The Hezzab ( ar, حَزَّاب) is the hafiz or

qāriʾ A Qari (, ar, قَارِئ, plural ''qāriʾūn'', ''qurrāʾ'' or ''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 t ...

supervising or participating in the

Hizb Rateb The Hizb Rateb ( ar, الحزب الراتب) is a collective recitation of Quran or dhikr or dua or Wird (Sufism), wird done by murids and saliks in islamic sufism. Presentation The ''Hizb Rateb'' is a group Tilawa (Quran), tilawa of the Qu ...

mosques A mosque (; from ar, مَسْجِد, masjid, ; literally "place of ritual prostration"), also called masjid, is a place of prayer for Muslims. Mosques are usually covered buildings, but can be any place where prayers ( sujud) are performed, i ...

and zawiyas in Algeria according to the

Algerian Islamic reference The Algerian Islamic reference is the fundamentalist and legal framework for the practice of the religion of Islam in Algeria within Sunnism under the tutelage of the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Endowments. Reference elements Sunnism ...

under the supervision of the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Endowments.

History

Mosques in Algeria This is a list of mosques in Algeria. According to the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Endowment in 2006, there are around 15,000 mosques in Algeria as a whole, of which 450 are in the capital city of Algiers. 90% of which are built after t ...

recruit several ''hezzabine'' as salaried employees responsible for reciting the

on a daily basis, as well as the

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periodically, under the supervision of a ''

Bash Hezzab The Bash Hezzab ( ar, بَاشْ حَزَّاب) is the senior Hezzab supervising the Hizb Rateb and Salka in mosques and zawiyas in Algeria according to the Algerian Islamic reference under the supervision of the Ministry of Religious Affair ...

''. As an example, the had its employees such as ''Wakil'', ''

Imam Imam (; ar, إمام '; plural: ') is an Islamic leadership position. For Sunni Muslims, Imam is most commonly used as the title of a worship leader of a mosque. In this context, imams may lead Islamic worship services, lead prayers, ser ...

'' and ''Hezzab'' among others.

Characteristics

The ''hezzab'' should be a hafiz of the

Quran The Quran (, ; Standard Arabic: , Classical Arabic, Quranic Arabic: , , 'the recitation'), also romanized Qur'an or Koran, is the central religious text of Islam, believed by Muslims to be a revelation in Islam, revelation from God in Islam, ...

as a whole, with the narration of

Warsh recitation Abu Sa'id Uthman Ibn Sa‘id al-Qutbi, better known as Warsh (110-197AH), was a significant figure in the history of Quranic recitation (''qira'at''), the canonical methods of reciting the Qur'an. Alongside Qalun, he was one of the two primary ...

. When accomplishing the

Tilawa The Tilawa ( ar, تِلَاوَة) is a recitation of the successive verses of the Qur'ān in a standardized and proven manner according to the rules of the ten recitations. Presentation The ''Tilawa'' of the Quran is given in terms and meaning ...

, the condition of memorizing the entire Quran is due to the fact that it is not suitable and acceptable for him to read from the

Mus'haf A muṣḥaf ( ar, مُصْحَفْ, ; plural ''maṣāḥif'') is an Arabic word for a codex or collection of sheets, but also refers to a written copy of the Quran. The chapters of the Quran, which Muslims believe was revealed during a 23-year ...

while he leads the group of readers ( ar, ناس الحضور) and directing them at the same time. It is good for him to obtain a Quran Idjaza from an accredited body such as a zawiya or an ''Islamic institute'' to prove his merit for the position and religious responsibility. And he must possess a strong vocal layer that allows him to dominate the voice over the entirety of the

s during the

recitation. This is because the reading stations of the ''hezzab'' make its circle attractive, and dozens or even hundreds of worshipers visit the

mosque A mosque (; from ar, مَسْجِد, masjid, ; literally "place of ritual prostration"), also called masjid, is a place of prayer for Muslims. Mosques are usually covered buildings, but can be any place where prayers ( sujud) are performed, ...

for the daily participation in this collective recitation. According to the degree of skill, discipline, attractiveness of voice and performance, the ''hezzab'' can rise to the rank of ''

'' in the large mosques that contain many ''hezzabine''. After that, he can be promoted to the rank of a muezzin and then

imam Imam (; ar, إمام '; plural: ') is an Islamic leadership position. For Sunni Muslims, Imam is most commonly used as the title of a worship leader of a mosque. In this context, imams may lead Islamic worship services, lead prayers, ser ...

, as was done in the past in the

Algerian mosques This is a list of mosques in Algeria. According to the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Endowment in 2006, there are around 15,000 mosques in Algeria as a whole, of which 450 are in the capital city of Algiers. 90% of which are built after th ...

and zawiyas.

Gallery

File:Ivan Bilibin 182.jpg, ''Hezzabine'' reading the

File:Quran Reading.JPG, ''Hezzabine'' reading the

File:Bruner-Dvorak, Rudolf - Bosna, medresa 2 (ca 1906).jpg, ''Hezzabine'' reading the

References

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History

Characteristics

Gallery

See also

References