The Oldest Quran Recitation on Earth (Ever Recorded!)

A very rare collection of photos of the Holy City of Makkah dating back over 100 years ago. Accompanied also by a very rare and possibly the earliest recitation of Qur'an we will ever hear.
Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje visited Makkah in 1885/1302H taking photos and making sound recordings (Surah Duha is being recited) using Thomas Edison's newly-invented wax cylinders.
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[@Hasan1461]

Listening to this and realizing that we recite the exact same words in the exact same manner. Only God has protected his book from corruption!

[@jassimsalam]

Hasan Mirza This is exactly what I was about to comment.

[@obaidkhan6134]

Super like

[@list4u326]

Don't say God bro He is only Allah

[@aviradius4455]

Ibad Waseem Allah translation to english is God...

[@watvid1]

Hasan Mirza and this is only 130 years ago, same happened more than a 1000 years ago

[@xxxih4450]

Never in a million years would the reciter have thought that his voice would be heard by people 134 years later...

[@tialampuasa6065]

Yeah.. May ALLAH SWT grant him and us jannatul firdaus. Aameen. ..

[@tialampuasa6065]

I just love to hear his voice..at the same time I got so emotional. Beautiful..

[@aqmareesyaanuar4105]

By 255k today... Ma Sha Allah May Allah forgive and guide us Ameen❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@mohammedjafur9728]

Subhanallah

[@R8V10]

*Still recited exactly the same way today as it was 100 years ago, as it was 1400 years ago and will be till the day of reckoning and beyond.*

[@MrIkytv]

Linkbearder yes it is true

[@user-vc5th2qr4c]

@@ganon513 there are clear evidence

[@slavicprincess]

Well actually these days so much echo is added to recitation.

[@h.38817]

Yeh im surprised that it hasn’t changed but im happy it hasnt.

[@dadakhon98]

@@slavicprincess is it bad or what ?

[@ilhamberberlady7417]

I was struggling with praying, and today I decided to pray and stay strong. After I prayed I got this notification. I cried so much hearing his voice. Someone of 1885. It's so beautiful. Wallah I can't stop crying after I heared it

[@alhomsiyyah]

ilhem shajiri Attach yourself to the Qur'an and you will definitely find it easier to pray and it will boost your imaan for sure. May Allah make it easier for you.

[@manelmani]

ilhem shajiri i m also struggling with praying remember me in your douaa so i stay strong and keep My prayers

[@ilhamberberlady7417]

Mani Manoula may Allah make it easy for you sister. When you pray Allah opens so many doors of happiness for you. Doors that you thought you would never get. Beyond your wishes. May Allah forgive us. Stay strong sister

[@Harunz301fire9]

Ma sha Allah may Allah swt keep you strong and firm on the Deen. And may Allah swt increase your iman my sister❤️

[@manelmani]

ilhem shajiri thank you so much sister may allah grant all your wishes inchalah

[@diyab6257]

Imagine he is still getting reward .

[@tialampuasa6065]

Alhamdulillah.

[@fishbarbeque8540]

THIS IS SADAQAH JARIYAH!!!!!

[@suraiyameem5481]

"Surely, We have revealed the 'Zhikr' (Quran), and surely, We will preserve it" 15:9 “No falsehood will come to it, in the present or in the future; a revelation from One who is Wise and Praiseworthy.” 41:42 ❤❤❤

[@dadsdda3160]

Suraiya Meem its dhikr, i dont understand why people say zhikr or azaan. That dont exist in the arabic language

[@meustrabil1963]

dad sdda that is the eastern countries languages ,my country in malaysia we called dhikr as zhikr , and we called adhan as azaan

[@yalladkriegen851]

Mustrabil I'am from indonesia. Assalamualaikum, brother.

