Sami Yusuf

سامي يوسف

1980 CE · 1400 AH† †

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

The British-Azerbaijani singer whose album Al-Mu'allim (2003) sold millions — the best-known modern Islamic vocalist.

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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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نبذة

سامي يوسف (وُلد سنة 1980م في طهران لأسرة أذربيجانية) مغنٍّ وملحن بريطاني نشأ في لندن، اشتهر بألبومه الأول «المعلم» (2003م) الذي باع ملايين النسخ في العالم الإسلامي. 1

الأثر

يعدّ من رواد تجديد الأغنية الإسلامية المعاصرة بدمج الآلات الغربية والشرقية، واشتهرت أناشيده «حسبي ربي» و«يا رسول الله»، واختير سنة 2006م سفيرًا للنوايا الحسنة لبرنامج الأمم المتحدة للأغذية. 1

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

Sources

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islam.museum contributors. “Sami Yusuf”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/sami-yusuf/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.

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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.