Grand Master of Music, Arif Mardin, was a descendent of the Prophet Mohammed
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OluÅŸturulma Tarihi: Temmuz 09, 2006 11:54
A lot was said and written about one of the most influential names in modern music, Arif Mardin, who died in New York last week; but there was no mention of his historically extremely important family.
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Arif Mardin was a ‘seyyid’, that is, he was a descendent of the Prophet Mohammed. The Mardin’s, whose former surname was Azrakizade, became one of the ‘educated’ families of the Ottoman Empire, and produced many men of letters.
The Mardin family’s vow was to success. They were not to get involved in politics or in military activities, excepting that of the obligatory military service, and nearly all of the members of this family stood by this tradition, becoming influential writers, musicians and academics.Â