Muslim Al-Waeli

Muslim Muhammad Lafta al-Waeli is an Iraqi Husayni radud (eulogist) and munshid, born on 22 June 1999 in Suq al-Shuyukh, Dhi Qar governorate, Iraq. He performs Husayni eulogy poems in religious majalis and processions, has become one of the best-known raduds of his generation in Iraq, has performed at the holy shrines and in several countries, and his YouTube channel passed one million subscribers in 2021. ¹

Al-Waeli grew up in a religious Shia environment in which the Husayni minbar (pulpit) had a prominent presence in his life from childhood. He first ascended the Husayni minbar in 2008, by chance as his biography tells it, then continued reciting through the Baqiyyat Allah procession in Suq al-Shuyukh, and after he became known he continued with the al-Mahdi al-Muntazar procession. ¹

He received vocal training in the musical maqamat under the raduds Mohsen al-Zuhairi and Ali al-Turabi, and in 2016 he obtained a certificate in the arts of the basic maqam melodies. ¹

Al-Waeli has taken part in many Husayni majalis and processions inside Iraq, including gatherings at the holy shrines such as the Husayniyya and Alawiyya shrines, and in events in countries including Iran, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Jordan and Lebanon. He is known for reviving the majalis of the Shia occasions, above all the Ashura gatherings, and for a mournful rhythmic vocal style suited to Husayni poetry; he is especially active in the seasons of Muharram and Safar, when he performs eulogies in the mourning assemblies. ¹

Among his known eulogies are "Shal al-Shahid Husayn", "Al-Fatiha li-Husayn", "Al-Subh 'Anka Rayha", "Rah al-Walad", "Abbas Ug'ud At'abni" and "Salam". His audio works are published on digital listening platforms, including the album "Ana Majnun al-Husayn" (I Am Mad for Husayn) on Spotify. A recent work is the eulogy "Al-Khuwwa Rahat", written by Hussein Kazim al-Shablawi and performed by him at the Shuhada al-Aqila body and procession in Baghdad in the 1447 AH season. ^{1 2}

He is counted among the contemporary generation of raduds who rely on modern recording and publishing technologies, and his works spread through digital platforms and social media, widening his name among audiences. ¹

Satellite channels have interviewed him, among them Asia Satellite, Al-Anwar, Al-Sirat and the Imam Hussein channel. He opened his YouTube channel and received the silver creator award for one hundred thousand subscribers and then the gold award in 2021 after reaching one million subscribers; the channel stood at about 1.31 million subscribers in October 2026, a platform figure that changes constantly and is therefore recorded here only with its date. ^{1 2}

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