Qawwali is a musical form associated with the sama’, spiritual concert, of the Chishti Sufi Order. In its religious context it functions as a way to bring members of the order into a trance-like state ...

The murder of the renowned qawwal, Amjad Sabri came as a rude jolt to the popular genre of vocal music, but to think that this will toll a death knell for qawwali would best be described as jumping to ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from Lismore. Followed categories will be added to My News. Canadian-born performer and teacher Tahir Qawwal has spent many years immersed in the tradition of Qawwali, ...

Raees Khan explores the history, influence and enduring legacy of Qawwali music, both within and outside of the Islamic World. Show more Raees Khan explores the history, influence and enduring legacy ...

So we are back to medieval times and the medieval discourse whether music is halal (permissible) in Islam or is explicitly haram (forbidden). A deeply disturbing news item appeared in sections of the ...

Sufism, according to its adherents, is the inner mystical dimension of Islam. Sufi orders are largely Sunni and follow one of the four schools of Sunni Islam and maintain a Sunni Aqidah or creed.

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Qawwali is the Sufi devotional music of India and Pakistan, ecstatic praise-songs traditionally offered ...

Raees Khan explores the history, influence and enduring legacy of Qawwali music, both within, as well as outside of the Islamic World. From its earliest origins in the writings of Sufi Saints, to its ...

So we are back to medieval times and the medieval discourse whether music is halal (permissible) in Islam or is explicitly haram (forbidden). A deeply disturbing news item appeared in sections of the ...