Javed Taufeeq Niazi sings manqabat of Imam Hussain (as)

” O heart clasp onto the person of the Sultan of Saints

I mean, Hussain ibn Ali, the heart and soul of the Saints”.

Hz Shah Niaz BeNiaz (ra)

 

The Beautiful Names of God

 

Aziz Mian- Aasmaan Se Utara Gaya

Aziz Mian was probably the first qawwal I ever heard as a child. Although I doubt whether I understood much but I loved his qawwalis nevertheless. This qawwali shows how carefully he selected his verses and how profound in meaning they in fact were. Aziz Mian loved to play around with words and meanings and this certainly shows him at his best. Listen and enjoy.

 

The Anguish of Love- A beautiful Burda rendition

 

Hadra in the presence of Shaykh Abd-ar-Rahman Shaghouri (RA)

The Shadhili hadra in Damascus in the presence of Shaykh Abd-ar-Rahman as-Shaghouri (ra) who passed away in 2004. I will post something on this great Arif and Murshid later insha’Allah, for now just enjoy the hadra which he loved himself. In the video you see some of the ulema of Damascus such as Shaykh Abd- al-Aziz al-Khateeb al-Hasani in the front rows.

 

Ya Taiba (traditional Arabic Naat)

In this beautiful Naat “Taiba” refers to the blessed and radiant city of Madina (upon her Master be the Peace and Blessings of God eternally). It recounts the yearning of the heart for that “heart of hearts”.This version is in two parts by a traditional Syrian group of munshideen ( singers of spiritual poems) and shows that this sufi tradition is still very much alive in the Arab world too.

Part 2

 

Nusrat sings Bulle Shah

This is the first of a four part qawwali where Nusrat sings some of the most well known verses of Hz Bulle Shah.