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Abida Parveen

عارضة بروين (عبيدة بارفين)

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

The foremost female voice of Pakistani Sufi song — sings Shah Abdul Latif and Bulleh Shah at Sindh's shrines.

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Music and its permissibilitySpirituality and SufismWomen

Summary

Abida Parveen (born 1954 in Larkana, Sindh) is a Pakistani Sufi singer, one of the greatest voices of Sindh and the Punjab. She sings the verse of Shah Abd al-Latif Bhittai, Sultan Bahu and the Sufi poetic heritage at the gatherings of the darbar and the adraj. 1

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Fez Festival of World Sacred Music· Şeb-i Arus· Urs of Ajmer Sharif· The Sabri Brothers· A'isha al-Ba'uniyya· Fartana· Mona Haydar· Ayat-Ayat Cinta

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islam.museum contributors. “Abida Parveen”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/abida-parvin/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.

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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.