Maddah (

Persian Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...

: مداح), translates as

eulogist A eulogy (from , ''eulogia'', Classical Greek, ''eu'' for "well" or "true", ''logia'' for "words" or "text", together for "praise") is a speech or writing in praise of a person or persons, especially one who recently died or retired, or as a ...

panegyrist A panegyric ( or ) is a formal public speech or written verse, delivered in high praise of a person or thing. The original panegyrics were speeches delivered at public events in ancient Athens. Etymology The word originated as a compound of grc, ...

; and it is attributed to religious singer. There is a kind of religious singer(s) in Islamic culture who are called Maddah that often participate in --anniversary-- funeral ceremonies of Muslims, particularly for the famous characters among the Islamic prophet

Muhammad Muhammad ( ar, مُحَمَّد; 570 – 8 June 632 Common Era, CE) was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of Islam. According to Muhammad in Islam, Islamic doctrine, he was a prophet Divine inspiration, di ...

and

twelve Imams The Twelve Imams ( ar, ٱلْأَئِمَّة ٱلْٱثْنَا عَشَر, '; fa, دوازده امام, ') are the spiritual and political successors to the Islamic prophet Muhammad in the Twelver branch of Islam, including that of the Alawi ...

Shia Shīʿa Islam or Shīʿīsm is the second-largest Islamic schools and branches, branch of Islam. It holds that the Prophets and messengers in Islam, Islamic prophet Muhammad in Islam, Muhammad designated Ali, ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib as his S ...

; and they recite or sing in Islamic/sad manner for people (as a type of mourning). The root of the word "Maddah" is "Madh" which means expressing the excellent traits of a character or a thing. Maddah (or Dhakir) is an individual who mentions/praises the great characters and religious education in (religious) gatherings; and its performance ought to be mostly full of Eulogy/ Marsiya; besides,

Maddahi Maddahi is a ceremonial singing or eulogy recitation especially for Shia Muslims. The word Maddahi means "to praise" in Arabic. One who sings this style is called a maddah. Maddahs mostly sing on Ahl al-Bayt's birth and death anniversary. The th ...

doesn't have special gender, age, group or elegy. Idiomatically, Maddah means a dhakir or panegyrist who (often) stands beside the pulpit, and praises or turns into poetry about Ahlul-Bayt (and

) and their tragedy, particularly regarding the disasters/tragedy of battle of Karbala, and

Husayn ibn Ali Abū ʿAbd Allāh al-Ḥusayn ibn ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib ( ar, أبو عبد الله الحسين بن علي بن أبي طالب; 10 January 626 – 10 October 680) was a grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and a son of Ali ibn Abi ...

's manner of martyrdom who was killed there with his companions by the enemies.Dhakir/Maddah's principles
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Notable maddahs

Saeed Haddadian Saeed Hadadian ( fa, سعید حدادیان) is an Iranian "Maddah" ( Maddahi reader) who was born on 7 May 1965 in Tehran; and he is originally from the city of Nain. Saeed Hadadian is a Dhakir ( Dhikr reciter) who holds Hei'ats (public places ...

Mohammadreza Taheri Mohammadreza Taheri (pronounced as 'Tāheri', Persian: محمدرضا طاهری, born 1968 in Farahan) is an Iranian Maddah (religious singer) known for novel styles and lyrics in his maddahi performance, specially popular among Iranian youth. ...

* Mahmoud Karimi *

Sadiq Ahangaran Ahwaz in 1957 (1336 S.H.). commonly known as Haj Sadiq Ahangaran is an Iranian Zaker ( Karbala/ Ahlul-Bayt tragedies reciter) Life Ahangaran's complete first name is Muhammad Sadiq, and his previous/origin surname was Ahangari. Moreover, albeit ...

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Notable maddahs

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