The word · The Qur’an
القارِئ
Qari
A reciter of the Qur'an; in the classical sense, one trained and certified in a particular reading.
Also written · Qaari · Qare · Kari · Qari' · Qariah · Qaria · Qurra · Muqri · reciter · Quran reciter
The meaning
What Qari means in Islam
The plural is qurra, and in the earliest generations it meant the scholars who carried the Qur'an rather than performers. A muqri is a qari licensed to teach and to grant ijazah. Today the word is used loosely for anyone who recites beautifully, which is harmless, but the older meaning is worth keeping in view.
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Words that sit beside it
- Ijazah (in recitation)A licence to teach a reading, granted after reciting the entire Qur'an to a qualified teacher.إِجازَة
- Qira'atThe canonical ways of reciting the Qur'an, each carried by chain from the Prophet through a named reader.القِراءات
- Mujawwad and MurattalTwo recorded styles: mujawwad is slow and ornamented for listening, murattal is even and plain.المُجَوَّد وَالمُرَتَّل
- Hafiz (of the Qur'an)Someone who has memorised the whole Qur'an and can recite it from memory.الحافِظ
More from The Qur’an
- Al-Ahruf as-Sab'ahThe seven modes in which the Qur'an was revealed, an ease for the community; what a mode is stays disputed.الأَحْرُفُ السَّبْعَة
- HifzMemorising the Qur'an by heart, traditionally with a teacher who hears you every day.الحِفْظ
- Jam' al-Qur'anThe gathering of the Qur'an into one written volume, carried out under Abu Bakr and then Uthman.جَمْعُ القُرْآن
- MufassirA scholar who writes or teaches tafsir, trained in Arabic, the readings, the Sunnah and the occasions.المُفَسِّر
- Rub' al-HizbA quarter of a hizb, shown by the small ornamental star in the margin of the mushaf.رُبْعُ الحِزْب
- TafsirExplanation of the Qur'an: what a verse means, why it came, and what it asks of you.التَّفْسير