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Sufi Qawwali Music: Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Sings Amir Khusro's 'Man Kunto Maula'

By some accounts, this is actually the every first Sufi Qawwali song composed and performed by the incomparable 14th century polyglot Sufi mystic, poet, and musician of Indian Subcontinent, Amir Khusro who is credited as the founding father of Sufi Qawwali Music. The lyrics of this amazing Sufi Qawali song belong precisely to Amir Khusro, and are directly referenced to the following hadith or gospel of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), 'Man Kunto Maula, Fahaza Ali-un Maula'/ 'Whoever accepts me as his/her master, Ali is his/her master too.' '??? ????? ?????? ????? ????? ?????' / '?? ?? ?????? ??? ??? ????? ????'  (???? ???? ???? ???? ????? (??? ???? ???? ???? Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Sings Amir Khusro...simply soul-stirring... ??????? ???????? ?????? ??????? ????? -????? ????? ???? ???? ??? ??? ? ??? ????? "?? ??? ????" ???? ???? ???? ???? ????? ?? ?????...??? ?????? ????? ? ?????? Queen of Sufi Qawwali Music, Abida Parveen sings  Amir Khusr

Read Kashf al-Mahjoob or Revelation of the Mystery, the Oldest Persian Treatise on Sufism

Kashf al-Mahjoob (??? ???????)--Revelation of the Mystery--is the oldest Persian Treatise on Sufism written by the eminent 11th century Persian Sufi master, Ali Hujwiri better known as Hazrat Data Ganj-Bakhsh in Indian Subcontinent. "There is a shrine in Lahore [Pakistan] that attracts the kings and rulers and common people alike. This practice has persisted for last many centuries. The man lying in his shrine was embraced by all communities including the Hindus and Sikhs and Parsees. Even after the passage of 966 years, his fame has risen everyday, evermore. Even after his demise, he is revered as a saint, and his tomb is a place of seeking spiritual blessings. Nowadays we connect with him, Ali Hujwiri, chiefly through his masterpiece, Kashf-ul-Mahjub. The book brought the author everlasting reverence and fame.According to R A Nicholson, Hujwiri was born in the last decade of the tenth century or in the first decade of the eleventh century in Ghazna, now in Afghanistan. Apart

The Great Sufi Poet of Herat, Jami

Despite being virtually unknown here in America, the outstanding 15th century Persian Sufi, Nuruddin Abdul Rahman Jami was a Sufi poet par excellence. Among the Persian speakers, Jami's following verses - offering glowing praises for Rumi and his magna obra, Masnavi Manavi or Rhyming Couplets of Profound Spiritual Meanings - are widely known and often recited: Maulana Rumi's Masnavi Manavi  is the Quran in Persian language. I'm not saying that his excellency,  Maulana Rumi is a Prophet, but he sure does have a Book. Jami - My Translation ????? ????? ????? ??? ???? ?????? ????? ?? ??? ???? ?? ?? ???? ???? ??? ??????? ??? ???? ????  ??? ????? ????????? ???? "Nuruddin Abdul Rahman Jami (1414-1492) was a Persian poet, scholar, and Sufi mystic. He wrote lyrical poems and odes, seven romantic or didactic Masnavi (rhyming couplets), such as `Yusuf u Zulaikha` and `Salaman and Absal`, and many other works. Over almost fifty years, Jami turned his hand to every genre of Persian

Kirtan Rabbi: Jewish Mystical Hebrew Chant (Rabbi Andrew Hahn Ph.D.)

Rabbi Andrew Hahn Ph.D . Related Reading Materials on Jewish Mysticism, Kabbalah: Jewish Mysticism Kabbalah Related Online eBooks The Mystical Heritage of the Children of Abraham Rabbi Andrew Hahn, using pearls of wisdom from the Holy Hebrew Bible, the Jewish prayer book of Siddur, and Jewish Kabbalah mystical teachings, performs a devotional Kirtana at a Jewish Synagogue in New York City..."Kirtan is fully participatory, call-and-response devotional chant. A live kirtan is at once ecstatic, contemplative and � most of all � playfully improvised. Enjoy singing along with this music! Kirtan Rabbi: Live! was recorded after sundown at Congregation Bnai Jeshurun in New York City. Unless otherwise noted, all melodies are by Rabbi Andrew Hahn. The words are drawn from the Hebrew Bible and the Siddur (the traditional Jewish prayer-book), as well as from the language of Kabbalah (Jewish Mysticism).

Hindu Devotional Chant, Bhajan & Sufi Devotional Chant, Ziker: Chanting Together in Devotion to God

La Ilaha Ilallah � Hare Krishna Concert of Sacred Songs: Hindu Devotional Chant, Bhajan & Sufi Devotional Chant, Zikr, organized by the International Sufi School, the ashram of Amma (India House in St. Louis. USA)