Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan – The closeted Hindu hater

From “Sanu ik pal chain na aave” to “Mere Rashke Qamar”, from “Afreen Afreen” to “Ye jo halka halka surror hai”; every music lover must have had these songs in their playlist once in a while. Such is the aura of the legendary singer from Pakistan who introduced qawwali to the western world. Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan is popularly known as the ‘King of Qawwali’. However, he is not only a singer but also a closeted Hindu hater.

The man you know, the propagandist you don’t

I would be mincing no words when I say that Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan got more love from India than his own country. India, where the majority is Hindu, has always freely showered its love on the musician. But it is rightly said that “No matter what, you’ll be kaafirs.” Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan has now been exposed as his anti-Hindu sentiments surface.

“Kuch To Socho Musalman Ho Tum, Kafiro Ko Na Ghar Me Bithao. Loot Lenge Ye Iman Hamara, Inke Chehre Se Gessu Hatao.” Shocked? These are the lines of a Qawalli by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. For those unversed, Kafir stands for non-Muslims. With these lines, the Pakistani artist wants to convey the message that non-Muslims (Hindus) should not be allowed to sit with Muslims in their homes. He also softly targets Hindus of snatching their dignity asking his co-religionists to remove their masks.

A thankless and hypocrite artist

Nusrat’s talent made him stand at the corridors of ‘The Wire’ where he went for an interview. When asked about the singers in his family, he revealed that his forefathers used to live in Ghazni in Afghanistan. During the era of Mahmud Ghaznavi, they migrated to India with a saint, Sheikh Darwesh. It was India where they learnt the art of singing. However, coming from the era of Ghaznavi, it is understood where the origin of his anti-India composition holds.

He also admitted that not Pakistan but India is the one which recognised his talent. Talking about the difference between India and Pakistan, he said, “In Pakistan, people have an indifferent attitude towards music. There are no institutions to teach music and singing. In contrast, the Indian government has opened academies, institutions. People formally learn art there. Here, people learn it through their own efforts, on their own initiative, but there is no patronage by the government.”

The hypocrite artist has once tried to preach others by saying that “Artists do not have enmities with anyone. Artists do not like war. War is not good for any country.” Mind you, he never visited India after the 1980s, and here we are glorifying his work and considering him a legend.

Pakistani singers’ obsession with ‘Kaafirs’

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan is not the only one spreading hate against Hindus through his Qawallis. In another Qawalli titled “Jab Chali Haider Ki Talwar”, the artists can be heard saying, “Zara si der me maidan bhara kaafir ki laashon se,” which can be translated as “the field was filled with the dead bodies of the infidels in a short span of time!”

Another Qawalli singer can be heard singing “Mai Kaafir to nahi magar ae haseen, jab se dekha maine tujhko mujhko bandgi aa gayi.” Believe me, these lyrics are only an iota of their hatred against Hindus.

Isn’t it surprising how the hateful lyrics are delivered with such innocence? This reflects the hatred against Hindus which is deeply embedded in the souls of Muslims. It’s time for ‘seculars’ to wake up against the propaganda and condemn these Hindu haters.