Shaykh Mahmoud Al-Assal is a native Arabic speaker from Egypt and a graduate of the Alexandria Institute of Qirāʾāt at Al-Azhar Al-Sharif. He completed his studies with outstanding academic distinction, earning top rankings in all programs.
He obtained an Ijāzah in Tajwīd and the Ḥafṣ narration over two years, graduating with an Excellent grade and ranking first. He then completed the Advanced Qirāʾāt Program (Ten Qirāʾāt Ijāzah) over three years, also graduating with an Excellent grade and ranking first.
Shaykh Mahmoud holds numerous Qur’anic Ijāzāt, including the narration of ʿĀṣim (2007), Warsh (2010), Qālūn and Abū Jaʿfar (2012), Ibn ʿĀmir (2015), Ḥamzah (2015), and the complete Ten Qirāʾāt (2016), which he received from Shaykh Yousry Mohamed Awad. He also holds Ijāzāt in the classical Tajwīd poems Al-Jazariyyah and Al-Tuhfah from leading contemporary scholars.
With more than 13 years of teaching experience, Shaykh Mahmoud has taught Qur’an and Qirāʾāt at several renowned Qur’anic centers. His experience includes teaching non-Arabic speakers online in English, as well as teaching at major Qur’anic institutes in Alexandria.
Since 2019, he has served as the Director and Co-Founder of Shaykhi Academy, where he also works as a Senior Instructor. He teaches advanced Tajwīd, Ijāzah and Qirāʾāt programs, Qur’an memorization, and Qur’an and Arabic reading courses.
