While I have been sharing the video recital of various chapters of the Holy Qur'an in my posts on exegesis of the chapters of the Holy Qur'an, today I am honoured to share something that is a rarity and indeed a prized fortune for Muslims around the world. The video I am sharing includes the oldest recitation of the Holy Qur'an ever recorded.
The video also includes a very rare collection of photos of the Holy City of Makkah dating back over 100 years ago. Accompanied also by a very rare and possibly the earliest recitation of Qur'an we will ever hear. The recording of the recitation of Sūrat aḍ-Ḍuḥā ( The Morning Brightness ), the Chapter 93rd chapter of the Holy Qur'an is attributed to Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje who visited Makkah in 1885/1302H taking photos and making sound recordings using Thomas Edison's newly-invented wax cylinders.
I am sharing the Arabic text of the surah below for those who want to follow the surah when it is being recited:
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ
"In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful"
Be honoured to listen to the oldest recording of the Holy Quran (Sūrat aḍ-Ḍuḥā) now:
You may refer to our post "114 Chapters (Sūrahs) of the Holy Qur'an" for translation, meaning and summary / exegesis of other chapters (Though not complete but building up from 30th Part backwards for chapters in 30th Part are shorter and easier to understand).
About Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje: Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje (1857-1936) was a Dutch scholar of Oriental cultures and languages and Advisor on Native Affairs to the colonial government of the Netherlands East Indies. Born in Oosterhout in 1857, he became a theology student at Leiden University in 1874. Snouck, who was fluent in Arabic, through mediation with the Ottoman governor in Jeddah, was examined by a delegation of scholars from Mecca in 1884 and upon successfully completing the examination was allowed to commence a pilgrimage to the Holy Muslim city of Mecca in 1885. He was one of the first Western scholars of Oriental cultures to do so. [Wikipedia]
You may refer to our post "114 Chapters (Sūrahs) of the Holy Qur'an" for translation, meaning and summary / exegesis of other chapters (Though not complete but building up from 30th Part backwards for chapters in 30th Part are shorter and easier to understand).
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