Hafiz (Quran)
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Hafiz (/ˈhɑːfɪz/; Template:Lang-ar, حُفَّاظ, pl. ḥuffāẓ, حافظة f. ḥāfiẓa), literally meaning "guardian" or "memorizer", depending on the context, is a term used by Muslims for someone who has completely memorized the Quran. Hafiza is the female equivalent.[1]
Although a hafiz does not have formal authority like an aalim or a mufti, in places where the scholars are scarce, they are frequently consulted and often made an imam. Resultantly, a hafiz becomes the leader of his community and the go to for religious knowledge, counselling, and other religious disputes.
A hafiz is given great respect by the people of the community with titles such as "Hafiz Sahb" (Sir Hafiz), "Ustadh" (Teacher), "Mawlana" (Master), and occasionally Sheikh.
Practice
Importance
Hifz is memorization of the Quran. Muslims believe that whoever memorizes the Quran and acts upon it will be rewarded and honoured greatly by Allah as Abdullah ibn Amr narrated that the Messenger of Allah said: “The Hafiz-e-Quran (a person who has memorized the Quran) will be said on the day of Judgment: Recite and rise in status, recite as you used to recite in the world, for your status will be at the last verse that you recite.” (Jami` at-thirmidhi 2914)[non-primary source needed]
Having memorised the Quran, the hafiz or hafiza must then ensure they do not forget it. To ensure perfect recall of all the learned verses requires constant practice.[2] The memorisation of the Quran was important to Muslims in the past and also in the present.[citation needed] Yearly, thousands of students master the Quran and complete the book with interpretation and also memorisation. The Quran is perhaps the only book, religious or secular, that has been memorized completely by millions of people.[3]
In Pakistan alone, Qari Hafeez Jalandhari, the general secretary of the Wafaq-ul-Madaris, which is a central board accounting for most of the religious seminaries in Pakistan, says that, in its network of madaris, "one million children have become Hafiz-e-Quran after an exam was introduced in 1982", with more than 78,000 (including 14,000 girls) every year, which he compared to the yearly output of Saudi Arabia, which is 5,000.[4]
Cultural differences
For Muslims who are attempting to memorize certain suras but are unfamiliar with the Arabic script, the ulema have made various elucidations. There are mixed opinions on the usage of romanization of Arabic due to concerns about mispronunciations, higher approval of writing systems with close consonantal and vocalic equivalents to classical Arabic or relevant and effective diacritics, and a preference for Quran tutors or recorded recitations from qaris or any device with clear audible sound storage technology, such as CDs or cassettes.[5]
Keeping the Quran memorized has always been a challenging and, at the same time, important issue in Muslim countries. In Iran, according to Resolution 573 of the Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution, there is at least one specialized examination of the preservation of the Quran each year, according to specific criteria. The reviewer of this evaluation is Dar al-Qur'an al-Karim, a subsidiary of the Islamic Advertising Organization. According to Article 5 of the above Decree, holders of specialized qualifications for memorizing the Quran will enjoy the benefits of one to five art degrees, subject to the approval of the 547th session of the Supreme Council for Cultural Revolution. Therefore, the approval of the Qualification Degrees 1 to 5 of the Quran are in line with the Doctoral, Master's, Bachelor, Associate's Diploma and Diploma degrees, respectively.[6][circular reference]
Notable persons
- Aurangzeb Alamgir I
- Amir Timur
- Abu 'Abd al-Rahman al-Sulami
- Muhammad Abu Khubza
- Abu Mohammad al-Adnani
- Sarfaraz Ahmed
- Mishary bin Rashid Alafasy
- Avicenna
- Muhammad Ayyub
- Ahmed Tijani Ben Omar
- Abdelaziz Bouteflika
- Salah Al Budair
- Abdullah Bukhari
- Ahmed Bukhari
- Shaban Bukhari
- Shafqat Cheema
- Ahmed Deedat
- Saad al Ghamdi
- Mohamed Ould Ghazouani
- Abd al-Aziz al-Ghumari
- Abdullah al-Ghumari
- Ahmad al-Ghumari
- Hafs
- Hafiz Hamdullah
- Din Mohammad Hanif
- Abdul Aziz al-Harbi
- Yahya Hawwa
- Ali ibn Abdur-Rahman al Hudhaify
- Rashad Hussain
- Muhammad Idris Kandhlawi
- Haq Nawaz Jhangvi
- Adil al-Kalbani
- Merve Kavakçı
- Yusuf Ziya Kavakçı
- Hassan Kettani
- Ibn Khaldun
- Rubina Khalid
- Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi
- Naqi Ali Khan
- Umm Kulthum
- Hassan al-Maliki
- Matiul Haq Khalis
- Ismail ibn Musa Menk
- Mian Wada
- Muhammad Fazlur Rahman Ansari
- Omar al-Mukhtar
- Asim Munir
- Nahiem Ajmal
- Zakir Naik
- Omar
- Yaşar Nuri Öztürk
- Abu Ammaar Yasir Qadhi
- Yusuf al-Qaradawi
- Sayyid Qutb
- Fazlur Rahman Malik
- Khadim Hussain Rizvi
- Hafiz Saeed
- Saud
- Muhammad Metwalli al-Sha'rawi
- Abu Anas al-Shami
- Saud Al-Shuraim
- Abdul-Rahman Al-Sudais
- Saleh Al-Talib
- Abu Abd al-Rahman Ibn Aqil al-Zahiri
- Abu Turab al-Zahiri
- Zubair Ali Zai
- Abu Musab al-Zarqawi[citation needed]
See also
References
- ^ Ludwig W. Adamec (2009), Historical Dictionary of Islam, pp.113-114. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0810861615.
- ^ Wajihuddin, Mohammed (22 Oct 2005). "The Messengers: Reward of the faithful". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
- ^ William Graham (1993), Beyond the Written Word, UK: Cambridge University Press, p.80.
- ^ Naya Din (10 April 2019), "Pakistan’s largest madrassa network produced 1m Hafiz-e-Quran: Qari Jalandhari", Samaa TV. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ^ The Multiple Realities of Multilingualism, Page 159, Elka Todeva, Jasone Cenoz - 2009
- ^ fa:حافظ (قرآن)
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