Maqamat (other)
Maqamat may have the following meanings: *Plural for Maqam (other) *Plural for ''Maqama'', an Arabic literary tradition *''Maqamat Badi' az-Zaman al-Hamadhani ''Maqamat Badi' al-Zaman al-Hamadhani'' (Arabic: مقامات بديع الزمان الهمذاني), are an Arabic collection of stories from the 9th century, written by Badi' al-Zaman al-Hamadani. Of the 400 episodic stories, roughly 52 have su ...

Maqam (other)
Maqam, makam, maqaam or maqām (plural maqāmāt) may refer to: Musical structures * Arabic maqam, melodic modes in traditional Arabic music ** Iraqi maqam, a genre of Arabic maqam music found in Iraq * Persian maqam, a notion in Persian classical music * Turkish makam, a Turkish system of melody types ** List of Turkish makams * Muqam, a melody type from Uyghur culture * Mugham, a music tradition of Azerbaijani cultures * Shashmaqam ("six maqams"), a musical genre typical of Tajikistan and Uzbekistan * Weekly Maqam, melody types used in weekly prayer services of Sephardic Jewish culture Individual maqamat *Hijaz (maqam) *Rast (maqam) Other uses * Maqam (shrine), a tomb of a Muslim holy person * Maqam (Sufism), any spiritual stage in the Sufi path * Maqam, Iran, a village in Hormozgan Province, Iran * Al-Maqam Mosque, Basra, Iraq * MAQAM, a US-based production company specializing in Arabic and Middle Eastern media See also * * *Maqamat (other) Maqamat may have the fo ...
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Maqama
The ''maqāma'' (Arabic: مقامة aˈqaːma literally "assembly"; plural ''maqāmāt'', مقامات aqaːˈmaːt is an (originally) Arabic prosimetric literary genre of picaresque short stories originating in the tenth century C.E.Qian, A. (2012)The Maqāmah as Prosimetrum: A Comparative Investigation of its Origin, Form and Function npublished doctoral dissertation University of Pennsylvania. The ''maqāmāt'' are anecdotes told by a fictitious narrator which typically follow the escapades of a roguish protagonist as the two repeatedly encounter each other in their travels. The genre is known for its literary and rhetorical complexity, as well as its alternating use of rhymed verse with a form of Arabic rhymed prose known as ''saj'''. The two most well-known authors within the genre are Badī' al-Zaman al-Hamadhāni, one of its earliest exponents, and al-Harīrī of Basra, whose ''maqāmāt'' are commonly held responsible for the genre's rise in popularity from the elev ...
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