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Qaul of the Soul: Gurmej Raja and Shaukat Ali
Qaul of the Soul: Gurmej Raja and Shaukat Ali
Qaul is an Arabic word used to describe ‘an utterance’ and most often refers to the utterance of the prophet Muhammad (PBUH). The term ‘qawwali‘ is derived from the word ‘qual’ and refers to the genre of Sufi devotional music. Though qaul and qawwali are often used in conjunction with each other there is a difference between the two. Today, when referring to spiritual music, qual refers to the…
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Spiritual Love: Tragic Love Songs of Punjab
Spiritual Love: Tragic Love Songs of Punjab
Sohni crossing the river to Mahiwal
At the center of Punjabi cultural identity lay the tradition of what are often called ‘tragic love stories‘. These stories of star-crossed (not to mention caste and creed segregated and gender discriminated) lovers are embedded in the psyche, the art, the faiths and the languages of Punjab in a way that very few other stories or traditions in other parts of…
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