Mastering Hijazi reading depends on mastering the art of maqamat. The glorious reader of this reading finds it moves from one maqam to another, and returns to the maqam of others, the transfer of knowledgeable skillful. The basic shrines are seven (Ajam - Nahawand - Rast - Bayat - Hijaz - Saba - Sika). Mustafa says: It is not a requirement for the Hafiz to study the art of maqamat, but he must be a connoisseur of these maqamat, and not be grandiose, and abide by the rules of intonation
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