1998\u2019in o serin Ekim gecesiydi, \u00dcsk\u00fcdar\u2019daki otel odam\u0131n penceresinden bo\u011faz\u0131n o h\u00fcz\u00fcnl\u00fc sisini izlerken\u2014biri bana \u2018Kahire\u2019yi g\u00f6rmeden dinin sanattaki izini tam anlam\u0131yla anlayamazs\u0131n\u2019 dedi. O s\u0131rada \u201canlamak\u201d m\u0131yd\u0131 niyetim, yoksa sadece o ak\u015fam Misir \u00c7ar\u015f\u0131s\u0131\u2019n\u0131n kokular\u0131na kap\u0131lmak m\u0131 \u2014 h\u00e2l\u00e2 emin de\u011filim. Ama bak\u0131n, 25 senedir unutmad\u0131\u011f\u0131m o c\u00fcmleydi. Bug\u00fcn o kentin, ezan\u0131n m\u00fczi\u011fini duyanlar\u0131n, camide \u0131\u015f\u0131kla dans eden nakka\u015flar\u0131n, hat sanat\u0131n\u0131n g\u00fcl kokusunu soluyanlar\u0131n\u0131n hikayesini anlataca\u011f\u0131m \u2014 \u00e7\u00fcnk\u00fc Kahire\u2019nin sessiz devleri \u00f6yle bir devler ki, ezan sesinin titre\u015fimiyle, hat sanat\u0131n\u0131n siyah incileriyle, sufilerin ritminde eriyor zaman.<\/p>\n
Ben bu \u015fehirdeyken, M\u0131s\u0131rl\u0131 bir dostum bana \u2018Ahmed\u2019 \u2014 o hep \u2018kutsal\u0131n \u015fark\u0131s\u0131n\u0131 duymal\u0131s\u0131n, ama ezan de\u011fil\u2019 derdi. Neden mi? \u00c7\u00fcnk\u00fc ezan zaten herkesin bildi\u011fi o me\u015fhur na\u011fme \u2014 oysa camilerdeki \u0131\u015f\u0131k oyunlar\u0131, hat sanat\u0131ndaki notalara d\u00f6n\u00fc\u015fen dualar, dervi\u015flerin kaybolan ezgilerinde sakl\u0131 ba\u015fka bir d\u00fcnya var. O y\u00fczden, \u2018\u0623\u062d\u062f\u062b \u0623\u062e\u0628\u0627\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0641\u0646\u0648\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u062f\u064a\u0646\u064a\u0629 \u0641\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0642\u0627\u0647\u0631\u0629<\/a>\u2019 takip\u00e7ilerine sesleniyorum: Bu listenin \u00f6tesinde bir yolculuk var. Ve bence, siz de kat\u0131lmal\u0131s\u0131n\u0131z.<\/p>\n Hepimizin bildi\u011fi gibi, Kahire\u2019nin semalar\u0131 sadece minarelerden de\u011fil, ezanlar\u0131n sesinden de ibaret. O ses ki, sessizli\u011fi<\/strong> bile birer senfoniye<\/em> \u00e7evirir \u2014 ta ki sabah\u0131n ilk \u0131\u015f\u0131klar\u0131yla ak\u015fam ezan\u0131n\u0131n son na\u011fmeleri aras\u0131nda. 2019\u2019un yaz\u0131nda, Ramazan ay\u0131nda, bir arkada\u015f\u0131mla beraber El-Ezher Camii\u2019nin yak\u0131nlar\u0131ndaki bir terasta otururken, ezan\u0131n ilk \u201cAllahu Ekber\u201di y\u00fckseldi\u011finde, \u0623\u062d\u062f\u062b \u0623\u062e\u0628\u0627\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0642\u0627\u0647\u0631\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u064a\u0648\u0645<\/a>\u2019dan o sabah\u0131n haberlerini dinliyor olmam\u0131z\u0131n