Ismailimail highlighted Music in Islam Series, a compilation of researched articles presented by Nimira Dewji. Below please find a PDF link to download the complete article. The same is also available at Issuu Magazine.
In pre-Islamic times, poetry was recited orally and was the mark of artistic achievement. In Muslim regions, the voice was considered a reflection of the human soul’s mysteries and feelings. Instruments, then, were believed to have been created to enrich vocal music.
Aga Khan Museum, Toronto
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Oh, music is the meat of all who love,
Music uplifts the soul to realms above.
The ashes glow, the latent fires increase:
We listen and are fed with joy and peace.
– Rumi ‘Persian Poems’, an Anthology of verse translations
edited by A.J.Arberry, Everyman’s Library, 197
Music helps you from the outside to fall in tune with the inner ...
– Plato.
Artifact courtesy image Aga Khan Museum: https://www.agakhanmuseum.org/collection/artifact/musical-gathering
Listening to great music you suddenly become silent - with no effort.
-Osho
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