Taghanni in Qur’ân Recitation

In this study, the use of musical elements in the recitations of the Qur'an is examined within the framework of the concept “taghanni” in the light of historical data, lexical information, and technical findings. The concept of “taghanni” (reciting in a melodious voice) is expressed as an indispensable element of the Qur'anic recitation in the hadiths "He who does not recite the Qur'an with taghanni is not from us", “Allah never listens to anything as he listens to a prophet with a beautiful voice chanting the Qur'an aloud”, “Allah the mighty and sublime, never listens to anything as he listens to a prophet chanting the Qur'ân” which are the most important hadiths of the Prophet about the recitation of the Qur'an. Within the framework of these hadiths the use of music in the recitation of the Qur'an (taghanni) will be a very correct step for the Qur'an and humanity to meet, get closer and finally merge. The concept of "taghanni" in the Qur'anic recitations, identical and contradictory meanings and interpretations of the concept, and its jurisprudence are analysed. The existence of taghanni in the recitation of the Qur'an is revealed through the recitation of the verses of Âl-i İmran Surah 190-194 with the help of the piraat sound analysis program. In the same verse sample, the core information about the inner music of the Qur'an is presented. Our study has an importance in terms of handling the Qur'anic recitations musically.