a Muslim who has memorized the Koran: a title of honor
Origin:
Ar ḥāfiz, a person who remembers
(born Shams-ud-Din Mohammed) 1325?-90?; Pers. lyric poet
See hafiz in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun Islam
One who has memorized the Koran.
Used as a title of respect for such a person.
Origin:
Origin: Arabic ḥāfiż, guardian, hafiz
Origin: , active participle of ḥafiża, to guard, memorize; see ḥpị̄ in Semitic roots
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Persian poet whose sensuous rhyming couplets, many of which concern love, wine, and nature, are traditionally interpreted allegorically by Sufic Muslims.