The Qur’an
I read that the Qur’an was originally an oral tradition, with its many surah preserved primarily in the memories and recitations of ancient Muslims. It wasn’t until Surah 55 that I discovered some of the mnemonic vestiges of this tradition. Aside from the ubiquitous preface “in the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful,” seven of the first fifteen phrases begin “He has _____.” These proclamations first come three at a time, and then are repeated every two or three verses. Next, the phrase “then which of the favors of your Lord will you deny?” is repeated at regular intervals, with intermediate phrases extolling the gifts that Allah has given. I enjoyed this surah the most because of this rhythmic quality. I would like to hear it chanted.
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February 17th, 2007 at 11:46 am
Hearing the Qur’an recited is a wonderful experience. I found a site on the web last year while doing some Qur’an research myself that streamed recitations of the Qur’an, Hadith etc. I’ll send you the link if I can find it again.
Simon
April 19th, 2008 at 7:02 am
I’m not an expert on subject, but I believe [1] is a nice resource to listen Qur’an recited, but not chanted. That page contains a flash based menu where you should point on the language in which you would like to listen, and then click on one of the available meanings from different people, if available. There’s nothing left, but point on the Juz you’d like to hear and pick the second item from the drop down list do download it on your computer.
Best regards,
Ali
[1]: http://www.audioquran.net/
April 19th, 2008 at 7:12 am
If you ask me you should listen to one of the Arabic versions, they’re usually chanted, because they’re easier and natural for their language instead of any translation… Check out [1] for instance…
[1]: http://www.seslikuran.com/okuyanlar.asp?id=8
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