[@meustrabil1963]

Yallad Kriegen waalaikumsalam :)

[@yalladkriegen851]

Mustrabil =)

[@UmarTahir]

Unbelievable. This was recited by a man who lived 200 years ago! At the time when there were still empires in the world. And yet it sounds like the same exact words that we still recite today. It brings me great joy to think that we are hearing the Quran being recited two HUNDRED years ago, and how Allah has given us this amazing artifact. Thank you for uploading

[@tialampuasa6065]

Ma sha ALLAH TABARAKALLAH.

[@user-dr3mu9bz4m]

Allah warned people who tries to change his book. The holy Qur'an will remain unchanged until qiyamah. One of the miracles of Allah 😍🥰

[@whoisthemostinfluentialper6005]

​@@user-dr3mu9bz4mbecarful what you say, Allah never warned anyone who changes the Qur'an, he stated that he will protect it and no one can change. He has warned people of the past about changing the bible but he never warned people about changing the Qur'an as it's impossible

[@NoName-tt5lb]

One more evidence for the diselievers that the Quran has never been changed, not even a single letter.

[@imam3801]

There are letter changes from the Hafs and Warsh Quran. However, the Quran was revealed in seven different Qiraat. Warsh is used mostly in North Africa. Most of the Muslim World uses Hafs Quran though. The letter changes do sometimes make varying words however they complement each other. More information: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oqLChomlfJ55mpo&t=

[@unes7930]

thats not words changes go get some knowledge before talking pls ,

[@omarfarique6304]

BEST OF KZbin Brother write In Sha Allah in 3 separate words otherwise if I am not wrong it will mean create Allah. Astagfirllah. That is what our scholar Dr Zakir Naik said

[@nakhanadiawara898]

No Name wallah that’s the truth

[@mindfreaksunny3848]

Von Bismark 👈 no wonder this guy is a jews and trying to mislead us lol

[@Orque01]

Masha allah.. sounds like abdul basith recitation 😍

[@detox1462]

ABDUL JOUHAR it’s the other way around actually

[@Orque01]

Jae-lan yah i know

[@pahjaa5562]

ABDUL JOUHAR Exactly

[@Orque01]

pahjaa ali 😊😍

[@max4uify1]

ABDUL JOUHAR it's actually because Sheikh Abdul Basit recitation of this surah is most famous so you find similarity

[@umut3524]

No matter how the quality is the Quran always gives me peace and opens my eyes. Masha Allah. Thank you for this +MercifulServant May Allah give all your families prosperity and happiness :)

[@umut3524]

BEST OF KZbin salam aleykum brother. Of course i will help :) you got another subscriber from here :) May your channel grow insha allah :)

[@Leo_roblox.333]

Allahuma Ameen

[@hxhustler]

This was possibly the first recitation recorded by the person using the worldly technology of that time. And the first recitation recorded is the surah in which it states that the worldly belongings and technology are of no use and that the afterlife is better than this world. Subhanallah

[@NazmusLabs]

Fascinating to think that at time of this recording none of the 7 billion people alive today existed on this earth! And every person from the time of this recording have returned to Allah. Suvan Allah!

[@ukhtifariha3304]

Allahu Akbar the voice is still the same as the voices we have today Qur'an what an unchangeable scripture Masha'Allah

[@ukhtifariha3304]

BEST OF KZbin Ameen i will in shaa Allah may Allah reward you too for the job ur doing

[@nargiskhan7288]

I dont understand...how can someone give a thumbs down to such a precious collection......may Allah bless you guys....for doing the hard work so that it reaches us....

[@pietramundsen3934]

"Take a straight course to Him and seek His forgiveness." Qur'an 41:6 Even your most sincere repentance and good deeds, though necessary, cannot simply be rewarded with mercy because they are tainted with a multitude of sinful self-motivations. Perfect Justice demands punishment for all sin. Mercy without punishment for sin is INJUSTICE. He will never compromise His Perfectly Just nature simply to hand out mercy. Only the Holy, Just and Pure Almighty Creator Himself could provide the payment-in-full that satisfies BOTH- His perfectly Just and Holy nature, with your need for mercy. Only Jesus, sharing fully in the attributes, nature and substance of the Almighty, provided by His sufferings alone the only payment-in-full for all your sins that the Almighty can accept, and fully satisfied the justice of the Almighty in the punishment of sin providing all the mercy you need. Repent of trusting in the teachings of Islam- you can never do enough good deeds to get mercy for even one sin. Begin trusting that Jesus obediently, and to prove His great love for you, willingly took the punishment your sins deserved on His cross, making the only payment for your sins ***perfect enough*** the Almighty Father in Heaven CAN accept.

