At a glance
- Roles
- musician · Poet
- Identifiers
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Life in time
Music and its permissibilitySpirituality and Sufism
Overview
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (1948–1997) was a Pakistani qawwali singer from the Punjab, widely regarded as the one who carried this Sufi art furthest into the world. He performed the remembrance of Ali and the praises of the saints at hundreds of concerts, in a voice described as one of the strongest in recorded history. 1
Influence
He took qawwali out of the Sufi gatherings into world festivals and film, and worked with Peter Gabriel and Eddie Vedder. His recordings remain a reference for anyone who speaks of qawwali. 1
People and things also explored
Fez Festival of World Sacred Music· 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)
Sources
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islam.museum contributors. “Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/nusrat-fatih-ali-khan/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.