Sufi Music is new invention. There is no conception of such music in Islamic Mysticism, Sufism or �Tariqat�. It is only Mehfil-e- Sama or Qawwali and nothing else, which include only the following forms of singing. 1. �Hamd� � means singing in praise of Almighty God (Allah). 2. �Naat� � means singing in praise of Great Prophet of Islam Hazrat Mohammed (P.B.U.H) 3. "Manqabat" - means singing in praise of Aulia Allah (friends of God) or Sufi Saints. The following facts are very important in order to understand the true meaning of Sama and Qawwali, and for the sake of preserving the sanctity and dignity of the Sufi Saints. Sufi Saints of India are highly respected all over the world; they had spent their whole lives according to the Sufi traditions (Tariqat) and Shariat. There is no Sufism and Spirituality without Islam and Shariat. The real Sufism is based on the strict Islamic faith and its teachings. It works within the framework of �Shariat� and cannot go beyond the limits of Shariat. The �Tariqat� i.e. the Sufi way of life for spiritual upliftment, advancement and purity of ideas, is not separate from Shariat or Islamic Laws. An eminent and earliest Sufi Saint Hazrat Ali Hujweri -Data Ganj Baksh (whose shrine is situated in Lahore, Pakistan) says, �As light cannot be separated from the sun, similarly �Shariat� cannot be separated from Tariqat�. Some programmes are organized in the name of Sufi Music. The said programmes also include some items like Sufi-Kathak performed by a lady. Songs and dance by women artists, which are absolutely against the holy traditions of the Sufism, and are highly objectionable and not recognized in Tariqat. How such a performance can be part of the Sufi Music when the same goes against the traditions of Sufism. To dedicate such musical programme to some highly respected Sufi Saint, is a disrespect and great insult for him. In accordance to the teachings of Hazrat Nizamuddin Aulia the Peer- o- Murshid (Spiritual Master) of the famous Sufi Poet and Saint Hazrat Amir Khusro, �singing and dancing by the women among the people is highly objectionable in Tariqat and prohibited in Sufism and Sama. Therefore there is no justification in calling such programmes as Sufi Musical programmes and dedicating the same to any Sufi saint. Any new invented Sufism has no concern with the real Sufism and �Tariqat� There is no conception of �Sufi-Kathak� (Indian Dance); Singing by Women and Jungle Dance in the real Sufism. Sama and Qawwali should also be held strictly in accordance to the traditions of the Sufism and Tariqat keeping in view the sanctity and dignity of highly respected Sufi Saints whose holy shrines exist all over the world. . |
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