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Supreme leader wants 10 million Iranians to memorize Quran
Iran’s supreme leader has tweeted controversial statements on numerous occasions, which has sometimes led to censorship from the social media giant.
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei wants more Iranians to memorize the Quran.
“We should be able to train 10 million Iranian people who have memorized the #Quran," Khameini tweeted today in a reference to the Islamic holy book.
A hafiz or hafiza refers to a Muslim man or woman, respectively, who has memorized the Quran. Being a hafiz or hafiza typically confers a degree of respect among pious Muslims. There are more than 75,000 words in the Quran by many estimates. By comparison, the King James Bible has more than 780,000 words.
Khamenei specifically asked that more young people in Iran memorize the Quran. He added that mosques are the best place to learn this.
