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This study aims to reveal the Turkish religious music practices of Jawharism, a sect based
on Qadiri and Rifai, founded in Bagcilar, Istanbul. The historical process of the establishment of
Jawharism was firstly mentioned, and then the musical activities of the "Association for the
Promotion and Sustenance of Sufi Music and Culture", which enabled it to spread in a cultural
sense, were discussed. As a result of archives, interviews and observations, the relationship of
Jawharism with music was determined, the types of music performed in the dhikr and the
compositions belonging to the lodge were identified. In addition, through the sound recordings and
note archives obtained as a result of the research, the works specific to the lodge were arranged and
notated, and it was aimed to introduce the Turkish religious music repertoire to new works. Genres
such as salawat, imamet, tasbihât, istighfar, taravih composition, odes and hymns are performed in
the lodge, and especially the compositions of salawats and tasbihâts in the maqam of uşşak, rast,
hicaz and segah are sung specifically for the lodge. Meşk evenings are also organized and many
hymns, suğl, tevşih, nefes, mersiye, etc. are practiced. Composed genres are performed. The
problem of this study is, is the relationship between dhikr and music of Jawharism compatible?
How is the statues of Jawharism in Turkish religious music?, Qualitative research methods such as
source scanning, data collection, sampling, comparison and citing sources were used in our study
determined as a method. We can express the importance of this study as the importance of
Jawharism's relationship with music, as it used music effectively and trained many musicians and
composers.