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Qawwali at Ajmer Sharif Dargah. Qawwali ( Urdu: قوّالی; Hindi: क़व्वाली; Bengali: ক়াওয়ালী; Punjabi ਕ਼ੱਵਾਲੀ; ) is a form of Sufi Islamic devotional singing originating in South Asia. Originally performed at Sufi shrines or dargahs throughout South Asia, [ 1] it is famous throughout Pakistan ...
ISSN 1825-621X. Since the birth of Islam the permissibility of music and singing has been debated. Not only the lawfulness of the performer but also of the audience was discussed. Advocates and opponents alike traced the legitimacy of their position back to the Quran and the hadiths, the sayings of the Prophet.
Mehfil. Mehfil (also spelled mahfil) is a formal venue where indoor recreational activities such as poetry ( mushaira ), singing, music, and dance are entertained in parts of the Indian subcontinent. It is part of Ganga-Jamuni tehzeeb culture. Historically, mehfil s were presented in the homes or palaces of Muslim royalty or noblemen, who acted ...
t. e. 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.
The Music of Pakistan ( Urdu: پاکستانی موسیقی, lit. 'pákistáni mosíqi') includes diverse elements ranging from music from various parts of South Asia as well as Central Asian, Middle Eastern, and modern-day Western popular music influences. With these multiple influences, a distinctive Pakistani music has emerged.
Urdu Daira Maarif Islamiya or Urdu Encyclopaedia of Islam ( Urdu: اردو دائرہ معارف اسلامیہ) is the largest Islamic encyclopedia published in Urdu by University of the Punjab. Originally it is a translated, expanded and revised version of Encyclopedia of Islam. Its composition began in the 1950s at University of the Punjab.
The holiday is known under various other names in different languages and countries around the world. The day is also called Eid I or "Lesser Eid" (Arabic: العيد الصغير, romanized: al-ʿĪd al-Ṣaghīr), or simply Eid. [5] [6] Eid al-Fitr has a particular salah that consists of two rakats generally performed in an open field or ...
Sama ( Turkish: Sema; Persian, Urdu and Persian: سَماع, romanized : samā‘un) is a Sufi ceremony performed as part of the meditation and prayer practice dhikr. [clarification needed] Sama means "listening", while dhikr means "remembrance". [1] These performances often include singing, playing instruments, dancing, recitation of poetry ...