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**gypearteday** · 08-05-2012, 06:15 PM

What are Maqamat, then? Do they have anything to do with this?

Maqaamaat are completely different from the 10 established recitals and the 7 ahruf in which the Quran was revealed. The individual maqaamaat are not something that's found in the Quran and Sunnah.

They are basically tune/musical/rhythmic patterns - nahawand, bayati, hijaaz etc. Some scholars are of the opinion that it is prohibited to apply them when reciting Quran.

Others, however, allow it under the condition that no tajweed rules are compromised. This is due to the hadith: "Whoever does not beautify the Quran, he is not of us." [Bukhari]. And they argue that whoever recites melodiously will automatically be reciting in one of the maqaamaat so there is no harm in categorisation. E.g. Sh. Shuraim recites in Maqaam Rast, Sh. Khaleel Husary primarily in Nahawand etc.

Obviously, if one compromises tajweed to recite Quran in a certain maqaam, this is haraam.

You can see an example here by Sh. Helbawy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6x56WW6P54

More info here: http://www.reciteintune.com/what-are-the-maqamat/

08-05-2012, 06:15 PM	#12
gypearteday Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 463 Senior Member	What are Maqamat, then? Do they have anything to do with this? Maqaamaat are completely different from the 10 established recitals and the 7 ahruf in which the Quran was revealed. The individual maqaamaat are not something that's found in the Quran and Sunnah. They are basically tune/musical/rhythmic patterns - nahawand, bayati, hijaaz etc. Some scholars are of the opinion that it is prohibited to apply them when reciting Quran. Others, however, allow it under the condition that no tajweed rules are compromised. This is due to the hadith: "Whoever does not beautify the Quran, he is not of us." [Bukhari]. And they argue that whoever recites melodiously will automatically be reciting in one of the maqaamaat so there is no harm in categorisation. E.g. Sh. Shuraim recites in Maqaam Rast, Sh. Khaleel Husary primarily in Nahawand etc. Obviously, if one compromises tajweed to recite Quran in a certain maqaam, this is haraam. You can see an example here by Sh. Helbawy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6x56WW6P54 More info here: http://www.reciteintune.com/what-are-the-maqamat/
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