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Ijaza

إِجَازَة · /iːˈʤɑːzə/

An Ijaza is a formal certification confirming a student has mastered a text or recitation and is authorized to teach it onward.

What does Ijaza mean?

In Quran recitation specifically, an ijaza verifies a student has recited the entire Quran correctly to a qualified teacher, tracing their chain of learning back through generations, often to the Prophet himself.

Alternative Spellings

Ijazah