[@gilabola4642]

Maybe thumb down is for the person who was recording as he was a well known hypocrite in indonesia

[@phoenixclub007]

Because recording was not that clear some people down vote but do understand that the recording is over 100 years old and we got to hear some of this is itself a reward for us.

[@riyaansheikh7470]

The islamophobes aka shayateens come and dislike and/ or bots

[@beingzeale]

SUBHAN'ALLAH ALHAMDU'LILLAH ALLAHU'AKBAR THANKS FOR READING THAT 😊😊 WILL MEET YOU IN JANNAH DEAR BRO ND SIS INSHA'ALLAH 💗💗

[@ismaillalouchi5880]

shahid khan Allahouma ameen

[@tialampuasa6065]

Aameen

[@TehDwelleR]

Regardless of the bad audio quality the man u can tell has a legendary voice and recites with heart.

[@Apollo11ification]

Wauw Mash’Allah this is very old, before 1900! It’s beautiful to see things from the history!

[@Razi98]

This has made me emotional and nostalgic, because I actually grew up in 2000s in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. And I was reminded of the quiet, beautiful atmosphere whenever the Azaan sounded.

[@catalinsoare1261]

Pray before others pray upon you! Just 100 years from now and we'll be just like this reciter.

[@aeyshaakhtar4893]

SUBHANALLAH!!!

[@shamsunharis8806]

QQImad Wasim

[@bhanupunj2]

SubhanAllah MashahAllah

[@amvinsight1025]

Quran unchanged❤❤

[@foysolahmed1676]

The Qur'an was unchanged from the time of our Prophet saws and will continue to be unchanged ❤❤

[@servantofarrahman8145]

foysol ahmed Yes it will not be changed my brother

[@coolgirlronia7594]

this is beautiful, subhanallah. Just the mere fact that Islam existed hundreds of years ago, and in fact for 1400 years, that Islam was a lifestyle and religion for so many for centuries, and knowing it still remains in many hearts today... it's just amazing.

[@mayacadey3828]

Maaa shaa allaaah 🎉 Beautiful recitation wlhi

[@ahmedyuusuf257]

Aaal war mesha somalo bn ku helay alx ilahi dionta ha ino fudeydiyo walllayal❤

[@salahwadani6707]

maya cadey waa runtaa walshe

[@libanyardi8636]

Allow noo daa dadkeena soomaaliyeed xafidullah dhamaantiina

[@moqeys881]

ana idin kama maqni dadkeygow allaha idin barakeyo

[@bilosqataros7041]

Mashallah Somalia ihayoow noo xafid dadkeena iyo gabdeheena quruxda bathan

[@AlHudaProductions]

Subhanallah Qur'an is timeless!

[@DrowzyVibez]

Im crying this is so beautiful

[@ismaieladen4814]

MashAllah!!! Beautiful recitation! OLD is Gold.

[@hypermangi8265]

Subhanallah this hits different, when you hear of the Qur'an from 2 generations ago :o

[@sameeha9326]

This is beautiful whoever recites this I hop they go to jannah tul firdous

[@gilabola4642]

He wont as he was a well know hypocrite in indonesia. He was a dutch who pretended to be muslim. Sent to indonesia in particular to study Aceh Sultanate as it was the last kingdom that was defeated. Indonesian muslim see him as an evil man

[@gilabola4642]

@qhxst Allah said in al Qur'an that hypocrite WON'T enter jannah not me. "Verily, the hypocrites will be in the lowest depths (grade) of the Fire; no helper will you find for them” [an-Nisa’ 4:145]

[@gilabola4642]

@qhxst ok, got it. As an indonesian, i just want people from outside to know snouck hungronje was an evil hypocrite (if that was him reciting). It is well known in indonesia.

