Mesut Kurtis

مسعود كورتيس

1981 CE · 1401 AH† †

† Hijri date derived by computation from the Gregorian/Julian date; it may differ from the transmitted date by a day or two.

The Macedonian-Turkish vocalist of 'Burdu Al-'Ala' — a pioneer of multilingual European nasheed.

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musician
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Life in time

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The Colonial Era · The Contemporary Era · The Modern Era Contemporaries: Abd al-Rahman Badawi · Abu al-Wafa al-Ghunaymi al-Taftazani · Ahmad Abd al-Sattar al-Jawari · Al-Akwa', Muhammad ibn Ali · Al-Albani, Muhammad Nasir al-Din

Music and its permissibility

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People and things also explored

Fez Festival of World Sacred Music· Şeb-i Arus· Urs of Ajmer Sharif· Junoon· The Mehter (Ottoman military band)· Native Deen· Raihan· The Sabri Brothers

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islam.museum contributors. “Mesut Kurtis”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/masud-kurtis/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-16.

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Fez Festival of World Sacred Music

Fez's annual festival convening Sufi chant, qawwali and nasheed alongside the sacred music of other faiths; since 1994.