Vaiz

A vaiz on a vaiz kürsüsü

Vaiz is the name for an Islamic preacher in Turkey . The word comes from Arabic. A vaiz preaches on the vaiz kürsüsü ( pulpit ) with content from the Koran and the hadiths . The Vaiz preaches in larger mosques. The theological training of a Vaiz is higher than that of a Hatip .

literature

• B. Radtke, JJG Jansen: Wāʿiẓ In: The Encyclopaedia of Islam. New Edition . Vol. 11, Brill, Leiden, pp. 56-57