How to Benefit from Reciting Short Quran Verses to Teach Arabic Maqams

Abstract

This research is concerned in using reciting Quran in general and reciting short Quran verses in particular to teach Arabic Maqams. The research conflict is in not finding a clear scientific approach to make use of the Quran text in teaching Maqam. After reviewing the theoretical sides of reciting science (definition, origin, literature; and studying different perspectives among scholars regarding the way reciting should be, the researcher presented the foundations of suggested approach using short verses and a review for some of the audio samples that can be used for this purpose. The researcher presented at the end of the research several recommendations for spreading awareness among music learners regarding not to neglect the music inheritance from the religious traditions, and she also used the Analytical Historical Approach for this research.