What is Hafiz (Qur'an)?
{{about|||Hafiz}} '''Hafith''' or '''Hafiz''' ([[Arabic language|Arabic]]: حافظ قرآن or حافظ, plural ''huffaz''), literally meaning 'guardian', is a term used by [[Muslim]]s for people who have learnt completely the [[Qur'an]] by heart. == Overview == The Islamic prophet [[Muhammad]] lived in the 7th century CE, in Arabia. In those times, many people were not literate. The Arabs preserved their histories, genealogies, and poetry by memory alone. When Muhammad proclaimed the verses later collected as the Qur'an, his followers naturally learnt the words by heart. ==Related pages== * [[Qur'an]] == Other websites == * [http://www.islam101.com/dawah/WhatIsQuran.html Qur'an and Hafiz Number on islam101.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090708142004/http://www.islam101.com/dawah/WhatIsQuran.html |date=2009-07-08 }} * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBxQWgk2Ol8 Qur'an recitation on YouTube] * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7d37r3iUds Qur'an recitation by a Muslim child on YouTube] * [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8574242642534193725&pl=true Recitation by Sh. Abu Bakr ash-Shatry] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080115013419/http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8574242642534193725&pl=true |date=2008-01-15 }} {{Religion-stub}} [[Category:People who memorized the Quran]]