This branch is read inside the Ajam family as a maqam that preserves the essence of Ajam, but develops a special upper color that gives it its audible identity within the family.

An Ajam branch with a distinctive upper color inside the family.

Shawq Afza is a branch of the Ajam family, and its identity is determined through the upper treatment and the coloration produced by it within the Ajam framework.

It confirms the tonic first, then develops an upper route with a special color before returning to confirm its family belonging.

• The tonic
• Resting points within the lower jins
• Upper stations specific to this branch

• The difference from Ajam is determined through the upper region
• One should listen to how the jawab is opened and how the return from it is handled

• Stabilize the tonic
• Move through the middle region
• Reveal the branch’s special upper color
• Return and confirm the tonic

• This branch is understood through its relation to the parent maqam and through its difference from it in the upper region.

• Its explanation may differ according to school or reference.

• Listing note names alone is not enough to understand this branch; one must pay attention to movement and repose.

• Begin by comparing it with basic Ajam.
• Notice where the special color appears in the upper region.