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  2. Naʽat - Wikipedia

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    t. e. Naʽat ( Urdu: نعت; Bengali: নাত and Punjabi) is poetry in praise of the Islamic prophet, Muhammad. The practice is popular in South Asia (India, Pakistan and Bangladesh), commonly in Urdu, Bengali or Punjabi. People who recite Naʽat are known as Naʽat Khawan or sanaʽa-khuaʽan. Exclusive "Praise to Allah" and Allah alone is ...

  3. Dhu al-Kifl - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. Dhu al-Kifl ( Arabic: ذُو الْكِفْل, romanized : ḏū l-kifl, lit. 'Possessor of the Portion'), also spelled Dhu l-Kifl, Dhul-Kifl, Zu al-Kifl, Zul Kifl, or Zu l-Kifl, is an Islamic prophet. Although his identity is unknown, his identity has been theorised and identified as various Hebrew Bible prophets and other figures ...

  4. Abdul Sattar Edhi - Wikipedia

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    Abdul Sattar Edhi NI LPP (Urdu: عبد الستار ایدھی; 28 February 1928 [6] – 8 July 2016) [1] [7] [2] [8] was a Pakistani humanitarian, philanthropist and ascetic who founded the Edhi Foundation, which runs the world's largest ambulance network, [9] along with homeless shelters, animal shelters, [10] rehabilitation centres, and orphanages across Pakistan.

  5. Music of Pakistan - Wikipedia

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    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.

  6. Nasheed - Wikipedia

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    Nasheed. A Nasheed ( Arabic: نَشِيد, romanized : nashīd, lit. 'chant', plural Arabic: أَنَاشِيد, romanized: 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 . Nasheeds are popular throughout ...

  7. Islamic music - Wikipedia

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    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. Due to Islam being a multi-ethnic ...

  8. Islamic religious leaders - Wikipedia

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    Islamic religious leaders have traditionally been people who, as part of the clerisy, mosque, or government, performed a prominent role within their community or nation.. However, in the modern contexts of Muslim minorities in non-Muslim countries as well as secularised Muslim states like Turkey, and Bangladesh, the religious leadership may take a variety of non-formal sha

  9. Islam and music - Wikipedia

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    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.