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Fortress of Islam, Heart of Asia" [a] is an Afghan mujahideen battle song composed in 1919 by Ustad Qasim. It was adopted as the national anthem of the Islamic State of Afghanistan from 1992 to 2006.
After the end of Taliban rule in 2001, a new national anthem was created for the "New Afghanistan", which, according to the 20th article of the new Afghan constitution, [2] was to contain the names of the various ethnic groups of Afghanistan, and the formula "Allāhu Akbar" ("God is the greatest") had to be included. After a competition ...
The "Grand Salute" (Pashto: لوی سلام, lit. 'Loya Salami'), also known by its incipit "Our Brave and Noble King" (Persian: ای شاهِ غیور و مهربانِ ما, romanized: Schahe ghajur-o-mehrabane ma) was the national anthem of the Kingdom of Afghanistan from 1943 to 1973.
It is an a cappella song, meaning that it does not contain musical instruments, as instruments are considered haram by the ruling Taliban. [1] It is based on the communist-era song "Da De Azadi Khawra". [2] The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (under Taliban rule) had formal laws specifying its flag and emblem; however, no anthem was specified. [3]
According to Article 20 of the Afghan constitution, the national anthem shall be in Pashto with the mention of "God is Greatest" as well as the names of the ethnicities in Afghanistan. [15] The lyrics were written by Abdul Bari Jahani, and the music was written by German–Afghan composer Babrak Wassa . [16]
"Man Aamadeh Am" (Persian: من آمده ام, lit. 'I have come to you') is a Persian song, sung by Iranian singer Googoosh for the album Pol in 1975. The song was written by Googoosh's Afghan friend Jalil Zaland and gifted to Googoosh after she visited Afghanistan.
'National Anthem'), or better known as "Amani Surūd" (Persian: سرود امانی, lit. 'Amani Anthem') was the first national anthem of the Kingdom of Afghanistan in 1926. It was composed and arranged by Khalid Rajab Bey , a Turkish professor at the School of Industry and Music who taught music in Kabul during the reign of Amanullah Khan .
Ahesta Bero (Dari: آهسته برو) or Ohista Birav (Tajik: оҳиста бирав), literally meaning "walk slowly" ("walk graciously"), [1] is a musical composition played to welcome the bride and groom's entrance to the wedding hall in weddings, most often in Afghanistan and the Afghan diaspora.