Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

نصرت فتح علي خان

1948 CE · 1367 AH† – 1997 CE · 1418 AH† †

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

The greatest qawwali singer of the 20th century, who carried Sufi devotional song to world stages.

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musician · Poet
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The Colonial Era · The Contemporary Era · The Modern Era Contemporaries: Abd al-Rahman Badawi · Al-Akwa', Muhammad ibn Ali · Al-Albani, Muhammad Nasir al-Din · Ibn Baz, Abd al-Aziz ibn Abd Allah · Munir al-Baalbaki

Music and its permissibilitySpirituality and Sufism

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Fez Festival of World Sacred Music· Şeb-i Arus· Urs of Ajmer Sharif· The Sabri Brothers· Abida Parveen· Rahat Fateh Ali Khan· Prophetic adab (proper conduct)· Righteousness (birr)

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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.