Qāriʾ

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A qāriʾ (

Arabic: قَارِئ, lit.'reader', plural قُرَّاء qurrāʾ or قَرَأَة qaraʾa) 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

Islamic world.[2][3][4][5]
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Notable qurrāʾ

The following list is a partial list of some notable reciters of the Qur'an:

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

  • Mishary Rashid Alafasy

Pakistan

Saudi Arabia

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