Qawwali music received international exposure through the work of the late Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, largely due to several releases on the Real World label, followed by live appearances at WOMAD festivals.God, generally considered to be the height of spiritual ecstasy in Sufism.Although famous throughout the world, its economic and spiritual hub remains Punjab province of Pakistan from where it gained entry into the main stream commercial music industry and international fame.However, Qawwali in the form we know it today was essentially created by Amir Khusrau Dehelvi in the late 13th century in India.Chhote Babu Qawwal sings in Bengali), but the regional language tradition is relatively obscure.The central themes of qawwali are love, devotion and longing (of man for the Divine).Traditionally, a qawwali performance starts with a hamd.Imam Ali or one of the Sufi saints.Interestingly, manqabats in praise of Ali are sung at both Sunni and Shi'a gatherings.There is usually at least one manqabat in a traditional programme.In fact, in India and Pakistan, ghazal is also a separate, distinct musical genre in which many of the same songs are performed in a different musical style, and in a secular context.Rather, it is taken to be the spiritual context within which the soul exists) Intoxication is attaining spiritual knowledge, or being filled with the joy of loving the Divine.Punjabi, which is in the unique style of poets such as Shah Hussain and Baba Bulleh Shah.Allah through a variety of linguistic t...