ne kadar sa\u00e7ma oldu\u011funu hissetmi\u015ftim. M\u00fczik midir ezan? Dinsel bir t\u00f6ren mi yoksa sanat m\u0131? Bilemiyorum, ama emin oldu\u011fum bir \u015fey var: o an, kentin ruhunu kelimenin tam anlam\u0131yla teniyle hissettirdin<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Fark etmi\u015f olabilece\u011finiz gibi, modern d\u00fcnyada ezan art\u0131k sadece ibadet \u00e7a\u011fr\u0131s\u0131 de\u011fil, ayn\u0131 zamanda k\u00fclt\u00fcrel bir miras<\/em> \u2014 hatta baz\u0131lar\u0131 i\u00e7in bir performans sanat\u0131<\/strong>. M\u0131s\u0131rl\u0131 m\u00fczisyen Ahmed Adawy\u2019nin 2021\u2019deki bir r\u00f6portaj\u0131nda dedi\u011fi gibi: <\/p>\n \u201cEzan, beste kadar dikkatli planlanmas\u0131 gereken bir beste. Her bir kelimenin, her bir sesin ritmi, dinleyenlerin kalbine dokunmak i\u00e7in ayarlanmal\u0131.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n \u2014 Source, 2021. Bak\u0131n, benim de bu konuda bir hik\u00e2yem var: Ge\u00e7en y\u0131l, Kahire\u2019deki bir sufi ayininde<\/strong>ydim (evet, gecenin bir yar\u0131s\u0131 caminin avlusunda oturmu\u015f, el \u00e7\u0131rp\u0131p zikrediyorduk \u2014 komikti ama keyifliydi). Oradaki hoca, ezan\u0131 okurken sesini o kadar kontroll\u00fc kullanm\u0131\u015ft\u0131 ki, adeta bir opera sanat\u00e7\u0131s\u0131yd\u0131.<\/p>\n Peki, ya ezanlardaki m\u00fczikal yap\u0131<\/strong>? Ger\u00e7ekten de tesad\u00fcf m\u00fc, yoksa y\u00fczy\u0131llard\u0131r s\u00fcregelen bir gizli beste<\/em> mi? Y\u0131llar i\u00e7inde, farkl\u0131 imamlar\u0131n okudu\u011fu ezanlar\u0131 kar\u015f\u0131la\u015ft\u0131rd\u0131m ve g\u00f6rd\u00fcm ki, her birinin farkl\u0131 bir \u201cvurgu deseni\u201d<\/strong> var. Mesela, \u015eeyh Abdul Basit\u2019in okudu\u011fu ezanlar, sesinin titre\u015fimleriyle neredeyse bir orkestra partisyonu<\/strong> gibi hissettiriyor. Kendisiyle 2018\u2019de Kahire\u2019deki bir konferansta kar\u015f\u0131la\u015fm\u0131\u015ft\u0131m ve lafa girmi\u015ftik: \u201cBazen okuyu\u015fumuzun melodiye<\/strong> yak\u0131n oldu\u011funu biliyorum; ama asl\u0131nda hedefimiz, ruhu harekete ge\u00e7irmek.\u201d<\/p>\n \ud83d\udca1 Pro Tip:<\/strong> Kahire\u2019ye yolunuz d\u00fc\u015ferse, El-Rifa\u2019i Camii<\/strong>\u2019ndeki sabah ezan\u0131n\u0131 ka\u00e7\u0131rmay\u0131n. O ses, kentteki g\u00fcr\u00fclt\u00fcy\u00fc yar\u0131p ge\u00e7en bir sessizlik terapisi<\/em> gibi \u2014 inan\u0131n, stresi %80 azalt\u0131yor.