As documented in the sources, the ḥizb (and the Rubʿ el-Ḥizb symbol) functions to divide the Qurʾān into manageable sections to facilitate recitation and study; traditionally the symbol also served as an emblem on flags and devices.
The term ḥizb (Arabic: حزب, transliteration: ḥizb) has at least two related senses in Islamic usage. In a textual/structural sense it denotes a division of the Qurʾān — Wikidata documents the ḥizb as a division into 60 parts (each ḥizb being half of a juzʾ). In manuscript and printed Qurʾān traditions an octagram emblem called the Rubʿ el-Ḥizb (represented ۞) is used as a visual marker of these divisions to aid recitation. The supplied sources emphasize this practical/textual function and the emblematic usage; they do not supply liturgical texts, sequences, or procedural instructions for Sufi litanies that are sometimes named 'ḥizb' in other literatures. Where the symbol appears historically, it has also been used on emblems and flags.
- 01No ritual litany procedure is documented in the supplied sources. The only documented procedural/visual practice is the placement of the Rubʿ el-Ḥizb symbol (۞) as a marker: inscribe or print the octagram symbol at the designated division point in a Qurʾān copy to indicate a ḥizb division and thereby facilitate recitation.
- ⚠None documented in the supplied sources for either the textual practice of marking ḥizb divisions or the use of the Rubʿ el-Ḥizb symbol.
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- [1]Rub el Hizb. Wikipedia, 'Rub el Hizb': 'The Rub el Hizb is an Islamic symbol in the shape of an octagram, represented as two overlapping squares ۞. While its main utility today is to mark a division inside some copies of the Quran to facilitate recitation, it has originally featured on a number of emblems and flags in the past and continues to do so today.'wiki
- [2]hizb (Wikidata Q3386504). Wikidata item Q3386504: 'division of the Quran into 60 parts; half of a juz'; plural ahzab.'wiki