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Qawwali is the best-known form of Sufi music and is most commonly found in the Sufi culture in South Asia. However, music is also central to the Sema ceremony of the whirling dervishes , which is set to a form of music called Ayin, a vocal and instrumental piece featuring Turkish classical instruments such as the ney (a reed flute).
Hamd is a word that is used in the Islamic religion. Muslims use the word Hamd in many aspects in their lives. The Quran starts with a Hamd opening chapter or Surah which is Al-Fatiha starts with praising God ("Allah"). It is found to be in the first Ayah, the first Surah in the Quran; Al-Fatiha.
Qawwali at Ajmer Sharif Dargah. Qawwali is a form of Sufi Islamic devotional singing originating in India.Originally performed at Sufi shrines or dargahs throughout The Indian subcontinent, [1] it is famous throughout Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and Afghanistan and has also gained mainstream popularity and an international audience as of the late 20th century.
For example, the "Allah Hoo" that appears on the Sabri Brothers 1978 album Qawwali: Sufi Music from Pakistan is totally different from the song that became one of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan's signature qawwalis, and this in turn is totally different from Qawwal Bahauddin's version on the 1991 Shalimar compilation video titled "Tajdar-e-Haram, vol. 2 ...
Naʽat (Bengali: নাত and Urdu: نعت) is poetry in praise of the Islamic prophet, Muhammad. The practice is popular in South Asia (Bangladesh, Pakistan and India), commonly in Bengali, Punjabi, or Urdu. People who recite Naʽat are known as Naʽat Khawan or sanaʽa-khuaʽan.
The music video features Atif Aslam. It is the first Pakistani music video to cross 100 million views on YouTube. [9] [10] The official video has garnered over 520 million views on YouTube, and became the most viewed Youtube video of Pakistani-origin, as of January 2022, leaving behind Rahat Fateh Ali Khan and Momina Mustehsan's rendition of Afreen Afreen having 336 million views. [11]
Ghatu, Ghetu Gaan, or Ghetu Song is a type traditional cultural song of the Eastern Part of the Bangladesh. [1] The songs were traditionally sung during the monsoon season, [1] though the tradition is on the decline. [2]
Bulleh Shah gave an entirely different color to the qawwali, adding verses in praises of Shahbaz Qalandar and giving it a large tint of Sindhi culture. It also venerates Ali, the cousin and son-in-law of Muhammad. Contrary to popular legend, renowned Pakistani composer Ashiq Hussain only composed a dhamaal version of it.