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Memories of Qawwali – A Tribute to Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

February 2, 2008 Mas'ud Ahmed Khan Comments 6 comments

The following was a piece I wrote to commemorate the death of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan – Memories of Qawwali – A Tribute to Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan August 16th 2007 marked the 10th death anniversary of one of the masters of the qawwali genre of Muslim devotional music. Putting aside all the fiqhi (jurisprudential) discussions about music and the permissibility or otherwise of it (although one finds that Imam al-Ghazali and Shaykh Abdal Ghani al-Nablusi make an exception for…

Hajj: Hajj Tour Operators

January 25, 2008 Mas'ud Ahmed Khan Comments 6 comments

Many of you have read about my Hajj experience and without a doubt it was amazing and I have no complaints about Hajj, how can you have a complaint about the Hajj itself when you are the guest of Allah? Having said that, when you pay for a service you have to demand what you pay for and you expect that those from whom you have purchased the service from give you what you have paid for. This is true…

Hajj: Emotion

January 12, 2008 Mas'ud Ahmed Khan Comments 3 comments

The Hajj is indelibly etched into our soul and psyche. It is little wonder that one’s emotions are unleashed when we are called to make that sacred of journies.

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