Suhail Najmi

Suhail Najmi is a Nasheed singer. He was born in 1973 and brought up in Paris, the diversified and cosmopolitan capital. He started singing in Urdu when he was only 11, later on, he added Arabic, French and English to his repertoire. His first album “Ilâhî” is a tribute to this rich cultural heritage and provides the listeners with an original and unique synthesis of the art of Nasheed. In his first album, Suhail presents some classic odes of the Islamic legacy in an actualised composition and modern rhythmic. Some items are in solo, while in some others, his voice is accompanied by a choir of male voices and percussion instruments. The variety of instruments is deliberately limited in order to preserve the authenticity of the traditional Islamic music. His vision is to present Islam to the world in ways which are creative and inspiring.

Nasheed is a powerful source of energy, is a vivifying and nourishing experience for the relationship of the human being with Allah (SWT). As Imam Al-Ghazâlî righteously said: “The purpose of the ode is to inspire the love of God, and the ode which provides the listener with that love is a beneficent ode.”

Suhail is currently working on his first album ‘Ilâhî’ – due for release in 2007.