As a Qari

Muhammad Farooq did his early Nazra education from Karachi by Qari Kal-e-Khan, and he learned Tajweed and Hifz (11 Pare) by Qari Hilal Ahmad Dehlavi, Imamand Khateeb of Tooba Mosque (Masjid e Tooba) Defense Housing Society Karachi.^[19]

He studied the rules of recitation under Qari Hilal Ahmad Dehlavi.

Muhammad Farooq was introduced to Qur'an recitation by his Quran teacher Qari Hilal Ahmad Dehlavi, He staged Qur'an reciting competitions in his Madarsa to give his students experience. Farooq is the winner of Pakistani national Qur'an recitation contests. And also winner of many All Pakistan Inter Schools, Collegiate and Universities Qur'an reciting competitions.^[20]

He also participated in a conference of Quraan reciters in Quetta on 1998, which resulted in the establishment of a Reciters' Association, named as Jamiyat ul Qurraa Pakistan. Qari Khursheed Ahmad was selected its founder president. In Quran recitation Muhammad Farooq was Inspired by Egyptian Qari Shaikh Abdul Basit Abdus Samad, Qari Shaykh Sayed Abdul Aal Mutawlli, Qari Sheikh Abdur Rahman Al Sudais and Qari Hilal Ahmad Dehlavi.

Muhammad Farooq has recited in front of many internationally famous and respected figures including Egyptian Qari Shaikh Sayed Abdul Aal Mutawlli, Qari Shaikh Anwar Shahaat Mahmood Anwar, Qari Shaikh Mahmood Shahaat Anwar, Qari Hussain Shah and Qari Abdur Rasheed Al Azhari.^[21] Muhammad Farooq has also participated in many national and some international Mahafil-e-Qirat.^[22][23] He has also hosted many Mahafil-e-Qiraat in different cities of Pakistan including Karachi, Quetta, Sialkot, Narowal, Gujranwala, and Lahore.