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Jins Jiharkah

Also known in Egypt as "Girkah." Since this site doesn't have any examples of full songs in Maqam Jiharkah, all of the examples here of Jins Jiharkah are as a secondary Jins. The typical location within Maqam Rast is as a substitute at the Octave (though not at the lower octave root). The examples below have Jiharkah adjacent to Rast, so you can make an easy comparison; the third scale degree is just barely higher than Rast, but not quite high enough to be Ajam; the fourth scale degree is slightly lowered; the 7th scale degree, one step underneath the Jiharkah tonic, is the same interval as the "quarter-tone" leading tone to Rast.

Dawr "Ijma3 Shufna":

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Ya Maal ish-Sham:

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resolution down 6 =>5

The final example illustrates a parallel usage on the 6th scale degree of Maqam Sikah, again substituting for Jins Rast. From the Muwashshah "Jadaka-l-Ghaithu" (#16):

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acting as a (typical) intensification of upper Rast

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