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===Noun===
{{plural of|Hafiz is Huffaz}}===Noun===
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# a [[Muslim]] who knows the [[Qur’an]] off by heart
# a [[Muslim]] who can recite the [[Qur’an]] off by heart
#:* '''2001''': He was a '''hafiz''', one who knows the Qur’an by heart, and he sang it in a slow, simple chant. — Yann Martel, ''Life of Pi''
#:* '''2001''': He was a '''hafiz''', one who knows the Qur’an by heart, and he sang it in a slow, simple chant. — Yann Martel, ''Life of Pi''



Revision as of 09:40, 15 September 2009

See also: hafidh and Hafidh

Englisch

Etymology

Persian, from Arabic Template:Arab ʜāfiẓ, present participle of Template:Arab ʜáfiẓa ‘to guard, know by heart’.

Pronunciation

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  1. a Muslim who can recite the Qur’an off by heart
    • 2001: He was a hafiz, one who knows the Qur’an by heart, and he sang it in a slow, simple chant. — Yann Martel, Life of Pi