Geet Govind (Raag Khat) & Qaul Qalbana (Raag Zeelaf)

Late Munshi Raziuddin with Fareed Ayaz, Nasiruddeen Saami, Ali Akbar Khan (Tabla), Ghlulam Akram, Abu Mohammad, Sri Indar Lal Dhandra (sarangi).

Munshiji first presents a few verses from the Sanskrit epic Geet Govind in Raag Khat followed by Amir Khusro's Qaul Qalbana hamd in Arabic/Persian.

There's an interesting legend about the geet and the Qaul which centers around a music competition that took place in the court of Sultan Alauddin Khilji. The South Indian raag maestro Gopal Nayak arrived in the court and challenged Amir Khusro with a set of questions which he presented in the form of the geet. Amir Khusro responded with the Qual Qalbana, but not himself, instead through 12 students. This was the genesis of Qawwali and the founding of the Qawwal Bachey gharana.

For those interested, Raag Shahana from the same recording session can be enjoyed at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pXHWP4ydWY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UB6xbePYQTM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clNUayrLSoI

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• Qawwali
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• Raziuddin
• Khusro
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• Qalbana
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• geet
• govind
• gita
• govinda
• Gopal
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• Inder
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[sufismhamza]

dear sir/madam

my name is hamza akram i m a grandson of munshi raziuddin. plz give me your e-mail and cell number urgently.

[bohotkhoob]

dear Hamza, please check your private messages for my email.

[rudra79]

No, on the contrary, sufi philosophy of "love for Allah" as found in sufi writings like Mathnavi of Maulana Jalaluddin Rumi is EXACTLY like the bhakti of Gita Govinda. There is aboslutely no difference at all. As Rumi said :

"Lover's nationality is separate from all other religions,

The lover's religion and nationality is the Beloved (Allah).

The lovers cause is separate from all other causes

Love is the astrolabe of Allah's mysteries."

[jpandyaraja]

qawwali i have heard, but this is exceptional

[jasiddiqi]

Without a doubt, the greatest qawwals in the world! Qawwali is Bhakti.

[perrykhan09]

@sufismhamza

bhaijaan ko salam aap bade mukaddas gharany se hain

[rohitshinkre]

Sublime. Aeons away from the packaged thrash sold as Sufi music today...

[akhandbha]

@mlredr Krsna bhakti is the summary of all : the ultimate goal for all enlightened souls. Till that point, they struggle with ideas like Mayavad, Sufism etc.

[mlredr]

@akhandbha

You are wrong - Shankara (Adi Shankara?) considers devotion to a specific deity ultimately an impediment to ultimate realization. Devotion to a deity can only be a stepping stone, not a goal in itself.

You reduced Shankara's sophisticated and complex philosophy to a completely unwarranted correlation with a simplistic faith based religious concept.

[shuklabalram]

great work!!!

aafareen sad aafrareen!!!

[akhandbha]

Sufi philosophy is very similar to Shankar's monism : seeking union with the Divine (God/ Allah).

Bhakti philosophy seeks a chance to serve the Divine (Krishna/God) beyond the zone of undifferentiated monism.

Gita Govind belongs to the realm of pure bhakti. Those who understand this difference really appreciate Gita Govind far far above any Sufi composition.

[964247]

kya gaiki hai yaar.... socho geet sunney mein itna acha lag raha hai to qaul kitna zabardast hoga jab 12 ney parha....