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“There isn\u2019t even a concept of man or woman in Sufism. The Sufis are a force of religion, a force of light, a force of Panjtan Pak, from which this Sufi music is inspired.\u201d Parveen went on to reiterate that the ethos of Sufism is egalitarianism, and assured that the only thing Sufism identifies itself with, is humanity.<\/p>\n
“Sufism is concerned with humanity and connects everyone through a common chain of humanity. You are building a chain between yourself and God and God allows it to happen regardless of gender or your place in society,\u201d she said. \u201cWhen what you are reciting comes from the heavens then who can question it?\u201d she asked.<\/p>\n
Parveen recalled how growing up in the land of saints contributed to her obsession for folk music. \u201cThe atmosphere of Sindh is the atmosphere of a shrine, so much so that the mood and vibe of Sindh is that of a\u00a0Darga<\/em>,\u201d asserted Parveen. But her inspiration wasn\u2019t just limited to the rich cultural ecosystem of Sindh; her father had an equally significant impact on her tastes.<\/p>\n \u201cMy dad had a music school, where he taught folk music. So with such an environment around me, Allah\u00a0Sain<\/em>\u00a0instilled in me the colour and passion of Sufi music,\u201d added the Global Mystic Sufi Ambassador.<\/p>\n She also assured that people around the world have now developed an affinity for Qawwali, whether they understand the language of it or not.\u00a0 \u201cSufism is the pain of Allah. It calms you down as if your soul is in a state of ecstasy.\u201d<\/p>\n Parveen credits the message of Sufi saints and the influence of figures such as Khusrau for shaping Sufi music into the way it is played today. \u201cAmir Khusrau made a lot of melodies and instruments. First, a\u00a0pakhavaj<\/em>\u00a0was turned into a\u00a0tabla,<\/em>\u00a0and then the\u00a0sitar<\/em>\u00a0came into being. As for Qawwali, it was initially performed at the shrine of Nooruddin Chishti in India, which then became a major center of Sufi music. But each saint has brought with them their own form of Sufi music,\u201d Parveen informed.<\/p>\n \u201cThe saints used to murmur\/hum in pain but it is very difficult to do justice to that pain through our singing and music,\u201d said Parveen.\u00a0“It is very difficult to bear the pain of Allah.\u201d She went on to assert that even Qawwali is a kind of a spell, a state, which is related to\u00a0Dargahs<\/em>, and it is sung in every place in multiple languages. \u201cHazrat Amir Khosrow had composed the first Qawwali in Arabic which had the following words, ‘Man Kunto Maula Fahaza Ali Un Maula<\/em>\u2019, meaning, the one who considers me his master, Ali(RA) is also his master,\u201d concluded the singer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Abida Parveen\u2019s magic has enchanted audiences from all walks of life and crowds in every<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11253,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11251","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"yoast_head":"\n