in both hinduism and islam, prayers are half sung, half spoken. why do you think they are expressed this way.?

Answer 1

I am a Hindu and can say our main prayers are SUNG.

There are different types of prayers: sung in a mass with others [aartis], sung alone aloud [stotras], mantras chanted silently.

There are spoken words in prose too, according to choice and need of the person.

Answer 2

"In both hinduism and islam, prayers are half sung, half spoken. why do you think they are expressed this way.?"

About Islam I do not know--About Hindu Religion your information is Totally WRONG - If you would have substantiated ,Iwould have pointed out where the mistake lies. In Hindu Religion all PRAYERS(Slokam) are sung fully -- All Recitaations (Vedham) are Recited FULLY in the appropriate metre-like Gayatri, Anushtup, Trishtup, Bangthi, Jagathi etc.Nothing is half sung & half spoken..During Recitation NOTHING should be spoken in between .Probably you might have mistaken when a devotee in the mist of ordinary songs praising the God,might have spoken a few wprds of his/her own.That is not Classical recitation.

Answer 3

I am a muslim and I think that not all of the prayers half sung and half spoken while they are praying. Actually, there are some restrictions for muslim to sing while they are praying. For example, when we prayed, we may not sing our pray. We should do the praying very seriously and deeply give ourselves to the our God above all else. For muslim, praying is talking to our God, and God is something so magnificent and powerful above everything in this world (that we believe was created by God, Allah swt.), that we may not laugh, or smile, or sing when we 'meet' Allah through praying. but we may cry, or had better cry as when we meet Allah, we felt so naughty and guilty and we asked Allah's forgiven for our mistakes and we also give thanks to Allah for Allah's bless so that we still live until this day, and still breathing and healthy. But, when we are reading our Holly Qur'an, there is an advice for us to read it beautifully with certain intonation and use our heart and soul to reflect the meaning of the Holly Qur'an. We also ought to cry when we read the Holly Qur'an with all of our might.

Well, that is all that I, as a muslim, can tell you and it is part of my very little knowledge, compares to those who already famous all over the world for their dakwah (muslim's words for teaching of Islam). And sorry for bad grammar, english is not my mother language.

Answer 4

I can't speak for Islam, but in Hinduism there are many many many different ways of worshipping. Some are silent (such as yoga, meditation, trance and the recitation of mantras) and some are loud, such as the singing of hyms and aartis. I personally stick to the silent prayers. From what I have observed, most guys prefer the silent ways of worship and most women prefer to sing songs. I guess it is because they find it easier to channel their energy, love and passion through songs instead of through silent methods such as mantras.

Answer 5

Maybe it's part of their culture to sing. Most religions involve some sort of singing, ex. Christian choirs, Buddhist chanters, etc.

Answer 6

you mean like in a high latin mass or trapist monks.
when you sing you speak twice .