SHEIKH MAHER BIN HAMD BIN MU’AIQEEL AL MU’AYQALI AL BALWI 
He was born in the year 1388. His father is from the Balwa tribe whereas his mother is from a Hijazi tribe in Madinah. He memorised the Qur’an and studied at the Teacher’s College in Madinah where he also graduated as a teacher in Mathematics.
He then moved to Makkah to work as a teacher, thereafter became a student guide in Prince Abdul Majeed School in Makkah.
He acquire a Master’s Degree in the year 1425AH from the Umm Al Qurra University in the Jurisprudence of Imam Ahmad Ibn Hanbal at the College of Shariah
He also acquired a doctor’s Degree in Quran (Tafseer) from Umm Al Qurra University in the year 1432AH. He also obtained a PhD in jurisprudence graduating with distinction in 1434AH.
He worked as an Associate Professor in the Department of Judicial Studies, College of Judicial Studies at Umm Al Qurra University.
He held the position of Deputy Dean in the School of Postgraduate Studies and Research.
Sheikh Maher became the Imam and Khateeb of Al Sa’adi Mosque in Al-Awali Neighborhood in Makkah. He then led the worshippers at the Prophets Mosque during the Month of Ramadan in the years 1426AH and 1427AH.
He was then appointed as an Imam at Masjid Al Haram in 1428. Sheikh Maher is one of the most famous Qur’an reciters in the Islamic World and he has a beautiful and soothing voice.
Recently his new Qur’an Recordings were published completely different to the recitations available all over the world. They are available on the Haramain Recordings website and on the App.
Sheikh once narrated the following Hadith and gave an example of something occurring in his life.
Abu Burda narrated on the authority of Abu Musa that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) had said to Abu Musa:
If you were to see me, as I was listening to your recitation (of the Qur'an) yester-night (you would have felt delighted). You are in fact endowed with a sweet voice like that of David himself. (Sahih Muslim)
Sheikh Maher narrated the incident of his life saying:
“There was once a situation that occurred when I was first appointed to lead at the Prophet’s Mosque.
“There was once a situation that occurred when I was first appointed to lead at the Prophet’s Mosque.
When the Taraweeh prayers was in progress, one of the attendees said to me, that he was with one of the Princes and he the Prince had said “MashaAllah, when is he (Sheikh Maher Muayqali) leading?”
“SubhanAllah this had affected me and I started to think of it”
“Then I remembered the Hadith of Abu Musa as mentioned above”
“Then I remembered the Hadith of Abu Musa as mentioned above”
