hafiz (Quran)

Hifz is the memorization of the Quran. Hufaz is when Muslims believe that whoever memorizes the whole Quran and acts upon it will be rewarded and honoured greatly by Allah, as Abdullah ibn Amr narrated that the Messenger of Allah said: "It shall be {{nowrap|said{{hsp}}{{mdash}}{{hsp}}}}meaning to the one who memorized the {{nowrap|Qur'an{{hsp}}{{mdash}}{{hsp}}}}'Recite, and rise up, recite (melodiously) as you would recite in the world. Indeed your rank shall be at the last Āyah you recited" (Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2914){{cite book |last1=at-Tirmidhi |first1=Mohammad ibn Eisa |last2= Khallyl |first2= Abu |last3=Ali Za'i |first3=Zubair |title=ُEnglish Translation of Jami' at-Tirmidhi |date=2007 |publisher=Darussalam |isbn=978-9960-9967-8-3 |pages=245–246 |url=https://archive.org/details/jami-at-tirmidhi-vol-6/jami-at-tirmidhi-vol-5-ahadith-2606-3290/page/n3/mode/2up}}

Having memorized the Quran, the hafiz or hafiza or "hufaz" must then ensure they do not forget it. Ensuring perfect recall of all the learned verses requires constant practice.{{cite news |last=Wajihuddin |first=Mohammed |title=The Messengers: Reward of the faithful |date=22 Oct 2005 |work=The Times of India |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/msid-1271666.cms |access-date=29 July 2013}} The memorization of the Quran was important to Muslims in the past and also in the present.{{sfn|Sheikhupuri|2014}} Yearly, thousands of students master the Quran and complete the book with interpretation and also memorization.William Graham (1993), Beyond the Written Word, UK: Cambridge University Press, p.80.

In Pakistan, Qari Hanif Jalandhari, the general secretary of the Wafaq-ul-Madaris, which is a central board accounting for most of the religious seminaries in Pakistan adhering to Deobandi sect, 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.Naya Din (10 April 2019), [https://ustadequran.com/services/online-quran-memorization/ "Online Quran Hifz Guide"], Reports. Retrieved 18 April 2019.

For Muslims who are attempting to memorize certain surah 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 qurrāʾ or any device with clear audible sound storage technology, such as CDs or cassettes.The Multiple Realities of Multilingualism, Page 159, Elka Todeva, Jasone Cenoz – 2009

Keeping the Quran memorized has always been a challenging and, at the same time, an 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 is in line with the Doctoral, Master's, Bachelor's, Associate's Diploma, and Diploma degrees, respectively.{{cite web |last1=Supreme Council of |first1=The Cultural Revolution |title=شورای عالی انقلاب فرهنگی |url=https://sccr.ir/pro/1426/ضوابط-ارزیابی-حافظان-قرآن-کریم |website=sccr.ir |publisher=Supreme Council of The Cultural Revolution |access-date=27 October 2023 |ref=9}}

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• {{Cite book |last=Sheikhupuri |first=Muhammad Aslam |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=f_fSAgAAQBAJ&dq=Hafiz+quran&pg=PT23 |title=Guide Book for Huffaz: Quranic Memorisation Guide for Students |year=2014 |publisher=ScribeDigital.com |isbn=978-1-78041-058-6 |language=en}}

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