زمانۂ قبل از اسلام سے تیسری صدی ہجری تک کے عرب مغنّی اور مغنّیات کا احوال : ’ کتاب الاغانی‘ و ’طاؤس و ربابٗ کا مطالعہ

An Account of Arab Male and Female Singers from Pre-Islamic times to the 3rd Century of Hijra: A Study of "Kitāb-Al-Aghānī" and "Tāwos-o-Rubāb"

Authors

  • Dr. Zahira Nisar Assistant Professor, Department of Urdu Encyclopedia of Islam, University of the Punjab, Allama Iqbal Campus, Lahore
  • Prof. Dr. Matloob Ahmad Dean Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, The University of Faisalabad, Faisalabad
  • Siddiqa Aslam Qureshi Visiting Lecturer (I.E.R), University of the Punjab, Lahore

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53762/alqamar.06.03.u01

Keywords:

Key Words: Kitāb-Al-Aghānī, Ayyam-ul-Arab, Arab culture, Arab musicians, Encyclopedia of Islam

Abstract

Author of "Kitāb-Al-Aghānī" (Book of Songs), Abu-Al-Faraj Al-Isfahānī was a famous Arab author and poet. He wrote other important books also but "Kitāb-Al-Aghānī" proved a mile stone in his life works. It consisted upon the long tale of pre-Islamic period till 3rd century hijra's musicians, composers, singers and poets. This book presents the true picture of that time's Arab Society and Culture. Prof. Noor-ul-Hassan Khan,s "Tāwos-o-Rubāb" is a single example of such type of books in Urdu literature. In this book most of the references are drawn from " Kitāb-Al-Aghānī ". We can find in Urdu literature a true picture of pre-Islamic period to 3rd century hijra's cultural and moral values through this book. This article is an attempt to show the interaction between the books mentioned above.

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Published

2023-09-06

How to Cite

Dr. Zahira Nisar, Prof. Dr. Matloob Ahmad, and Siddiqa Aslam Qureshi. 2023. “زمانۂ قبل از اسلام سے تیسری صدی ہجری تک کے عرب مغنّی اور مغنّیات کا احوال : ’ کتاب الاغانی‘ و ’طاؤس و ربابٗ کا مطالعہ: An Account of Arab Male and Female Singers from Pre-Islamic Times to the 3rd Century of Hijra: A Study of "Kitāb-Al-Aghānī" And "Tāwos-O-Rubāb"”. Al-Qamar, September, 1-10. https://doi.org/10.53762/alqamar.06.03.u01.