Hafiz Archives - Muslim Reform Movement Organization

The Tradition of Memorizing the Quran

November 28, 2021January 3, 2019 by Sultan Abdulhameed

It is a tradition in the Muslim world that some people memorize the Quran by heart. A person’s becoming a hafiz is considered to be a sign of deep devotion to the holy book, deserving of admiration by people and rewards by God. Because the text is sacred it has to be recalled by the … Read more

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