Hafiz (Qur'an)

Hafith or Hafiz (Arabic: حافظ قرآن or حافظ, plural huffaz), literally meaning 'guardian', is a term used by Muslims 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 
 Qur'an and Hafiz Number on islam101.com 
 Qur'an recitation on YouTube
 Qur'an recitation by a Muslim child on YouTube
 Recitation by Sh. Abu Bakr ash-Shatry 

Category:People who memorized the Quran