Travels of Ibn Baṭṭūṭa
Bolghar (Bulghār)
Title
Qur'ānic cantillation and prayers during Ramaḍān
Short description
Qur'ānic cantillation and prayers called "tarāwīḥ" traditionally performed during Ramaḍān are performed by the author and his fellow travellers. The recitation of the Qurʾān has a prominent place in these ṣalāts. Certain groups abide behind their imāms reciting the Qurʾān once or several times in the nights of Ramaḍān (see Tarāwīḥ, EI-2).
Text on source
ووصلتها في رمضان فلما صَلّيْنَا المغرب أفطرنا، وأذّنَ بالعشاء في أثناء إفطارنا فصليناها وصلينا التراويح والشفع والوتر وطَلَعَ الفجر إثر ذلك، وكذلك يقصر النهار بها في فصل قِصَرِه أيضًا [ص. ٢٣٩]
English translation
I reached it during [the month of] Ramaḍān, and when we had prayed the sunset prayer we broke our fast; the call to the night prayer was made during our eating of this meal, and by the time that we had prayed that and had prayed also the tarāwīḥ prayers, the 'even' and the 'odd', the dawn broke. So too the daytime becomes as short there in the season of its brevity.
Folios/Pages
490-491
Date
1333 circa
Observations on the events description
The prayers called tarāwīḥ entail qurʾānic recitations that may be performed by the acting imām along with the other believers, or only by the imām while the others only repeat a loud "amīn" at the end of each section.
The dots on the map indicate the places where sound and music events were described. They don't represent travel stages.
Participants
No other participants in this event description.
How to quote
Pintimalli A., "Qur'ānic cantillation and prayers during Ramaḍān" (Event description), Echos. Sound Ecosystems in Travelogues. Published 2024 07 12.doi: 10.25430/echos.travels.130
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