Voice, Emotion, and Creation: The Story Behind a Nasheed

Zeeshan Ahsan Qureshi has recorded a nasheed in Australia during Ramadan, a rare local experience. In this podcast, he explains why he decided to create the naat, what inspired the project, and how the idea developed during Ramadan.

Source: SBS / Afnan Malik

Zeeshan also discusses the creative and spiritual process that took place during the recording, the challenges of producing religious material in an Australian context, and how the experience was different from producing Naats abroad. He also sheds light on what it means to create religious art while living in Australia.

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