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Investigation on the Nature of Allurement inRecitation of Holy Quran and Vocal Music of Islam

	International Journal of Scientific Research and Engineering Development (IJSRED)	Full Text:
	Published Issue : Volume-4 Issue-2
	Year of Publication : 2021
	Unique Identification Number : IJSRED-V4I2P90
	Authors : Dr. Parvaiz Habibullah
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Abstract :

Ulmas and religious authorities of Islam oppose to any musical expression and admit only the cantillation of the Holy Quran and the call for prayer (adhan) and religious vocal singing without aid of any musical instrument. Author has measured degree of rhythm which exists in adhan and recitations of Holy Quran, qawwalis and folkreligious music broadcast on different radio, TV channels of Pakistan and jamia mosques with the help of a modern instrument metronome / tuner. All the adhans broadcast from TV channels, the recitations and qawwalis were found in ‘perfect’ rhythm. Most of the scholars working on influence of recitation of verses of holy Quran on human nature are agreed that holy recitation is an effective stimulus eliciting relaxation and peace of mind. Contrarily the modern western music such as rock & pop music,is always in high pitch sound and it is usually above the ‘threshold limit’ (>90 dB) and creates ‘jarring’ effect on listeners and musicians.