A qāriʾ (Arabic: قَارِئ|lit=reader, plural Arabic: قُرَّاء qurrāʾ or Arabic: قَرَأَة qaraʾa) is a person who recites the Quran with the proper rules of recitation (tajwid).[1]
Although it is encouraged, a qāriʾ does not necessarily have to memorize the Quran, just to recite it according to the rules of tajwid with melodious sound.
The following list is a partial list of some notable reciters of the Qur'an:
Reader is referred to as Shaykh al-Maqâriʾ [6] (Arabic: شيخ المقارئ, lit. 'Scholar of the Recitation Schools').