Qāriʾ

This article is about muslim recitators of the Quran. For Georgian letter, see Q'ari.

A qāriʾ (Arabic: قَارِئ, lit. 'reader', plural قُرَّاء qurrāʾ) is a person who recites the Quran with the proper rules of recitation (tajwid). While in modern times the term refers primarily to professional reciters, historically the qurrāʾ represented an elite class of scholars and early Muslim settlers who played a pivotal role in the administration and political history of the early Rashidun Caliphate.[1]

Although it is encouraged, a qāriʾ does not necessarily have to memorize the Quran, just to recite it according to the rules of tajwid with melodious sound. The quadrumvirate of Al-Minshawy, Abdul Basit, Mustafa Ismail, and Al-Hussary are generally considered the most important and famous reciters of modern times to have had an outsized impact on the Islamic world.[2][3][4][5]: 83 

Notable qurrāʾ

Early Islamic period (7th century)

In the early Caliphate, the qurrāʾ were an elite class of scholars and settlers who played a decisive role in provincial administration and the Uprisings against Uthman (654–656).

Contemporary and modern reciters

Afghanistan

Bangladesh

Egypt

Reader is referred to as Shaykh al-Maqâriʾ [6] (Arabic: شيخ المقارئ, lit. 'Scholar of the Recitation Schools').

India

Indonesia

Iran

Kuwait

Pakistan

Saudi Arabia

Somalia

References

  1. ^ Madelung, Wilferd (1997). The Succession to Muhammad: A Study of the Early Caliphate. Cambridge University Press. p. 84. ISBN 978-0-521-64696-3.
  2. ^ Taha Shoeb (2 Feb 2018). "Khalaf from Hamzah – A look at the features of recitation of al-Qur'an by Shahzada Husain Bhaisaheb". thedawoodibohras.com. Archived from the original on 19 May 2020.
  3. ^ Ejaz Taj (6 Sep 2018). "A Meeting with the Egyptian Giants, al-Minshāwī, al-Huṣrī, Muṣṭafā Ismāʿīl and ʿAbdul-Bāsit ʿAbdus-Ṣamad". islam21c.com. Archived from the original on 18 May 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Best Quran Recitation Competition for Students Planned in Egypt". iqna.ir. 4 May 2020. Archived from the original on 19 May 2020.
  5. ^ Frishkopf, Michael (28 Dec 2009). "Mediated Qur'anic Recitation and the Contestation of Islam in Contemporary Egypt". In Nooshin, Laundan (ed.). In Music and Play of Power in the Middle East. London: Routledge. ISBN 978-0754634577. Archived from the original (pdf) on 19 May 2020 – via pdfslide.net.


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