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Kumayl Alloo ( /ˈkuˈmeɪɫ ˈɔɫˈɫu/; Arabic: كُمَيْل أَللو; Urdu: كميل أللو; Gujarati- Kutchi: કુમાયલ એલુ; Hindi: कुमैल आलू; romanized: Kumaīl Allū) is a Tanzanian- American qāriʾ ( Arabic: قارئ, lit. ' Qur'an reciter') and research scholar. Distinguished by his unique and melodious qira'at ( Arabic: قراءات, lit. 'styles of recitation'), his achievements in recent Qur'an competitions have garnered both national and international acclaim. [1] [2] [3]
Alloo graduated from the High School for Math, Science and Engineering at City College in 2021 as valedictorian, [4] subsequently matriculating at Columbia University on a full, four-year scholarship. [5] He then became the only student in his cohort at Columbia to have been admitted into medical school as a college sophomore—two years before the traditional, pre-medical timeframe. [6] [7] He is currently a student-athlete at Columbia University and a researcher at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in Manhattan, New York, [8] [9] with academic interests in neurodegeneration, clinical medicine, cognitive neuroscience, Islamic theology, and Arabic linguistics. [10] [11] He speaks English, Spanish, Kutchi, Swahili, Hindi, Urdu, and Gujarati, as well as Classical, Modern-Standard, and Maghrebi registers of Arabic. [12] [13]
A three-time National Champion and World Champion qāriʾ, Alloo's achievements in numerous Qur'an competitions— coupled with his unique and melodious qira'at—have garnered national and international recognition alike. [1] [3] Notably, he won the National IMAM Qur'an Competition in 2019, [1] the National Al-Qadr Qur'an Competition in 2020, and the National IMAM Qur'an Competition again in 2021. [2] Then in 2022, he won 1st place in the Global Iqra' (اقرأ) Qur'an Recitation Competition held annually in Ontario, Canada—becoming the first Tanzanian-American to do so. [3]
He has since judged on numerous tarteel and hifz competitions and has been invited to teach qira'at and tajweed across North American madāris. [14] In 2023, Columbia University's Islamic Center appointed him a Muqri' ( Arabic: مُقْرِئ, lit. 'reciter') and Mu'addhin ( Arabic: مُؤَذِّن, lit. 'caller'), positions he continues to maintain. [15] He regularly recites religious texts, delivers sermons, and leads prayers for the university's Muslim community as well. [16] [17]
In addition to Qur'an recitation, Alloo conducts peer-reviewed, scientific research, centered mostly around neurodegeneration and behavioral neuroscience. [18] [19] His most recent works have focused on brain development and deteriorati on in Parkinson's Disease and Huntington's Disease—common age-related, neurodegenerative disorders. [20] [21] [22]
For a complete list of publications, visit https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=list_works&hl=en&hl=en&user=4WMVvbIAAAAJ
For a complete list of research awards, visit https://loop.frontiersin.org/people/2761436/bio
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Al-Qāriʾ Kumayl Alloo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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قارئ القرآن -
Qāriʾ-ul-Qur'an مُجاز بالقرآن - Mujāzun bil-Qur'an | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | United Republic of Tanzania | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Religion | Islam | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Columbia University Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai جامعة الحسن الثاني بالدار البيضاء | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Academic Interests | Neurosciences, Medicine, Theology, Linguistics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kumayl Alloo ( /ˈkuˈmeɪɫ ˈɔɫˈɫu/; Arabic: كُمَيْل أَللو; Urdu: كميل أللو; Gujarati- Kutchi: કુમાયલ એલુ; Hindi: कुमैल आलू; romanized: Kumaīl Allū) is a Tanzanian- American qāriʾ ( Arabic: قارئ, lit. ' Qur'an reciter') and research scholar. Distinguished by his unique and melodious qira'at ( Arabic: قراءات, lit. 'styles of recitation'), his achievements in recent Qur'an competitions have garnered both national and international acclaim. [1] [2] [3]
Alloo graduated from the High School for Math, Science and Engineering at City College in 2021 as valedictorian, [4] subsequently matriculating at Columbia University on a full, four-year scholarship. [5] He then became the only student in his cohort at Columbia to have been admitted into medical school as a college sophomore—two years before the traditional, pre-medical timeframe. [6] [7] He is currently a student-athlete at Columbia University and a researcher at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in Manhattan, New York, [8] [9] with academic interests in neurodegeneration, clinical medicine, cognitive neuroscience, Islamic theology, and Arabic linguistics. [10] [11] He speaks English, Spanish, Kutchi, Swahili, Hindi, Urdu, and Gujarati, as well as Classical, Modern-Standard, and Maghrebi registers of Arabic. [12] [13]
A three-time National Champion and World Champion qāriʾ, Alloo's achievements in numerous Qur'an competitions— coupled with his unique and melodious qira'at—have garnered national and international recognition alike. [1] [3] Notably, he won the National IMAM Qur'an Competition in 2019, [1] the National Al-Qadr Qur'an Competition in 2020, and the National IMAM Qur'an Competition again in 2021. [2] Then in 2022, he won 1st place in the Global Iqra' (اقرأ) Qur'an Recitation Competition held annually in Ontario, Canada—becoming the first Tanzanian-American to do so. [3]
He has since judged on numerous tarteel and hifz competitions and has been invited to teach qira'at and tajweed across North American madāris. [14] In 2023, Columbia University's Islamic Center appointed him a Muqri' ( Arabic: مُقْرِئ, lit. 'reciter') and Mu'addhin ( Arabic: مُؤَذِّن, lit. 'caller'), positions he continues to maintain. [15] He regularly recites religious texts, delivers sermons, and leads prayers for the university's Muslim community as well. [16] [17]
In addition to Qur'an recitation, Alloo conducts peer-reviewed, scientific research, centered mostly around neurodegeneration and behavioral neuroscience. [18] [19] His most recent works have focused on brain development and deteriorati on in Parkinson's Disease and Huntington's Disease—common age-related, neurodegenerative disorders. [20] [21] [22]
For a complete list of publications, visit https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=list_works&hl=en&hl=en&user=4WMVvbIAAAAJ
For a complete list of research awards, visit https://loop.frontiersin.org/people/2761436/bio
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