Islamic Liturgy

Islamic Liturgy contains classical Islamic incantations and lamentations that are to be sung before, during, and after worship. Largely based on the Koran (or Qoran), Islam’s Word of God, this 1960 publication offers a unique glimpse into the music and dance of this typically Middle Eastern religion.

The singers featured are known as Dervishes, Muslims who have devoted their life to poverty and austerity in the name of the faith. The dances performed during these incantations (a description of which can be found in the liner notes) are specific to the order to which the Dervishes belong.

Track Listing

101	Suratu 'r-Rahman (Qoran Ch. LV, w 1-16)	Islamic Dervish congregants	01:44
102	Ode by Shu'aib Abu Madyan (d. 1198)	Islamic Dervish congregants	02:15
103	Ode by Ghazalí (d. 1111)	Islamic Dervish congregants	02:32
104	Ode by Ahmad al-'Alawi (d. 1934)	Islamic Dervish congregants	00:54
105	Ode by Ahmad al-'Alawi (Shahadah)	Islamic Dervish congregants	02:37
106	Ode by Ahmad al-'Alawi	Islamic Dervish congregants	01:06
107	The Call to Prayer (Adhan) / Blessings on the Prophet	Islamic Dervish congregants	02:27
108	Supplications for Mercy - Second Call to Prayer (Iqmah)	Islamic Dervish congregants	02:30
109	The Sunset Prayer (Sålatu 'l-Maghrib)	Islamic Dervish congregants	02:02
110	After the Prayer	Islamic Dervish congregants	02:06
201	Suratu 'l-Waqi'ah (Qoran, Ch. LVI, w. 1-40)	Islamic Dervish congregants	01:24
202	The Shahadah / A Litany of Praise for the Prophet / Qoran, XXXIII, v. 56	Islamic Dervish congregants	03:18
203	Mawlid (Ode in Honour of the Prophet)	Islamic Dervish congregants	03:23
204	End of the Mawlid	Islamic Dervish congregants	01:24
205	End of the Tarhib / Invocation of the Divine Name / The Sacred Dance (Al-Hadrah - The Presence)	Islamic Dervish congregants	11:13