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The Best of Kinna Sohna — Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Punjabi Qawwali

Kinna Sohna — how beautiful — is a Punjabi expression of wonder at beauty, used in sufi poetry as an address to the divine: how beautiful is the one who created this world, or how beautiful is the one who appears in it as light. Most of his qawwalis are in Punjabi, Hindi and Urdu, and the Kinna Sohna tradition represents the Punjab's distinctive way of praising beauty — not through the elaborate vocabulary of Persian classical poetry but through the direct, wondering exclamation of folk speech. His qawalies are filled with sofiyana kalam. He carries a traditional style that immerses into the kalam completely.

The Best of a Specific Theme

iRulz has paid homage to our legend and uploaded numerous collections of his video qawwali alongside audio qawwali. Wadali Brothers, Muazzam and Abida Parveen all engage with the beauty-wonder tradition from different positions in the South Asian sufi music landscape.

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The Best of Kinna Sohna is available on iRulz for free streaming and urdu qawwali mp3 download.

FAQ

What does kinna sohna mean? "How beautiful" in Punjabi — an exclamation of wonder at beauty. Used in devotional poetry to express wonder at divine beauty manifest in the world or in the beloved.

Is this a single composition or a compilation of kinna sohna-themed material? The "best of" framing suggests a compilation. Check the iRulz page for the specific track listing.

Is wonder (taajjub) a recognized spiritual state in sufi tradition? Yes — hayra (wonderment, perplexity) is a recognized spiritual state in classical sufi theory, associated with the experience of encountering the divine in ways that exceed the capacity of the mind to comprehend.

You may also enjoy the qawwali of Wadali Brothers, Muazzam, and Abida Parveen. Listen to more qawwali of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.