the qaul
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Amir Khusrau ( - ), the great poet, musician and disciple of Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya, gave a unique form to the Chishti sama ‘ by introducing the qaul (Arabic word meaning “saying”), a hymn sung at the opening or closing of qawwali . This was followed by sufi poetry in Persian, Hindavi or Urdu, and sometimes using words from all of these languages. Qawwals (those who sing these songs) at the shrine of
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Amir Khusrau ( - ), the great poet, musician and disciple of Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya, gave a unique form to the Chishti sama ‘ by introducing the qaul (Arabic word meaning “saying”), a hymn sung at the opening or closing of qawwali . This was followed by sufi poetry in Persian, Hindavi or Urdu, and sometimes using words from all of these languages. Qawwals (those who sing these songs) at the shrine of
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