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The "Afghan National Anthem" [a] was the national anthem of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan used from 2006 to 2021. The lyrics were written by Abdul Bari Jahani, and the music was composed by German-Afghan composer Babrak Wassa . [1] It was replaced by "This Is the Home of the Brave" after the Taliban takeover in 2021.
As such, most of Afghanistan practically was left without a national anthem during that time, until late 2001 when the Taliban was overthrown. The song was reintroduced by the new transitional government of Afghanistan in 2002; [ citation needed ] it remained such when the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan was established in 2004 and was used by ...
The Afghan concept of music is closely associated with instruments, and thus unaccompanied religious singing is not considered music. Koran recitation is an important kind of unaccompanied religious performance, as is the ecstatic Zikr ritual of the Sufis which uses songs called na't, and the Shi'a solo and group singing styles like mursia, manqasat, nowheh and rowzeh.
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]
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.
This Is the Home of the Brave" (Pashto: دا د باتورانو کور Dā də bātorāno kor) is a Pashto-language nasheed, currently used as the national anthem of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. It is an a cappella song, meaning that it does not contain musical instruments, as instruments are considered haram by the ruling Taliban. [1]
'So long as there is Earth and Heaven') was the national anthem of the Republic of Afghanistan from 1973 to 1978. In 1973, the Kingdom of Afghanistan was overthrown in a coup d'état and the Republic was established by Mohammad Daoud Khan , so the country began to formulate a new national anthem, because the second national anthem was a pure ...
'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. The song was officially launched in 1943 and replaced the first national anthem, composed during the reign ...