Comments on: Turkey and traditional qasidah

By: Anas Suhaib

Anas Suhaib — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 13:00:38 +0000

qasidah ni sangat popular di kampung-kampung di Johor, sampaikan Mawi pun buat album berdasarkan qasidah

By: this is 'M'

this is 'M' — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 08:04:25 +0000

what is qasidah? i dont really get it. i thought it is a malaysian traditional dish.kan? i dont know more than that.

By: zacharias-definitely-not-A

zacharias-definitely-not-A — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 14:35:55 +0000

May u find qasidah there. I really enjoyed qasidah in sarajeveo, even though I understood none of the words.

When I went to kuching, it was amazing that their ‘qasidah’ requires very long breath, making it impossible for a fresher like me to join.

qasidah quite defines a certain culture. By the way, orang melayu memang suka melenggok, look at our ‘takbir raya’, which have been made into a certain ‘qasidah’ also. there’s no right or wrong to it, what we get is something interesting

By: azad282

azad282 — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 15:11:03 +0000

an other ‘A’: why not. let’s ask Ustaz ‘A’ on his opinion and we’ll give it a try in the upcoming usrah

By: another 'A'

another 'A' — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 14:53:42 +0000

I think we should start qasidah everytime after usrah in cardiff. What say u?

By: abadi sufaat

abadi sufaat — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 12:07:12 +0000

there’s plenty to be explored in turkey… so all the best lads!

btw, here’s my try for taalama (the imad’s style)

By: azad282

azad282 — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 10:24:09 +0000

I came to Cardiff a week earlier than my other compatriots, which gave me the opportunity to befriend a number of seniors during my stay with them (I stayed in the same house as you). All usrahs that I attended in KMB was considered routine, with recitation of the Quran and a reminder of a Hadith, later on moved to a topic of discussion. However, in my first usrah in Cardiff, which was organised at Wan’s, Meor’s and Muzamzam’s place, I was given a booklet with all-arabic writings and we sing-along together later on, without being introduced on its tradition.

It was later at Kak Sawiyah’s house that you mentioned about a sheikh by the title al-Barzanji that shed some light into better understanding the origin behind the chanting of the zikr. And I thank you for that.

Please do not worry, for the booklet is in a safe place and well-kept. It is, unfortunately, too well-kept that it’s not been used recently. And I somehow miss the days when we sang the qasidah together.

By: Possible 'A'

Possible 'A' — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 10:15:00 +0000

I would be delighted if you could share what and why you had doubted the qasidah tradition in the beginning.

Also, the fact that you had to find the lyrics of Talama on the internet is suggesting that either qasidah-singing is no longer current, or that the old booklets and small kitabs of qasidah are already lost. I certainly hope that is not the case.

Korek2 bincang2, and pray tell you will find recordings and lyrics of Talama in Arabic there.