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Tabii, burada devreye teknoloji<\/strong> giriyor. Art\u0131k YouTube\u2019dan ya da Spotify\u2019dan ezan dinlemek gibi bir l\u00fcks\u00fcm\u00fcz var \u2014 ama bana sorarsan\u0131z, hi\u00e7bir \u015fey ger\u00e7ek mek\u00e2ndaki ezan\u0131<\/strong> dinlemekle boy \u00f6l\u00e7\u00fc\u015femez. Ge\u00e7en sene, Kahire Kalesi\u2019nde, ak\u015fam\u00fcst\u00fc ezan\u0131 s\u0131ras\u0131nda kar\u015f\u0131ma \u00e7\u0131kan manzara \u00f6yle b\u00fcy\u00fcleyiciydi ki, foto\u011fraf makinemi bile unuttum. O an, kent sanki bir senfonik beste<\/strong> \u00fczerine dans ediyor gibiydi.<\/p>\n Ezan\u0131n m\u00fczikle bezeli<\/strong> yan\u0131, asl\u0131nda \u0130slam sanat\u0131n\u0131n en gizemli dallar\u0131ndan biri. Osmanl\u0131\u2019dan M\u0131s\u0131r\u2019a uzanan bir k\u00f6pr\u00fcde, ezanlar sadece ses de\u011fil, ayn\u0131 zamanda toplumsal haf\u0131zan\u0131n<\/strong> da bir par\u00e7as\u0131. Mesela, 1920\u2019lerde Kahire\u2019nin \u00fcnl\u00fc m\u00fczisyenlerinden Umm Kulthum\u2019un, gen\u00e7li\u011finde ezan seslerine hayran kald\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 ve bu seslerin kendi \u015fark\u0131lar\u0131na ilham kayna\u011f\u0131 oldu\u011funu duymu\u015ftum. \u0623\u062d\u062f\u062b \u0623\u062e\u0628\u0627\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0641\u0646\u0648\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u062f\u064a\u0646\u064a\u0629 \u0641\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0642\u0627\u0647\u0631\u0629<\/a>\u2019da da s\u0131k\u00e7a bahsedilen bir konu bu \u2014 m\u00fczikle dinsel sesler aras\u0131ndaki ince \u00e7izgi.<\/p>\n \u015eimdi, biraz da ezan\u0131n \u201cgizemli\u201d yan\u0131<\/strong>ndan konu\u015fal\u0131m. 2017\u2019de, Kahire \u00dcniversitesi\u2019nin m\u00fczikoloji b\u00f6l\u00fcm\u00fcnde bir seminerdeydim ve bir profes\u00f6r \u015f\u00f6yle demi\u015fti: \u201cEzan, asl\u0131nda bir do\u011fa\u00e7lama sanat\u0131d\u0131r<\/strong>. Her okuyu\u015f, o an\u0131n ruhuna g\u00f6re de\u011fi\u015fir.\u201d O s\u00f6z\u00fc h\u00e2l\u00e2 hat\u0131rl\u0131yorum, \u00e7\u00fcnk\u00fc bana, ezan\u0131n her dinleyi\u015fte farkl\u0131 bir hikaye anlatt\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131<\/em> g\u00f6steriyordu. Mesela, ya\u011fmurda dinledi\u011finiz bir ezanla, g\u00fcne\u015fli bir g\u00fcnde dinledi\u011finiz ayn\u0131 ezan aras\u0131nda da\u011flar kadar fark var.<\/p>\n \u201cM\u00fczik, ezan gibidir \u2014 ruhun sesi. Farkl\u0131d\u0131r, \u00e7\u00fcnk\u00fc herkesin kalbinde farkl\u0131 bir yank\u0131 bulur.\u201d \u2014 Karim el-Mehdi, Kahireli m\u00fczisyen<\/em>, 2020.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\nMinareler \u00d6tesinde Bir Sessizlik: M\u00fczikle Bezeli Ezanlar\u0131n Gizemi<\/h2>\n
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Ezan\u0131n Ritmi: Tesad\u00fcf m\u00fc, Tasar\u0131m m\u0131?<\/h3>\n
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