[@hassanmazza1831]

@@gilabola4642 Who said he was the one who recited it? The original comment was talking about the man who was recited, this man was just there with the equipment for picture and recording, it would have been a local, imam or someone at the mosque that would have done the recitation. Allah knows best

[@shinki5361]

Surah Ad-Duha

[@betruebe863]

MaschaALLAH! ... La illaha il ALLAH! 🇸🇦

[@lindaethiopiawit3554]

these made me emotional .... how they recite it with so much fear and humbleness subhan allah

[@gilabola4642]

He was a well known hypocrite in indonesia

[@arditiking4561]

This is so amazing. All these years and Qur'an hasn't changed a bit. No new testament no what.

[@nameless4189]

I heard/ saw that vid on KZbin before 👏

[@noahkeabba]

Name Less me too

[@amirmoradi4864]

Yes but this one is better, they removed that recording noise which all the previous videos have

[@nameless4189]

Amir Moradi nope. its still the same

[@iddutube9316]

well. now. its copyrighted by this channel. so yeh... i guess someone can remaster the original and they may still try to claim it as theres :/

[@abrasabir4565]

Iddu Kholrausch I kinda agree...there's something off with these guys copyright laws and stuff

[@halimya6886]

Subhanallah. Allah is Great. I pray to Allah may AlQuran will be my companion here and in hereafter. And I pray to all of you and all ummah from the day of Adam till the end of time for His blessing, love and forgiveness

[@99unclesam17]

The qur'an will stay the same forever inshallah

[@KhairulFahmiShafie]

Subhanallah! Jazakullah khair to the team who remastered this. Barakullahu fik

[@entertheheaven.7671]

Maashallaah thank you so much for the video

[@mominamir5158]

Subhan'Allah amazing!!

[@claudia-sx9hi]

Thank you, MercifulServent

[@19A261]

Ma'Sha'Allah beautiful recitation and jizak Allah Khair for sharing it.

[@hasansacranie9015]

Subhanallah

[@muhammadgbadegesin8043]

Wallahi I love this style of recitation. May ALLAH grant the reciter Jannah. We don't know him but ALLAH knows him.

[@shadebnerahim4008]

Mash Allah ❤❤❤

[@shadebnerahim4008]

BEST OF KZbin yes i have subscribed....

[@uniquemona97]

You should spell the word Ma Sha Allah as this👈🏼..the way you have spelled it gives a wrong meaning.. جزاك الله خيراً

[@allahisthegreatest245]

Masha Allah. Beautiful recitation...

[@sashaemblem9932]

subhanallah "Your lord has not forsaken you, nor has he become displeased. And the hereafter is better for you than the first life." I feel like this is also a message to us since the ummah is going through many struggles in this present time

[@orionemperor5319]

You have spoken the truth my brother

[@heroimran2103]

سبحان اللہ ماشاءاللہ

[@azmanislam7186]

Masha allah . . . Extremely calm amd soothing

[@rafiqrama2308]

That's Quran... Never has been changed since the first time it was revealed to mankind

[@tialampuasa6065]

💜may ALLAH Azzawajal reward you my brother.. Every now and then I look for this and always keep me in tears... Beautiful... Just beautiful!

[@Diamondraw4Real]

So wonderful this recording exists and there are old photos as well. Maesha Allah

[@almasih4150]

Beautiful!!! Thank you for this merciful servant you guys are my favourite Islamic KZbin channel!

[@zeeshanawan8540]

Ma sha Allah... Very beautiful and Heart warming voice

[@ibbynuhana312]

SubhanAllah this is beautiful and soothing to listen to

[@QuranicRemembrance]

Subhanallah, the exact same words 134 years ago! Allah has certainly protected His Scripture!

