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Nadhom Alfiyah

by Alma Esbeye

Album: Singles

Duration: 3:02

Maqam: NahawandGenre: nasheed, qasida, sholawat, educationalYear: 2023Type: nasheedComposer: Traditional

Story & Cultural Context

This track is a musical rendition of the Alfiyah ibn Malik, a famous 13th-century rhymed book of Arabic grammar. Alma Esbeye performs these educational verses to help students of Islamic boarding schools (pesantren) memorize the complex rules of Nahwu and Saraf through melody.

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Nadhom Alfiyah

Nadhom Alfiyah

Singles 3:02 2023
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MaqamNahawand
Genre
nasheedNasheed · Arabic نشيدA devotional Islamic song. Traditionally sung by voice or with a frame drum; many modern ones add instruments.Browse →Glossary →qasidaQasida · Arabic قصيدةA long classical Arabic poem; in devotional music, one sung in praise or supplication (e.g. the Burdah).Browse →Glossary →sholawatSholawat · Indonesian / Malay from Arabic صلواتIndonesian and Malay sung blessings on the Prophet ﷺ.Browse →Glossary →educational
Instruments
percussionkeyboard

Credits

ComposerTraditional
LyricistImam Muhammad bin Abdullah bin Malik al-Andalusi
ArrangementEsbeye
ProducerEsbeye
LabelEsbeye Official

Story & Cultural Context

This track is a musical rendition of the Alfiyah ibn Malik, a famous 13th-century rhymed book of Arabic grammar. Alma Esbeye performs these educational verses to help students of Islamic boarding…

Titles in Other Languages

العربيةناظم ألفية ابن مالك
EnglishPoem of Alfiyah ibn Malik

Lyrics

محمد هو ابن مالكي، أحمد بلها خير مالكي، نصلي على النبي المصطفى، وآله المستكملين شرفا، وأستعين الله في أفيه ما مقصده النحوي، بها محفية تقرب الأقصى برب موجز وتبسط بدل بعيد مجزي.