From birth, Abdur Rahman Farih was a little different from other children. It took him two years to start talking. Yet, remarkably, within just one more year he had memorised the entire Holy Quran. In other words, at the age of only three, Abdur Rahman earned the honour of becoming a hafiz.
Abdur Rahman Farih is from Algeria. He achieved the feat in early 2014, but his rare accomplishment has recently gone viral again on social media.
According to news reports published at the time, MBC television was the first to report on Abdur Rahman Farih, calling him a “wonder child”.
MBC said that despite his young age, Abdur Rahman had mastered the correct method of Quran recitation with great skill. From the start, his madd and makhraj, the lengthening and articulation of the letters, and his tajweed were entirely correct, and he had a melodious voice as well.
The surah Abdur Rahman Farih recites most is Surah Al-Kahf, and behind that lies another striking story: during her pregnancy his mother recited this surah most often and found particular comfort and calm in it.
His father believes that hearing his mother recite the Quran even before he was born may be why Abdur Rahman was able to memorise it at such a young age.
It is not that Abdur Rahman Farih memorised the Holy Quran by imitation alone; his intelligence was remarkable from an early age. He began his recitation with “A’udhu billah” and “Bismillah”, and recited a special prayer after completing the Quran. In everyday life, too, he would send blessings on the Prophet (peace be upon him) whenever his name was mentioned.
For these exceptional qualities, Abdur Rahman was given the title “Faris al-Quran al-Karim”, or “Horseman of the Holy Quran”, in Algeria. In his honour, Sheikh Muhammad Rashad al-Sharif of Al-Aqsa Mosque placed a special golden-coloured abaya on him.
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