[@moustaphadiagne6773]

MashAllah...beautiful recitation

[@ashiqulislam7362]

Masha Allah one of the most beautiful recitations

[@guzelfetkulina9599]

How beautiful. This recitation haunts me🥹❤️

[@faisalkhan-dn9dy]

subhanallah! thanks for this one

[@rezeenasamad3916]

Masha Allah 😍 Goosebumps

[@RONALDOSIUU730]

Amazing...SubhaanaAllah

[@OemerLee]

mashallah very beautiful recitation.

[@marwashafiq4949]

SubhanAllah ! I'm definitely amazed by the eloquence of the recitation - and some how it feels so genuine and mysterious as it is from the past.Words are so impactful 💪

[@Arcane13]

Subhan Allah! Yesterday I was doing reasearch into Edison's phonograph and the recording of sound on wax cylinders. I wondered if there were any recordings of the Qur'an that date back to this early period of sound capture. And then I came across this today.

[@ampsh7339]

Maa shaa Allah sounds beautiful

[@zakariyadarvesh1079]

This is so beautiful mashallah

[@maliknawaz5120]

MASHA'ALLAH & MAY ALLAH BLESS THIS PERSON WHOM RECITED THIS QURANIC SURAH.

[@haljol5578]

Literally heart touching

[@jonajeremy3459]

Brought me to tears.. This is medicine for the soul

[@sharmigaming]

Masha Allah. I Got goosebumps while hearing this.

[@mmhemon7287]

The voice has passion. Alhamdulillah

[@showstoper6795]

Subhaan Allah. . It Got me goosebumps!!

[@geesisawir6136]

so beautiful almost had me in tears

[@nargisart4784]

Masha Allah 😍

[@HiHi-kc2mx]

Mashaallah It’s so Beautiful May Allah Bless them

[@NasAsh6]

Subhanallah. Absolutely amazing and so beautiful.

[@zararara841]

This made my eyes tear up for some reason

[@Tino1992119]

SubhanAllah! Allah has protected the Quran in every way, even in the style of recitation. Only Allah can do that. JazakAllah for sharing.

[@Ryoko007]

Subhan'Allah. beautiful recitation. amazing how old it is.

[@Leffydht]

I know this surah was brought down to the prophet pbuh when he didn't receive jibreel for a long time But all the verses literally speak to me it's like all the verses of this surah describe my life perfectly and it made me cry

[@Ash-uc7id]

Amazing recitation

[@tahirdawah5391]

sura Ad-Duha Masha allah,reciting Quran makes ur heart pure..Thnk u for making me muslim allah

[@esmereldalarose4310]

Beautiful Masha Allah❤️

[@sulaymandrammeh3157]

Beautiful Recitation

[@iqranoor7519]

mashaAllah good job keep it up

[@rhimah.4576]

Masha allah!! So beautiful...

[@corpuscallosum9355]

‏جزاك الله خيرا

[@DiamondPrincess7891]

Subhanallah, amazing! please can you find more pieces from the past, truly astonishing. Jzk brothers.

[@usamaanwar1749]

Subhan Allah

[@ummluqmaan_]

SubhanAllah!!! Such a great voice.

[@UmmahOfMuhammad]

Beautiful...Absolutely Beautiful!

[@shahanarabegum410]

I found so much peace in this recitation

[@AzamHaqqani]

Listening this beautiful recitation Everytime it makes me, ya rabbi save me save me, from every fitna, and i can't stop my cry

[@theMuminun]

MashaAllah... It's great!

[@notjunaid]

Jazakallah!

[@abdussuburismaeel8189]

Wallahi it's really touching, Subhanallah

[@OmarAbdulMalikDHEdMPASPACPAPro]

This is REALLY beautiful, mash'Allah!😊☝🏾️🕋

[@sannahafiz7872]

Woooow mashallah!!! Soo beautiful and interesting..

[@tawqeermir2522]

MashaAllah.... heart touching

[@tawqeermir2522]

BEST OF KZbin sure in sha Allah