Rules of Quran Contests Hinder the Creation of New Recitation Styles
The rules of Quran competitions can be a major impediment to the creation of new recitation styles by preventing the reciters from concentrating on their recitation.
This is according to Ali Ghasem Abadi, prominent Iranian reciter, who also told IQNA that “not all Iranian reciters can be said to have individual styles even though their recitation is moving towards creating a specific style.”
“A great obstacle in the way of Iranian reciters is the rules of the Quran competitions which put them under great pressure and anxiety,” he went on to say, adding: “Once the stressful conditions are removed, reciters can concentrate on their job and their creativity for creation of new styles would be encouraged.”
“Of course, I do not mean to devalue the Quran contests; however, they can be effective up to a particular age and those reciters who are above 20 should be motivated to create new styles under less stressful conditions.”
“Differences in recitation do not imply new styles, as a new style requires a new type of recitation which is unique in itself,” he noted.
Ghasem Abadi also referred to Quran recitation as a professional job, adding: “Quran reciters ought to devote their full time and energy to recitation; otherwise, they will be easily distracted and thereby fail to invent new styles.”
He further called for organizing more related congresses, urging eminent Quran masters and reciters to write articles on the topic and help other talented reciters think of more original recitation styles.
“Quran recitation is a never-ending job and creating new styles is always possible, and this reveals another miraculous aspect of the Holy Book,” he further said.
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“A great obstacle in the way of Iranian reciters is the rules of the Quran competitions which put them under great pressure and anxiety,” he went on to say, adding: “Once the stressful conditions are removed, reciters can concentrate on their job and their creativity for creation of new styles would be encouraged.”
“Of course, I do not mean to devalue the Quran contests; however, they can be effective up to a particular age and those reciters who are above 20 should be motivated to create new styles under less stressful conditions.”
“Differences in recitation do not imply new styles, as a new style requires a new type of recitation which is unique in itself,” he noted.
Ghasem Abadi also referred to Quran recitation as a professional job, adding: “Quran reciters ought to devote their full time and energy to recitation; otherwise, they will be easily distracted and thereby fail to invent new styles.”
He further called for organizing more related congresses, urging eminent Quran masters and reciters to write articles on the topic and help other talented reciters think of more original recitation styles.
“Quran recitation is a never-ending job and creating new styles is always possible, and this reveals another miraculous aspect of the Holy Book,” he further said.
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