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Sab Vird Karo Allah Allah — Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Dhikr Qawwali
Sab Vird Karo Allah Allah — "all of you, do the vird of Allah Allah" — is an invitation to communal dhikr, the collective remembrance of God that is one of the central practices of the sufi tradition. His world-famous Ali Da Malang performance outdid all other qawwals of his time in terms of international exposure, but Sab Vird Karo Allah Allah represents the tradition at its most collectively oriented: not the performance of an individual voice but the instigation of collective practice. He is not the only one who sang this qawwali — vird-based compositions appear throughout the tradition performed by many qawwals.
Communal Dhikr in Qawwali
Ek Allah Kalon Mai Dardi is one of his best and most individually devotional qawwali. Sab Vird Karo Allah Allah moves the emphasis from individual devotion to collective practice. Muazzam, Master Saleem and Jhoole Laal Maizik Tuch all represent this collectively-oriented dimension of the Pakistani sufi music tradition in the iRulz collection.
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Sab Vird Karo Allah Allah is available on iRulz for free streaming and urdu qawwali mp3 download. He was born in Pakistan and has visited India, USA, UK, Canada and Europe — his international career testified to the universality of this call to collective remembrance.
FAQ
What is vird in sufi practice? A vird is a regular devotional practice — a specific set of prayers, dhikr formulas or Quranic recitations assigned by the pir to the murid (disciple) to be performed daily. Sab Vird Karo Allah Allah calls for the collective vird of divine remembrance.
What happens during collective dhikr? Participants repeat divine names or formulas together, often with rhythmic movement. The collective dimension is understood to amplify the individual practice — the energy of shared intention creates conditions not available to solitary practice.
Is this track suitable for actual use in collective dhikr? Recordings of vird-based qawwali are sometimes used to accompany or initiate dhikr gatherings, though the live performance context is always considered more appropriate for actual sufi practice.
You may also enjoy the qawwali of Muazzam, Master Saleem, and Jhoole Laal. Listen to more qawwali of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.