The ''salka'' () is a collective recitation of all sixty ''
hizb
A ''juzʼ'' (Arabic: ; : , ''ajzāʼ''; ) is one of thirty parts of varying lengths into which the Quran is divided. It is also known as parah (Persian language, Persian: ) in Iran and subsequently the Indian subcontinent. There are 30 ''ajzāʼ ...
s'' of the
Quran
The Quran, also Romanization, romanized Qur'an or Koran, is the central religious text of Islam, believed by Muslims to be a Waḥy, revelation directly from God in Islam, God (''Allah, Allāh''). It is organized in 114 chapters (, ) which ...
done by ''
murid
In Sufism, a (Arabic ) is a novice committed to spiritual enlightenment by (traversing a path) under a spiritual guide, who may take the title , or . A or Sufi follower only becomes a when he makes a pledge () to a . The equivalent Pers ...
s'' and ''
salik
A sālik is a follower of Sufism, from the verb ''salaka'' which means to travel or follow, related to ''sulūk'' "pathway". ''Sulūk'' here specifically refers to a spiritual path, i.e. the combination of the two "paths" that can be followed ...
s'' in
Islam
Islam is an Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the Quran, and the teachings of Muhammad. Adherents of Islam are called Muslims, who are estimated to number Islam by country, 2 billion worldwide and are the world ...
ic
Sufism
Sufism ( or ) is a mysticism, mystic body of religious practice found within Islam which is characterized by a focus on Islamic Tazkiyah, purification, spirituality, ritualism, and Asceticism#Islam, asceticism.
Practitioners of Sufism are r ...
.
Presentation
The ''salka'' is a
''tilawa'' during the meeting of the ''
murid
In Sufism, a (Arabic ) is a novice committed to spiritual enlightenment by (traversing a path) under a spiritual guide, who may take the title , or . A or Sufi follower only becomes a when he makes a pledge () to a . The equivalent Pers ...
s'' in a
zawiya or a mosque to continuously recite the entire
Quran
The Quran, also Romanization, romanized Qur'an or Koran, is the central religious text of Islam, believed by Muslims to be a Waḥy, revelation directly from God in Islam, God (''Allah, Allāh''). It is organized in 114 chapters (, ) which ...
.
''
Salik
A sālik is a follower of Sufism, from the verb ''salaka'' which means to travel or follow, related to ''sulūk'' "pathway". ''Sulūk'' here specifically refers to a spiritual path, i.e. the combination of the two "paths" that can be followed ...
s'' and
''tolbas'' recite the ''salka'' periodically to demonstrate their memorization in the zawiyas and
madrasa
Madrasa (, also , ; Arabic: مدرسة , ), sometimes Romanization of Arabic, romanized as madrasah or madrassa, is the Arabic word for any Educational institution, type of educational institution, secular or religious (of any religion), whet ...
s.
Muslims used also to perform the ''salka'' to
psalmody the whole
Quran
The Quran, also Romanization, romanized Qur'an or Koran, is the central religious text of Islam, believed by Muslims to be a Waḥy, revelation directly from God in Islam, God (''Allah, Allāh''). It is organized in 114 chapters (, ) which ...
either for death, childbirth, marriage contract, or moving to a new residence.
While the
Hizb Rateb consists of reciting a ''
juz'
A ''juzʼ'' (Arabic: ; : , ''ajzāʼ''; ) is one of thirty parts of varying lengths into which the Quran is divided. It is also known as parah ( Persian: ) in Iran and subsequently the Indian subcontinent. There are 30 ''ajzāʼ'' in the Quran, ...
'' of the Quran before or after one of the obligatory Islamic
''salawate'' (prayer), the ''salka'' consists of meeting in a place where believers continuously recite all of the sixty ''hizbs'' of the Quran from
Al-Fatiha
Al-Fatiha () is the first chapter () of the Quran. It consists of seven verses (') which consist of a prayer for guidance and mercy.
Al-Fatiha is recited in Muslim obligatory and voluntary prayers, known as ''salah''. The primary literal mea ...
to
An-Nas
Al-Nas or Mankind () is the 114th and last chapter ('' sūrah'') of the Qur'an. It is a short six- verse invocation.
The chapter takes its name from the word "people" or "mankind" (''al-nas''), which recurs throughout the chapter. This and t ...
.
Variants
Depending on the season of the year, the ''salka'' can take two forms:
* The ''Diurnal Salka'' (), during the summer, when the length of the day is longer than that of the night.
* The ''Night Salka'' (), during the winter, when the duration of the night is longer than that of the day.
See also
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Hezzab
The Hezzab () is the Hafiz (Quran), hafiz or qāriʾ supervising or participating in the Hizb Rateb in Mosques in Algeria, mosques and zawiyas in Algeria according to the Algerian Islamic reference under the supervision of the Ministry of Religi ...
*
Bash Hezzab
The Bash Hezzab () is the senior Hezzab supervising the Hizb Rateb and Salka (Sufism), Salka in Mosques in Algeria, mosques and zawiyas in Algeria according to the Algerian Islamic reference under the supervision of the Ministry of Religious Af ...
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Nass al-Houdhour
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Idjaza
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Sujud Tilawa
The prostration of recitation (, ''sujud tilawa'') is a prostration (''sujud'') which occurs during the ritual Tilawa of Quran in Salah or outside it.
Presentation
Defining the prostration of recitation ('' tilawa'') as a movement of prostratio ...
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