Hei - ya ’ala-s-salá

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - h.

Hei - ya ’ala - l - fe - láh. Hei - ya ’a-la-l-fe-

lá - - - - - - - - - - — - - - -h

Al- - lá - - hu ak - - bar.

Al - - lá - - - hu ak - - bar.

Lá i - lá - ha i-l - la - l-l-áh

THE CHANTING OF THE KUR-ÁN.

The following is inserted with the view of conveying some notion of the mode in which the Kur-án is commonly chanted in Egypt. The portion here selected is that which is most frequently repeated, namely, the “Fát’hah,” or first chapter.