Title
Qur'anic cantillation for Akrīdūr's Sultan
Short description
Qur'anic cantillation of the suras of Victory, Sovereignty and ʿAmma (al-Nabāʾ) for Akrīdūr's Sultan at the mosque.
Text on source
وسلطانها أبو إسحاق بك بن الدندار بك من كبار سلاطين تلك البلاد، سكن ديار مصر أيام أبيه وحج وله سِيَر حسنة، ومن عادته أنه يأتي كل يوم إلى صلاة العصر بالمسجد الجامع، فإذا قُضِيَتْ صلاة العصر استند إلى جدار القبلة وقعد القراء بين يديه على مصطبة خشب عالية فقرءوا سورة الفتح والملك وعَمَّ بأصوات حسان فعالة في النفوس تَخْشَع لها القلوب وتقشعر الجلود وتدمع العيون [ص. ٢٠٣]
English translation
Its sultan is Abū Isḥāq Bak, son of al-Dundar Bak, one of the great sultans of that land. He lived in Egypt during his father's lifetime and made the Pilgrimage. He is a man of upright conduct, and makes a practice of attending the afternoon prayers in the congregational mosque every day. When the ʿaṣr prayers are concluded, he sits with his back to the wall of the qibla; the Qurʾān-readers take their seats in front of him on a high wooden platform and recite the suras of Victory, Sovereignty and ʿAmma with beautiful voices, that work upon men's souls and at which hearts are humbled, skins creep, and eyes fill with tears. After this he returns to his residence.
Folios/Pages
422-423
Date
1331 circa
Observations on the events description
"Although the musical dimension of Ḳurʾānic recitation is a diverse, complex discourse, sustained over many centuries, the practice of tad̲j̲wīd came universally to be independent of any kind of popular singing, with set melodies." (Tadjwīd, EI-2).
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Participants
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How to quote
Pintimalli A., "Qur'anic cantillation for Akrīdūr's Sultan" (Event description), Echos. Sound Ecosystems in Travelogues. Published 2024 07 22.

doi: 10.25430/echos.travels.130

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