Audio Clip Claimed to Be Oldest Recording of Quran Recitation
The audio clip, exhibited in Dubai's Empty Quarter Gallery, is said to date back to 130 years ago.
It was recorded by Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje, a Dutch citizen, during a trip to the holy city of Makkah in 1885.
In this recording of the Quran, Surah Dhuha (the 93rd Surah of the Quran) is being recited.
The recitation was recorded using Thomas Edison’s newly-invented wax cylinders.
A highly controversial figure, Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje, traveled to study the Hajj in 1885/1302H on a scholarship from the Dutch Government.
Once in Makkah, he embraced Islam according to some and was spying according to others and was known as Abdul Ghaffaar.
There he took photographs and made various sound recordings.
He stayed for five months, documenting the run-up to Hajj, but although he had intended to stay for the pilgrimage, he was forced to leave after accusations of his involvement in an attempt to steal a historical artifact' by the French government.
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