{"id":1960,"date":"2015-03-21T17:30:04","date_gmt":"2015-03-21T22:30:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/?p=1960"},"modified":"2015-03-23T23:07:20","modified_gmt":"2015-03-24T04:07:20","slug":"hazrat-ali-in-nusrats-qawwals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/2015\/03\/21\/hazrat-ali-in-nusrats-qawwals\/","title":{"rendered":"Hazrat ‘Al\u012b in Nusrat’s Qawwals"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Many of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan’s greatest qawwal performances feature lyrics about ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib, probably originally deriving from the song, “Man Kuntu Mawla,” attributed to Amir Khusrow (d. 1325). Bulleh Shah (d. 1757) is said to have modified this song to create the popular qawwal “Mast Qalandar” in honor of the Sufi saint Lal Shahbaz Qalandar (d. 1274) whose tomb in Sindh (pictured below) attracts thousands of pilgrims every year.<\/p>\n

‘Ali\u00a0plays an important role in virtually all Sufi orders as the first link in the initiatic chain from the\u00a0Prophet, and whether Sunni or Shi’a, Sufi poets around\u00a0the world have praised ‘Ali for his sanctity, knowledge, and spiritual perfection. Like the Prophet, ‘Ali remains a living presence in Sufism, especially in Qawwali music.<\/p>\n

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