Shaykh Mahmoud Al-Assal, an Egyptian native Arabic speaker, graduated from the Alexandria Institute of Qirāʾāt at Al-Azhar Al-Sharif 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 ranking. He then completed the Advanced Qirāʾāt Program (Ten Qirāʾāt Ijāzah) over three years, also achieving an Excellent grade and ranking first.
Shaykh Mahmoud possesses multiple Qur’anic Ijāzāt, including the ʿĀṣim (2007), Warsh (2010), Qālūn and Abū Jaʿfar (2012), Ibn ʿĀmir (2015), Ḥamzah (2015), and the complete Ten Qirāʾāt (2016), all granted by Shaykh Yousry Mohamed Awad. He also holds Ijāzāt in the classical Tajwīd poems Al-Jazariyyah and Al-Tuhfah, awarded by prominent contemporary scholars.
With over 13 years of teaching experience, Shaykh Mahmoud has instructed Qur’an and Qirāʾāt at several prominent Qur’anic centers, including teaching non-Arabic speakers online in English and at major institutes in Alexandria.
Since 2019, he has served as Director and Co-Founder of Shaykhi Academy, where he is also a Senior Instructor. He teaches advanced Tajwīd, Ijāzah and Qirāʾāt programs, Qur’an memorization, and courses in Qur’an and Arabic reading.
