Shaykh Mahmoud Al-Assal, a native Arabic speaker from Egypt, is a graduate of the Alexandria Institute of Qirāʾāt at Al-Azhar Al-Sharif. He completed his studies with exceptional academic distinction, consistently ranking at the top of his programs.
He earned an Ijāzah in Tajwīd and the Ḥafṣ narration over two years, graduating with an Excellent grade and first place. He then completed the Advanced Qirāʾāt Program (Ten Qirāʾāt Ijāzah) in three years, also graduating with an Excellent grade and first place.
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) from Shaykh Yousry Mohamed Awad. He also possesses Ijāzāt in classical Tajwīd poems such as Al-Jazariyyah and Al-Tuhfah from leading contemporary scholars.
With over 13 years of teaching experience, he has instructed Qur’an and Qirāʾāt at several prominent Qur’anic centers. His experience includes teaching non-Arabic speakers online in English as well as teaching at major institutes in Alexandria.
Since 2019, Shaykh Mahmoud has been the Director and Co-Founder 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.
