Wikipedia's first sentence called it “person who recites the qur'an with some sort of recitation rule”. Today it says “person who recites the quran with the proper rules of recitation”.
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Person who recites the Qur'an with the proper rules of recitation A qāriʾ ( , plural قَارِئُونَ qāriʾūna , قُرَّاء qurrāʾ or قَرَأَة qaraʾah ; English: "reader") is a person who recites the Quran with the proper rules of recitation ( tajwid ).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 . The Qur'an : an encyclopedia . "Best Quran Recitation Competition for Students Planned in Egypt" . iqna.ir . 4 May 2020. In Nooshin, Laundan (ed.). In Music and Play of Power in the Middle East .
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The opening as it stood in 2005
Qari' (plural qurra' ), literally meaning "reader", is a person who recites the Qur'an with some sort of recitation rule ( tajweed ). v t e
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Qāri' ( , plural qurrā' ) "reader" is a person who recites the Qur'an with the proper rules of recitation ( tajwīd ).To become a qāri one must first memorize the Qur'an.In modern usage, a person who has memorized the entire text is often referred to as a ḥāfiż(ah) .It is a common misconception that a Qari must first become a Hafiz.A Qari does not necessarily have to memorize the Qur'an, just to recite it with proper tajweed rules, although it is better and enouraged that the Qari become a Hafiz before he becomes a Qari.
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Qāri' ( , plural قُرَّأ qurrā ) "reader" is a person who recites the Qur'an with the proper rules of recitation ( tajwid ) Although it is encouraged, a reciter ( Qari ) does not necessarily have to memorise the Qur'an, just to recite it with proper rules with melodious sound.The following list is a partial list of some notable reciters of the Qur'an: Leaman, Oliver (2008).The Qur'an : an encyclopedia .
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Person who recites the Qur'an with the proper rules of recitation A Qari ( lit. ' reader ' , , plural قَارِئُونَ qāriʾūn , قُرَّاء qurrāʾ or قَرَأَة qaraʾah ) is a person who recites the Quran with the proper rules of recitation ( tajwid ). 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 . The Qur'an : an encyclopedia . "Best Quran Recitation Competition for Students Planned in Egypt" . iqna.ir . 4 May 2020. In Nooshin, Laundan (ed.). In Music and Play of Power in the Middle East .
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Person who recites the Qur'an with the proper rules of recitation A qāriʾ ( Arabic : قَارِئ , lit. ' reader ' , plural قُرَّاء qurrāʾ or قَرَأَة qaraʾa ; feminine form: qāriʾa Arabic : قَارِئَة ) is a person who recites the Quran with the proper rules of recitation ( tajwid ). 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 . The Qur'an : an encyclopedia . "Best Quran Recitation Competition for Students Planned in Egypt" . iqna.ir . 4 May 2020. In Nooshin, Laundan (ed.). In Music and Play of Power in the Middle East .
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person who recites the qur'an with some sort of recitation rule
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person who recites the quran with the proper rules of recitation
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