Popular Practice: Songs in Praise of the Prophet: Dhikr
Excerpt from a Sufi dhikr ceremony from Alleppo, Syria. The chorus rhythmically chants the name of Allah while the lead singer recites an Arabic poem, a qasida, in praise of the Prophet Muhammad referring to him as ya rasul allah, ya habib allah.
(from: Syrie Muezzins d'Alep. Chants religieux de l'Islam (Ocora, Radio France))
