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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.
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.
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]
Songs in Pashto (4 P) Pages in category "Afghan songs" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. F.
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.
"Millī Surūd" (Persian: ملی سرود, lit. '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.
Shortly after the song was released, Aryana was asked for an interview by the BBC to explain her reason and meaning behind the song. Her next big hit was Anaram Anaram which put Aryana back at the top of the charts in Afghanistan. [10] [11] In 2019, Sayeed won the Afghan Icon Award and was named the 2017 Best Female Artist of Afghanistan. [12]
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]