As-salāmu ʿalaykum is a greeting in Arabic that means "Peace be upon you". The greeting is a religious salutation among Muslims when greeting, though it is also used by Arabic speakers of other religions, including Arab Christians. The typical response to the greeting is wa ʿalaykumu s-salām "And peace be upon you too".
A nasheed is a work of vocal music that is either sung acappella or accompanied by percussion instruments such as the daf. In general, Islamic anasheed do not contain lamellaphone instruments, string instruments, or wind and brass instruments, although digital remastering – either to mimic percussion instruments or create overtones – is permitted. This is because many Muslim scholars state that Islam prohibits the use of musical instruments except for some basic percussion.
Irfan is an Arabic given name to the Muslim boys.
Shaykh al-Islām was used in the classical era as an honorific title for outstanding scholars of the Islamic sciences. It first emerged in Khurasan towards the end of the 4th Islamic century. In the central and western lands of Islam, it was an informal title given to jurists whose fatwas were particularly influential, while in the east it came to be conferred by rulers to ulama who played various official roles but were not generally muftis. Sometimes, as in the case of Ibn Taymiyya, the use of the title was subject to controversy. Later it became a prestigious position in the Ottoman Empire from which to govern religious affairs of Muslims. Modern times have seen this function carried out by Grand Muftis appointed or elected in a variety of ways.
A is for Allah is the name of a double album created for Muslim children by Yusuf Islam. The album was released on 11 July 2000 by Resurgence UK Records. The title song was written in 1980 upon the birth of Yusufs first child, a daughter named Hasanah. Yusuf wanted his daughter to learn the Arabic language as well as read and understand the Qu'ran. He himself was raised in London, the same city where they still lived, and had kept a home there throughout his life. Being a recent convert to the Islamic religion, he was concerned with the difficulties he would face securing a high-quality 'Islamic' education for his children.
Mecca2Medina are a British Islamic Hip hop Nasheed group.
MuslimFest is an annual two-day festival organized by DawaNet, TorontoMuslims.com, and Sound Vision Canada. The event showcases Muslim artists, musicians and comedians, and takes place every summer in Mississauga, Ontario. The 2012 edition of the event took place at the Mississauga Celebration Square on Sep 1 and 2.
Mishary bin Rashid Al-Afasy, born in Kuwait on September 5, 1976, is an Imam, Preacher, Qari and Nasheed artist.
Awakening Records is a UK-based media production owned and operated by Awakening Worldwide. In 2003, it was created by four British and American entrepreneurs offering a wide range of products for a new modern Islamic faith-inspired and value driven music market.
Ahmed Bukhatir is an Emirati Nasheed singer.
Makki literally Meccan, meaning something or someone coming from Mecca. Makki or Al-Makki with the definite article al- is also a common Arabic and Islamic surname
Maher Zain is a Swedish R&B singer, songwriter and music producer of Lebanese origin. He released his debut album Thank You Allah, an internationally successful album produced by Awakening Records, in 2009. He released his follow-up album Forgive Me in April 2012 under the same production company, and a third album One in 2016.
Thank You Allah is the debut studio album by Muslim Swedish singer Maher Zain. The album was released on November 1, 2009 by Awakening Records, with 13 songs and two bonus tracks. Maher's debut album is accompanied by three singles, each with its own music video. The album has achieved 8× platinum sales record in Malaysia as of January 2011 and has sold over 300,000 copies as of June 2016. Maher produced this album with Swedish producer from Bilal Hajji.
I Believe is the second studio album by the Canadian Muslim singer and songwriter Irfan Makki on Awakening Records. The album was released on July 28, 2011.
Dunya is the debut studio album by English Nasheed singer Nazeel Azami, released on 1 September 2006 by Awakening Records.
The Remedy is the third studio album by American hip hop group Native Deen, released on July 1, 2011 by Jamal Records.
Mesut Kurtis is a Turkish English singer who is represented by and signed to Awakening Records.
Harris Jung, known professionally as Harris J, is a British Muslim singer who signed with Awakening Records in 2013 after winning a talent competition. He has Indian, Irish and British descent. He is the eldest of five children. He used to perform for charity events to help raise money for countries in poverty. He is now signed to Winfinity as he had noticed a change he wanted to bring about and create his own music due to his talent of talented song writing. His messages spread love and positivity. He has produced an album called "Salam" which includes a series of nasheeds that promotes Islam. He is also going to release a new single called "Living Life".
