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Roles: musician
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Overview

Rahat Fateh Ali Khan (born 1974 in Faisalabad) is a Pakistani qawwali singer. He is the nephew and student of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, and brought qawwali to Bollywood cinema and to world film soundtracks. 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)

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islam.museum contributors. “Rahat Fateh Ali Khan”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/rahat-fatih-ali-khan/. 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.