A. KAYAK Candidate of Philosophical Sciences, Professor of the State Academy of Slavic Culture Musical practice in the Arab-Muslim world developed on the basis of the music of different peoples under the influence of Islam. In the course of the evolution of Islam itself and the development of musical culture, the relationship between them changed. But the issues of preserving the originality of musical practice have always been extremely important for the Arab-Muslim culture, which emphasized its originality. Modern professional musicians of this region of the world are ready to consider different options for the synthesis between their own music and European music, but with the indispensable condition of preserving the foundations of their own musical tradition. MUSIC AND ISLAM Beginning in the seventh century, the Arabs were able to spread the new religion of the Prophet Muhammad in very distant territories. Many different ethnic groups with different cultures, traditions, and languages were drawn into the orbit of Islam, and over time they developed a number of distinctive characteristics common to Muslim culture, including music. In Islam, music was recognized as an important formative and educational value. At the same time, Islam does not allow musical accompaniment during worship. The exception is the religious beliefs of Sufis*. In the ninth century, there was a theoretical debate in the Arab world about whether Muslims were allowed to listen to music. Proponents of mysticism most often defended the positive properties of music. Thus, the Arab author Ibn Abd Rabbihi (860-940) considered music in his treatise "as a phenomenon that can in itself have an exciting effect on the mind"1. Such an understanding of the impact of music led to the fact that Sufi worship was accompanied by singing, during which pantomime, dance, and playing musical instruments were used to help introduce people to religious ecstasy. In addition to Sufi rhythms, the Arab-Muslim world has ... Читать далее