A maqam that belongs practically to the Kurd sphere, beginning with Jins Kurd on Dukah (D) and followed by Jins Hijaz on Husayni (A).

Shahnaz Kurdi is a composite maqam that combines a Kurdish color at the tonic with a Hijaz color in the upper region, and its identity appears through the move from Kurd at the tonic to Hijaz in the jawab, then back to the tonic.

Shahnaz Kurdi is a composite maqam that combines the Kurdish color at the tonic with a Hijaz color in the upper region. It confirms the tonic first, then expands upward into the jawab before returning to the tonic to confirm its family belonging. Its central peculiarity is that it is not built on one jins alone, but on a clear transition between two different ajnas in color and function.

• Dukah (D): the final tonic of the maqam
• Husayni (A): the ghammaz or the main upper center of expansion
• Muhayyar (upper D): the confirmed upper jawab

• The maqam usually moves from Kurd on Dukah below, then ascends gradually until the region of Hijaz on Husayni becomes clear, after which it returns to Dukah (D) to confirm the tonic
• Its identity is not understood from the scale alone, but from the way it moves between Kurd at the tonic and Hijaz in the jawab
• If the Kardan-sharp tone (upper C-sharp) is absent, the maqam’s character weakens and the result may collapse into a less specific form
• The correct upper-jins analysis in this maqam is Hijaz on Husayni (A)

• Stabilize Jins Kurd on Dukah (D)
• Ascend gradually toward the jawab
• Bring out Hijaz on Husayni clearly in the upper region
• Return to the tonic on Dukah (D)