Biography of Goni Tahir Goni Idris Borno
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Compiled by Aminu Sakwaya
Tahir Goni Idris Anna'im was born in 1977 at Gombe State, but his origin is from Borno.
Goni brought up and had his local tsangaya Quranic school in Borno. He memorized the Glorious Quran at younger age and studied Tajweed and Qira'at from various prominent and well known Quranic reciters in Borno before he went abroad.
Goni graduated from Al-Azhar University 2006 – Faculty of Shari’ah & Law. While studying Shari’ah at Egypt, he enrolled in one of the Qur’anic schools and had the privilege of getting Ijaza in Qira’at al-ashra assugra wal kubra( the Ten various schools/methodologies of reciting the Glorious Qur’an).
From Egypt, he proceed to Islamic University of Madina and graduated in 2014 with Master Degree in Qira’at – Faculty of Qur’anic Sciences.
Goni then went to African University, Sudan and started his Ph.D Degree.
In the field of musabaqa, Goni Tahir represented Nigeria at Saudi King Abdul'aziz Int'l Quran Competition in 1994 and came 1st in the memorization of 60 Hizb (second category).
He also participated in 2002 Dubai Int’l Holy Qur’an Award and won 4th.
Goni participated also at Misra Int’l Musabaqa and won 2nd.
Goni Tahir had been among the judges at 2011 King Abdul’aziz Int’l Musabaka – Saudi Arabia, 2012 Sudan International Musabaqa, 2013 Kuwait International Holy Qur’an Award and 2018 Dubai International Holy Quran Award/Musabakatu Shaikha Fatima Bint Mubarak ( for Females).
In Nigeria, Goni Tahir formerly, was among the panel of judges in Nigerian National Qur’anic Recitation Competition from 2007 to 2013.
Goni was blessed with retentive memory and this had been proved when he read the entire Qur’an by heart to Gwani Rufa’i in preparation to represent Nigeria in 2002 and make no repetition throughout except one WORD in Surat al-A’raf.
Goni recorded the Glorious Qur’an – Riwayati Hafs – when he was at Egypt and lectured at University of Maiduguri.
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