Fez Festival of World Sacred Music

مهرجان فاس للموسيقى الروحية العالمية

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

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Music and its permissibilitySpirituality and SufismInterfaith dialogue

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An annual festival in Fez, begun in 1994, that brings together Sufi chants, qawwali and hymns with the music of other faiths on the stages of the old city. 1

Description

It has become one of the best-known festivals of spiritual music in the world; it is held in the courtyards and gardens of the palaces of Fez. 1

People and things also explored

Şeb-i Arus· Urs of Ajmer Sharif· The Sabri Brothers· Abida Parveen· Prophetic adab (proper conduct)· Akhi Baba (title of the guild shaykh and tanners' head)· The angelic and the satanic inspiration (lamma)· Asking people for help (al-masala)

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islam.museum contributors. “Fez Festival of World Sacred Music”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/fez-sacred-music-festival/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.

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