3 October 2008
The Call to Prayer
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The Islamic call to prayer, Qur'anic recitation, and Gregorian chant all share a belief in the power of the unadorned human voice. We'll hear from each of these ancient traditions, along with scholar and Islamic chaplain Dr Abdurrahman Asaroglu who reveals the history of adhan, the call to prayer.
Further Information
The Cistercian Abbey of Stift Heikligenkreuz
Founded in 1133 by Saint Leopold III as a house of prayer to thank and praise. In Heiligenkreuz the liturgical prayers of the Church are still sung in the ancient liturgical music of the western Church: Gregorian Chant.
Yusuf Islam on Islam and the Qur'an
The Qur'an is considered by Muslims to be the last revealed word of God.
The Adhan (The Call to Prayer)
'The adhan is the call given to announce that it is time for a particular obligatory Salah (ritual Prayer). Five times a day the adhan is raised from mosques throughout the world. It is a Sunnah (optional duty) that brings its own reward from Allah (God). The person who gives the adhan is called a muadhdhin. (The English word "muezzin" is a mispronunciation of the Arabic term.)' From IslamOnline.net
Opera & Koran Meet Gregorian
To hear Gregorian chant and Qur'anic recitation, Sufi musicians and whirling dervishes live, there will be concerts in Sydney 25 October 2008 featuring Tenor Rosario La Spina, Gregorian Chant with Dr Neil McEwan and the St Laurence Singers & Reciter Ahmet Karali.
Music
CD title:
Chant - Music for Paradise
Track title:
Antiphon 'In Paradisum' and Psalm 121 (122)/ Bendictio/Bells
Artist: The Cistercian Monks of Stift Heiligenkreuz
Composer: trad.
CD details: Universal/ UCJ 4766775
URL: http://www.chantmusicforparadise.com/
CD title:
The Life of the Last Prophet
Track title:
Call to Prayer (adhan)/ Surah al-'Alaq/ Surah al-Ikhlas/Muhammad Al-Mustafa
Artist: Shaikh Muhammad Al Minyaoui with Yusuf Islam
CD details: Mountain of Lights MOL 70001 CD3
URL: http://www.mountainoflight.co.uk/
CD title:
Gregorian Chant
Track title:
Alleluia : Pascha nostrum
Artist: Choralschola des Klosters Maria Einsiedeln/ Pater Roman Bannwart
Composer: trad.
CD details: Polydor 450 026 2
Presenter
Geoff Wood
Producer
Geoff Wood
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