The history of Quran recitation ceremonies in the Razavi Shrine Introduction and review

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Among the endowments of the Safavid era is the endowment of Khwaja Ala al-Din Haji during the reign of Shah Tahmasp I of the Safavids, which was endowed in 339 AH, and a portion of its income has been allocated to providing the costs of Quran recitation in the Holy Shrine, where the Huffaz and Mawali recited every morning and evening in the blessed Rawdah of the Quran (1)-See: Kazem Imam, Mashhad Tus, pp. Documents and endowments from the Qajar era indicate that these ceremonies enjoyed greater prosperity during that period compared to the past; including the endowments of this period, such as the endowment deed of Mirza Kamal and Mirza Farrukh in 1263 AH2, the endowment of Jiran Banoo, daughter of Shah Dorrani, dated 1273 AH3, a portion of the income from the endowment of Fazlullah Khan Amir Nizam in 1271 AH4, and also the endowment of Imam Vardikhan Bayat Mokhtari and his wife Abji Sultan Khanum in 1267 AH5, whose allocated revenues were spent on providing the costs of performing the Quran recitation ceremonies. Documents and endowment deeds related to this ceremony from the Safavid era until now6, the figures and numbers related to the stipends of the Huffaz in the Alishahi and Adud al-Mulk scrolls7, the existing directives8, and the names of the Huffaz recorded under the title "Servants of the Shrine" in the book Nofus Arz-e Aqdas9, all support the specific organization of the Huffaz in Astan Quds Razavi.