Abdul Rauf Roofi ( ur, ) is a Naat Khawan from

Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...

Career

He likes to use a lot of musical instruments including the

Arab The Arabs (singular: Arab; singular ar, عَرَبِيٌّ, DIN 31635: , , plural ar, عَرَب, DIN 31635: , Arabic pronunciation: ), also known as the Arab people, are an ethnic group mainly inhabiting the Arab world in Western Asia, ...

percussion drums and traditional Pakistani

Tabla A tabla, bn, তবলা, prs, طبلا, gu, તબલા, hi, तबला, kn, ತಬಲಾ, ml, തബല, mr, तबला, ne, तबला, or, ତବଲା, ps, طبله, pa, ਤਬਲਾ, ta, தபலா, te, తబల� ...

Dholak The ''dholak'' is a two-headed hand drum, a folk percussion instrument. The instrument is about 45 cm in length and 27 cm in breadth and is widely used in '' qawwali'', '' kirtan'', ''lavani'' and '' bhangra''. The drum has two differ ...

and Dafli (

Daf Daf ( fa, دف) also known as Dâyere and Riq is a Middle Eastern (mainly Iranian) frame drum musical instrument, used in popular and classical music in South and Central Asia. It is also used in Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Tajikistan, Iran, Uzbe ...

) when reciting Naats.
Profile of Abdul Rauf Rufi on hamariweb.com website, Retrieved 3 December 2018

Released Albums

Some of his albums are: * Al Madina Chal Madina * Ausaaf-e-Hameeda * Hum Tou Gulab Hogaye * Patti Patti Phool Phool

Super-hit Naats

* Meetha Meetha Hai Meray Muhammad Ka Naam * Who Suay Lalazaar Phirte Hain * Agar Koi Apna Bhala Chahta Hai * Rukh-e-Mustafa Ka Jamal Allah Allah * Al Madina Chal Madina, Aaj Nahin Tau Kal Madina * Rab Ka Pyara Aaya Hai * Mein Madinay Ho Anwaan

Awards

Pride of Performance The Pride of Performance ( ur, ), officially known as Presidential Pride of Performance, is an award bestowed by the Islamic Republic of Pakistan to recognize people with "notable achievements in the field of art, science, literature, sports, an ...

Award in 2005 by the

Government of Pakistan The Government of Pakistan ( ur, , translit=hakúmat-e pákistán) abbreviated as GoP, is a federal government established by the Constitution of Pakistan as a constituted governing authority of the four provinces, two autonomous territorie ...

References

External links

Listen to 7 Naats by Abdul Rauf Rufi on wordpress.com website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rufi, Abdul Rauf Year of birth missing (living people) Pakistani poets Pakistani performers of Islamic music Living people Punjabi people People from Faisalabad Recipients of the Pride of Performance