Ali Ali Ali Maula Ali Ali

\"Ali Ali Ali Maula Ali Ali\" is a qawwali composition performed by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and Sultan Khan. The track appears as the second entry on the album Pukaar, released on 2002 under Navras Records. The recording spans 31 minutes and 45 seconds, adhering to the extended improvisational structure characteristic of traditional qawwali performances.

The album Pukaar was issued in CD format. The collaboration pairs Khan’s vocal mastery with Sultan Khan’s sarangi accompaniment, though specific production details beyond the label and release year remain undocumented. The track title invokes Sufi devotional themes, centering on the veneration of Ali ibn Abi Talib, a figure of reverence in Islamic mysticism.

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan contributed the lead vocals, while Sultan Khan provided instrumental support on the sarangi. The album’s liner notes or session details do not specify additional participating musicians, arrangers, or recording locations. Pukaar forms part of Khan’s later discography, released posthumously following his death in 1997.

The composition follows the khayal-influenced qawwali style, blending Persian and Urdu poetic traditions with rhythmic cycles (taal) and melodic modes (raga). The track’s duration allows for elaborate alaap sections, antiphonal chorus responses, and gradual tempo accelerations, typical of Khan’s live and studio performances. No official music videos or alternate versions of this recording are verified.

Navras Records, the album’s label, specialized in South Asian classical and devotional music during the early 2000s. The release date of 2002 places Pukaar within a period of renewed commercial interest in Khan’s archival and unreleased material. The album’s reception and sales figures are not publicly documented.