Religious music in Iran is rich in melodies and genres.
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...
is a multi cultural land, where various faiths exist. Each faith has its own associated music and ritual. Iranian religious music is defined as the music that has been used in streets, mosques, holy places and on religious occasions.
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Zoroastrian
Zoroastrianism ( ), also called Mazdayasnā () or Beh-dīn (), is an Iranian religion centred on the Avesta and the teachings of Zarathushtra Spitama, who is more commonly referred to by the Greek translation, Zoroaster ( ). Among the wo ...
religious music in Iran
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Islam
Islam is an Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the Quran, and the teachings of Muhammad. Adherents of Islam are called Muslims, who are estimated to number Islam by country, 2 billion worldwide and are the world ...
ic religious music in Iran
** Noheh and Rozeh Khani
** Sham e Ghariban
** Prayer music
** Iranian Azan
The most well-known Iranian performance of
Azan
Azan may refer to:
People
* Ivan Asen I of Bulgaria r. 1189–1196 or his sons
* Ivan Asen II of Bulgaria r. 1218–1241
* Azan (''Star Trek''), ''Star Trek'' character
* Azan (mythology), character in Greek mythology
* Azan, nickname of American ...
dates back to 1955 performed by renowned Iranian religious singer,
Rahim Moazenzadeh.
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Christian
A Christian () is a person who follows or adheres to Christianity, a Monotheism, monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus in Christianity, Jesus Christ. Christians form the largest religious community in the wo ...
religious music in Iran
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Jewish
Jews (, , ), or the Jewish people, are an ethnoreligious group and nation, originating from the Israelites of History of ancient Israel and Judah, ancient Israel and Judah. They also traditionally adhere to Judaism. Jewish ethnicity, rel ...
religious music in Iran
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Baháʼí religious music in Iran
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Music of Iran
The music of Iran encompasses music produced by Iranian artists. In addition to the traditional folk and classical genres, it also includes pop and internationally celebrated styles such as jazz, rock, and hip hop.
Iranian music influenced oth ...
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Islamic music
Islamic music may refer to religious music, as performed in Islamic public services or private devotions, or more generally to musical traditions of the Muslim world. The heartland of Islam is the Middle East, North Africa, the Horn of Africa, B ...
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Salim Moazenzadeh Ardabili
Salim Moazenzadeh Ardabili (; October 7, 1936 – November 22, 2016) was an Iranian maddah and muezzin, known for religious singing in Azerbaijani, Persian, and Arabic, all of which he was fluent in.
Moazenzadeh was born in 1936 in Tazeh Shah ...
Music of Iran
Religious music