Ali Keeler

Having studied the violin from early childhood, at the age of 14, Ali became immersed in the study and recitation of the Qur’an. In his early 20s he travelled to Syria to study Arabic and the Islamic sciences, eventually specializing in tajweed. After several years of study, he received his ijaza for Qur’an recitation from Shaykh Abdur Razzaq Bahlawan. After settling with his family in Granada, Spain, Ali founded the music group Al Firdaus Ensemble, which has toured all over the world and recorded three albums. He has translated several books from Arabic into English, including the Aqida Muyassara (The Creed made Easy) , and The Tafsīr al-Tustari , in collaboration with his mother Dr Annabel Keeler.