The Art of Reciting the Qur'an

by Nelson, Kristina

• ISBN13: 9780292703674
• ISBN10: 0292703678
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1986-03-01
• Publisher: Univ of Texas Pr

Summary

For the Muslim faithful, the familiar sound of the Quranic recitation is the predominant and most immediate means of contact with the Word of God. Heard day and night, on the street, in taxis, in shops, in mosques, and in homes, the sound of recitation is far more than the pervasive background music of daily life in the Arab world. It is the core of religious devotion, the sanctioning spirit of much cultural and social life, and a valued art form in its own right. Participation in recitation, as reciter or listener, is itself an act of worship, for the sound is basic to a Muslim's sense of religion and invokes a set of meanings transcending the particular occasion.

Author Biography

Kristina Nelson received her Ph.D. in Arabic studies at the University of California, Berkeley

Table of Contents

Transcription Tables	p. vii
Acknowledgments	p. ix
Introduction	p. xiii
The Text: The Quran	p. 1
History of the Revelation and Compilation of the Written Text	p. 1
Nature of the Text	p. 3
External Form of the Text	p. 4
Content, Language, and Style	p. 5
Tajwid	p. 14
Introduction	p. 14
Material of Tajwid	p. 18
Sound of Tajwid	p. 21
The Sama Polemic	p. 32
The Ideal Recitation of the Quran	p. 52
Issues	p. 53
Terminology	p. 68
Huzn	p. 89
The Sound of the Quranic Recitation	p. 101
Introduction	p. 101
Murattal	p. 105
Mujawwad	p. 110
Maintaining the Ideal Recitation of the Quran	p. 136
Overlap and Separation: The Dynamics of Perception and Response	p. 153
Introduction	p. 153
The Overlap of Music and Recitation	p. 157
The Separation of Music and Recitation	p. 173
Conclusion	p. 188
Consultants	p. 192
The Seven Ahruf and the Qiraat	p. 199
Notes	p. 202
Selected Bibliography	p. 225
Postscript	p. 235
Index	p. 240
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