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Arabic · noun · Faith & Sacred History

Hifz

हिफ़्ज़
said HIFZ
also written: hifdh
Meaning

The memorisation of the entire Quran by heart.

Literally: preservation, keeping

See it in the verse

Hifz in Iqbal’s couplets

Giran-baha hai to hifz-e-khudi se hai warna
Guhar mein aab-e-guhar ke siwa kuchh aur nahin
If you are precious, it is from guarding your selfhood; otherwise a pearl is nothing but the lustre of a pearl.
Selfhood · Self-Knowledge · Humility
Related words
ARABIC

Hafiz

One who has memorised the entire Quran by heart.

ARABIC

Tilaawat

The reverent recitation of the Quran.

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