The tradition of hifz in Bihać and Cazin Krajina

Authors

  • Rifet ŠAHINOVIĆ Islamski pedagoški fakultet Univerziteta u Bihaću
  • Amel REDŽIĆ JU Arhiv Unsko-sanskog kantona

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26340/muallim.v25i98.2094

Keywords:

hifz, Bihać, Cazin Krajina, hfiz, muhafiz, Muftihood of Bihać, Cazin Madresa, Kotar wakf-mearif committee of Cazin

Abstract

UDK: 28-23-722-051(497.6 Bosanska Krajina)

Bosanska Krajina at present has over fifty hafizes, this number testifies that the tradition of hifz in this region of Bosnia and Herzegovina is well preserved. Even in the period before the Second World War Krajina had a significant number of hafizes who served as imams, muderrises and teachers in madrasas in Krajina or as muftis.  This article presents Mufties of Bihać, hafiz-muderrises in Bihać and Cazin madrasas, active schools of Qur’an in Bosanska Krajina as well as prospects and challenges of studying hifz today.  Keeping in mind the number of living hafizes at present, the infrastructure available to future hafizes and the relentless efforts of muhafizes we may conclude that the study of hifz in Bsanska Krajina today is quite remarkable.

Published

07-08-2024

How to Cite

ŠAHINOVIĆ, R., & REDŽIĆ, A. (2024). The tradition of hifz in Bihać and Cazin Krajina. Novi Muallim, 25(98), 68–84. https://doi.org/10.26340/muallim.v25i98.2094

Issue

Section

HISTORIJA OBRAZOVANJA