July 24, 2017•Update: July 24, 2017
ISTANBUL
The International Union for Muslim Scholars (IUMS) has mourned prominent Turkish Quran reciter Abdullah Hatipoglu, 88, who died on Sunday.
“We received with hearts full of belief in our Allah's destiny the news of the death of our dear brother Sheikh Abdullah Hatipoglu,” the IUMS said in a statement on Monday.
Hatipoglu was laid to rest in Istanbul on Sunday and his funeral was led by IUMS Secretary-General Ali Al-Qaradaghi.
Hatipoglu was one of the most prominent reciters of Quran in Istanbul's landmark Fatih mosque.
Reporting by Ali Abo Rezeg; Writing by Ali Abo Rezeg
