Shāfiya Aḥmad
شافية أحمد
- Born
- 1923
- Hawsh Adam, Cairo, Egypt
- Died
- 1983
- Cairo, Egypt
- Roles
- Singer
Biography
Egyptian singer Shafiya Ahmad was born blind in Cairo’s Hawsh Adam in 1923 and died on 9 August 1983.
She memorized the Quran, studied at Ibrahim Shafiq’s institute and performed adwar, muwashshahat and flower songs. Research credits Ahmad Fuad Shuman with Ya ashiqin al-ward’s lyrics and Ali Farrag with its tune. Adoption and the film count remain unverified.
Umm Kulthūm
Muḥammad al-Qaṣabgī