Abstract:

In this paper, information about Hafız Master Hodja İlhan TOK’s life and personality will be given,  who is one of the important reciters of “Mild İstanbul Dialect and its Style” which is formally and informally acknowledged regarding the recitation method of the Holy Qur’an in Turkey today. Furthermore, Master Hodja's -who is a native of Düzce, formally 58, informally 70 years of service for the Holy Qur’an beginning at the age of seven from İlyas Hodja who is called his “Hodja of Besmele” (an idiom referring to the primary stage of reading Qur'an),  in the style of  learning while teaching others, will be mentioned. In particular, the necessity of “Tashîh-i Hurûf" courses ("Correction of the Articulation of Arabic letters") which are of importance in the services of the Holy Qur’an initiated by Turkish Presidency of Religious Affairs on 3rd April 2006 in Ankara under the coordinatorship of Hafız Master Hodja İlhan TOK, their student election style and curriculum will be pointed out. Among the other subjects are Hafız TOK’s spiritual (tasavvufi), literary personality, his approach to the relation between music and Qur’an on the basis of services for the Holy Qur’an. Key Words: Hafız İlhan TOK, the Holy Qur'an, Recitation of the Holy Qur'an, Reciter of the Holy Qur'an, Services for the Holy Qur'an. 

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