Sheikh Qari Abdul Basit 'Abd us-Samad (1927–1988) (عبد الباسط عبد الصمد), was a renowned Qari (reciter of the Qur-an). As such, many modern reciters try to imitate his style.

On death row for murder, Pakistani paraplegic Abdul Basit was minutes from being hanged before a last-minute delay saved his life - for now. M Ilyas Khan reports.

Malik Abdul Basit "Malik B," a rapper and founding member of The Roots, has died. He was 47. The group announced the death of the Philadelphia-born emcee in a social media post Wednesday.

Malik Abdul Basit "Malik B," a rapper and founding member of The Roots, has died. He was 47. The group announced the death of the Philadelphia-born emcee in a social media post Wednesday.

Abdul Basit’s execution had been scheduled for Wednesday but Ahmad Nadeem, the chief of the prison in Faisalabad, said he received the order from the Pakistani presidency just hours before. Mr ...

Abdul Basit, 43, has been paralyzed from the waist down and uses a wheelchair since contracting meningitis in prison in 2010, said Sara Belal, a lawyer at the Justice Project Pakistan legal aid group.

On death row for murder, Pakistani paraplegic Abdul Basit was minutes from being hanged before a last-minute delay saved his life - for now. M Ilyas Khan reports.