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What is the name of the specific 10/8 compound rhythm (iqā') — counted as 2+2+2+2+2 — that drives the ecstatic Sufi dhikr ceremonies in Egyptian mosques and shrine festivals?
Answer: Al-ḥadīdī — Al-ḥadīdī ('the iron one') is a driving 10/8 rhythm played on the darbuka at accelerating tempo during Sufi hadra ceremonies — its hypnotic, trance-inducing pulse is central to the ecstatic dhikr practised by orders such as the Ahmadiyya (followers of al-Sayyid al-Badawi), where participants enter altered states of consciousness through rhythmic breath and movement synchronized to this specific iqa'.
- A Al-maqṣūm
- B Al-ḥadīdī ✓
- C Al-samāʿī
- D Al-dārij
Al-ḥadīdī ('the iron one') is a driving 10/8 rhythm played on the darbuka at accelerating tempo during Sufi hadra ceremonies — its hypnotic, trance-inducing pulse is central to the ecstatic dhikr practised by orders such as the Ahmadiyya (followers of al-Sayyid al-Badawi), where participants enter altered states of consciousness through rhythmic breath and movement synchronized to this specific iqa'.