 2025, after dedicating sixty years to teaching at the Prophet’s Mosque. His students include some of the most prominent reciters and Islamic scholars of recent generations, forming a legacy that extends across the Muslim world.
Among his notable students are former Holy Mosques Imams Sheikh Muhammad Ayyoub and Sheikh Ali Jaber, current An-Nabawi Imams Sheikh Abdul Muhsin Al-Qasim and Sheikh Salah Al-Budair, and Sheikh Muhammad Al-Mukhtar Al-Shanqiti of the Senior Scholars Council. These figures represent just a portion of the thousands who studied under Sheikh Bashir’s guidance at the Medina mosque.
Sheikh Bashir established himself as a pillar of Quranic education within the sacred premises of the Prophet’s Mosque. His teaching career spanned six decades, during which he maintained a consistent presence in the mosque’s educational circles.
Students traveled from various countries specifically to learn Quran recitation from him, drawn by his reputation for precision and deep knowledge of tajweed rules.
The Sheikh’s methodology combined traditional teaching techniques with deep scholarly insight, creating a learning environment that produced some of the most recognized voices in Islamic recitation.
His students now lead prayers at Islam’s holiest sites and hold positions on scholarly councils, continuing the traditions he preserved and taught.
Official newspaper “Oman Daily” has published an article dedicated to the international media forum “Islamic Civilization: A New Perspective – New Discoveries”, held in Tashkent, reports Dunyo IA.
Publication notes that the event brought together around 300 journalists, researchers, publishers and experts from more than 50 countries, including representatives of CNN, “Euronews”, “BBC Studios” and the “1001 Inventions” project. The forum opened with a large-scale three-dimensional light show projected onto the façade of the Islamic Civilization Center in Tashkent, presenting the region’s centuries-old history through images of the Holy Quran and great scholars of the East.
Publication pays particular attention to the task of overcoming stereotypes entrenched in Western media that predominantly associate the Islamic world with conflicts and crises. It underscores the role of modern media formats, documentary filmmaking, digital platforms and artificial intelligence in shaping an objective, scholarly narrative.
Newspaper also highlights key initiatives presented at the forum, including the “114 Qur’anic Manuscripts” project to reproduce 114 Qur’anic manuscripts, the study of the Kattalangar Qur’an, as well as the presentation of the film “The Mosque” and a historical and cultural atlas.
As “Oman Daily” notes, Uzbekistan’s large-scale efforts to promote its scientific and cultural heritage are aimed at presenting the country to the world anew as a historic center of inter-civilizational interaction.