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A nasheed (Arabic: نَشِيد, romanized: nashīd, lit. 'chant', pl. أَنَاشِيد, anāshīd) is a work of vocal music, partially coincident with hymns, that is either sung a cappella or with instruments, according to a particular style or tradition within Sunni Islam.
Music for public religious celebrations includes: Ta'zieh music (Shi'a) – a passion play depicting the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, part musical drama, part religious drama, rarely performed outside Iran; Ashurah music (Shi'a) – performed during the Muharram mourning period, commemorating the deaths of Imam Hussein and his followers
Islamic music may refer to religious music, as performed in Islamic public services or private devotions, or more generally to musical traditions of the Muslim world. The heartland of Islam is the Middle East , North Africa , the Horn of Africa , Balkans , and West Africa , Iran , Central Asia , and South Asia .
Sunni Colón Thierry Tetsu (born 1991) known by his stage name Sunni Colón is an American singer/songwriter, producer, and artist based in Los Angeles, California. He has released three albums and his music was featured in Dear White People and HBO’s Insecure and Ballers .
K'naan – Canadian rapper of Somali descent [142] He is a Sunni Muslim, and visited the Prophet's Mosque in Medina in 2015. Lupe Fiasco – rapper. He is a Sunni Muslim. [124] [121] [143] MC Ren – rapper [144] Mona Haydar – rapper [145] Mos Def – rapper. Initially joined the Nation of Islam before converting to Sunni Islam. [124] [121] [146]
Al Sahir was born in Mosul, Iraq on September 12, 1957, [11] to a Sunni father and a Shia mother from Najaf. His father lived in Baghdad but was a Samarra native from the tribe of Darraj . Kadhem Al Sahir grew up and spent a large part of his life in Al-Hurrya neighborhood in Baghdad.
Ibn Abd al-Wahhab himself or his followers typically refer to themselves as Salafi, Sunni or Muwahhidun. [1] [2] [3] The term Wahhabi was probably first used by Sulayman ibn Abd al-Wahhab, a staunch opponent of his brother's views until 1776 CE /AH 1190, who declared the Wahhabi movement as the personal interpretation of its leader.
Sunni Islam [a] (/ ˈ s uː n i /; Arabic: أهل السنة, romanized: Ahl as-Sunnah, lit. 'The People of the Sunnah') is the largest denomination of Islam , followed by 87–90% of the world's Muslims , and simultaneously the largest religious denomination in the world.