The first song that Dr Sharifah Mariam Aljunied learnt was not Twinkle Twinkle Little Star but the chorus of the Arabic "sung poem" called the Qasidah Burdah, which is in praise of God. Read more ...

The ghazal as a genre is derived from the Arabic qasidah (ode). It originates in taghazzul, the opening verses of the qasidah in which the poet talks about his female lover.

video showing nuns singing with a qasidah (Islamic pop music) group went viral over the weekend, with netizens praising it as a heart-warming example of interfaith acceptance amid rising ...