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We were overwhelmed with the response to our open call: we received submissions from women in 20 different countries from beginners to those who had completed their memorization of the Qur’an. In order to do this, we put a callout asking female reciters to submit their recitations of Surah Al-Kahf to us. This Ramadan, Amaliah wanted to join in on those efforts of archiving and amplifying the voices of women through Qur’an recitations. There have been growing efforts to ensure that legacy is maintained, particularly across social media, to encourage more female reciters and the memorisation of, and listening to the Qur’an. Jazakumullah khayr.” – Riham Rabee, participant in the open call “I think this project is fantastic…It’s very much needed, now more than ever. All these recitations combined are a testament to the legacy of female reciters and the importance of their voice to maintaining this Islamic tradition. Many more still would’ve been taught Qur’an by the women in their families or by female teachers in Islamic schools or online tajweed classes. Many would’ve also grown up hearing our mothers and other women in our families reciting the Qur’an around us.
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For many of us, the first encounter of the Qur’an would’ve taken place in our childhoods, listening to recitations during salah at home, in the mosque, or on a crackly radio or TV channel. The presence and legacy of female reciters in Islamic history is well documented, but many may not be aware of this long standing tradition due to the fact that this act of ibadah and expression of faith is often confined to the private sphere (though this is not the case for many countries such as Indonesia, Nigeria, Sudan and Malaysia where female reciters are listened to widely by women and men alike).
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Recitations of the Qur’an by Muslim women are by no means a modern phenomenon.