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The study of maqamat is the study of at-taghanni bi’l Quran, or the study of beautifying the voice in recitation of the Quran. Beautifying the voice in recitation, as we previously mentioned, is something that our beloved Messenger sallallahu alaihi wa sallam commanded us to do, when he said “Beautify the Quran with your voices”, [...]
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In our discussion of voice and tune in the context of recitation, we can’t forget that a recitation that sounds good has to be strongly built upon the solid foundations of tajweed. Why? Al-Hafidh Muhammad ibnul Jazaree explains in his Muqaddima: لأنه به الإله انزلا وهكذا منه إلينا وصلا وهو إيضاً حلية التلاوة وزينة الأداء [...]
Read MoreIn order to help you learn maqam saba, I’ve posted here a few short examples of Quran recitations in maqam saba. In addition, there are a few more examples in this previous post, so you can listen to those as well. Like before, I’ve tried to pick out clips where the pattern is simple and [...]
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In late Dec 2011 I was blessed with the chance to visit Shaykh Ismet Akcin at his masjid in Miami, Florida. For those who don’t know, Shaykh Ismet is a Turkish-born Qari who studied at the prestigious al-Azhar University in Cairo. Some of you may remember that he joined us for a webinar called ‘Tunes [...]
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Anyone who knows anything about Quranic recitation knows that Shaykh Mahmud Khalil al-Husary is an absolute LEGEND. He was considered the Imam or Shaykh amongst the Qurra of his time (which featured such heavyweights as Shaykh Abdulbasit Abdussamad, Shaykh Muhammad Siddiq al-Minshawi, Shaykh Mustafa Ismail, etc). Not only was he a professional reciter, but he [...]
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Ahh … Ramadan is here … alhamdulillah … and there’s no better time to be kickin’ it ol’ school. And by that of course, we mean cranking up your speakers and filling your homes and cars with the beautiful sound of the Quran … recited by the master Qurra from back in the day: Minshawi, [...]
Read MoreThe month of the Quran is here, alhamdulillah … so I’d like to share with you a dua related to the Quran. Learn this dua and try to include it in your regular dua routine: As for the full dua, Ibn Mas’ud reported that the Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) said, “If any servant of [...]
Read MoreHere’s a recitation I did a few months ago at my cousin’s wedding. Following the video are a few observations/tips for reciters as well as aspiring reciters … so please scroll down and take a look. First things first … here is the audio-only-video: And now, for a few points of observation and tips for [...]
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