Dr. Mahmoud Alasaal is a native Arabic speaker from Egypt and a distinguished graduate of the Alexandria Institute of Qirāʾāt at Al-Azhar Al-Sharif, where he consistently achieved top academic honors and ranked first in every program he completed.
He earned his Ijāzah in Tajwīd and the Ḥafṣ narration after two years of study, graduating with an Excellent grade and first place. He then completed the Advanced Qirāʾāt Program, obtaining the Ten Qirāʾāt Ijāzah over three years, again graduating with an Excellent grade and ranking first.
Dr. Mahmoud has received numerous Qur’anic Ijāzāt, including the narrations of ʿĀṣim (2007), Warsh (2010), Qālūn and Abū Jaʿfar (2012), Ibn ʿĀmir (2015), Ḥamzah (2015), and the complete Ten Qirāʾāt (2016). These certifications were granted by Shaykh Yousry Mohamed Awad. In addition, he holds Ijāzāt in the classical Tajwīd texts Al-Jazariyyah and Al-Tuhfah, awarded by leading contemporary scholars.
With over 13 years of teaching experience, Dr. Mahmoud has taught the Qur’an and Qirāʾāt at several well-established Qur’anic institutions. His teaching background includes instructing both Arabic and non-Arabic speakers, delivering online classes in English, and serving at prominent Qur’anic institutes in Alexandria.
Since 2019, Dr. Mahmoud has been the Co-Founder and Director of Shaykhi Academy, where he also serves as a Senior Instructor. He teaches advanced Tajwīd, Ijāzah and Qirāʾāt programs, Qur’an memorization, and courses in Qur’an and Arabic reading.
