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Mehfil (also spelled ''mahfil'') is a formal venue where indoor recreational activities such as
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author: Deepika Singh, Published 8 May 2000, Retrieved 10 Jan 2017 Indian classical music Classical music in Pakistan Hindustani music Islam in India Islam in Pakistan Pakistani culture Hindustani music terminology Desi culture {{Pakistan-music-stub
Mehfil (also spelled ''mahfil'') is a formal venue where indoor recreational activities such as poetry
Poetry (derived from the Greek '' poiesis'', "making"), also called verse, is a form of literature that uses aesthetic and often rhythmic qualities of language − such as phonaesthetics, sound symbolism, and metre − to evoke meani ...
( mushaira), singing
Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music ( arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or ...
, music
Music is generally defined as the art of arranging sound to create some combination of form, harmony, melody, rhythm or otherwise expressive content. Exact definitions of music vary considerably around the world, though it is an aspe ...
, and dance are entertained in parts of the Indian subcontinent
The Indian subcontinent is a physiographical region in Southern Asia. It is situated on the Indian Plate, projecting southwards into the Indian Ocean from the Himalayas. Geopolitically, it includes the countries of Bangladesh, Bhutan, In ...
. It is part of Ganga-Jamuni tehzeeb
''Ganga–Jamuni Tehzeeb'' ( Hindustani for '' Ganges–Yamuna Culture''), also spelled as ''Ganga-Jamni Tehzeeb'' or just Hindustani Tehzeeb, is the high culture that arose in the Yamuna-Gangetic plains of northern India, the Hindustan regio ...
culture.
Historically, ''mehfil''s were presented in the homes or palaces of Muslim royalty or noblemen, who acted as these artists' patrons. Mehfils are also an integral part of the Hyderabadi Muslim community, and used as a way of unity among them, all around the world.
Today they are generally held in the homes of especially avid music lovers or the lovers of poetry-recitation gatherings. ''Ghazal
The ''ghazal'' ( ar, غَزَل, bn, গজল, Hindi-Urdu: /, fa, غزل, az, qəzəl, tr, gazel, tm, gazal, uz, gʻazal, gu, ગઝલ) is a form of amatory poem or ode, originating in Arabic poetry. A ghazal may be understood as a ...
s'' are a common genre performed at ''mehfil''s. Ghazal recitation gatherings are called 'Mehfil-e-Mushaira' in the Urdu
Urdu (;"Urdu"
'' Arabic Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C. E.Watson; Walter ...
word ''mehfil'' ( ar, محفل), which means a (festive) "gathering to entertain (or praise someone)."
'' Mehfil-e-Naat'' is an Islamic ''mehfil'' (forum) in which people sit and recite poetry in the praise of the '' Arabic Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C. E.Watson; Walter ...
Prophet Muhammad
Muhammad ( ar, مُحَمَّد; 570 – 8 June 632 CE) was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of Islam. According to Islamic doctrine, he was a prophet divinely inspired to preach and confirm the monoth ...
.
'' Mehfil-e-Sama'' is a gathering held for Sufi
Sufism ( ar, ''aṣ-ṣūfiyya''), also known as Tasawwuf ( ''at-taṣawwuf''), is a mystic body of religious practice, found mainly within Sunni Islam but also within Shia Islam, which is characterized by a focus on Islamic spirituality, r ...
devotional music such as Qawwali or prayer and chanting, Hadhra, part of Dhikr (remembrance of God).
Popular culture
Several ''mehfil'' performances may be seen in the Satyajit Ray film '' Jalsaghar'' (1958). In recent times, live onstage concert performances are also called 'Mehfil'. "The word 'Mehfil' generally means a place where a music or dance-performance is in progress."https://books.google.com/books?id=cFwbGi3oBHgC&pg=PA29&lpg=PA29&dq=mehfil+music&source=bl&ots=_hjmo7d9m1&sig=AgwzTR3axOHorn-MI9Eka8dfUFk&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiKh7yX5LjRAhUJs1QKHR7EB5U4ChDoAQgZMAA#v=onepage&q=mehfil%20music&f=false, Meaning of 'Mehfil' on GoogleBooks, Retrieved 10 Jan 2017See also
* Islamic poetry * Urdu poetry *Mawsim
''Mawsim'' or ''moussem'' ( ar, موسم), ''waada'', or ''raqb'', is the term used in the Maghreb to designate an annual regional festival in which worshippers usually combine the religious celebration of local Marabouts or Sufi Tariqas, with ...
*Tweeza
Tweeza ( ar, تويزة), also Touiza or Tiwizi, is the term used in north Africa to designate the cooperation in a Sufi and cultural heritage in which a group from the tariqa or zawiya in a community or village gathers and cooperates in order to ...
References
External links
Pahenji Mehfil
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Mehfil Official Web
author: Deepika Singh, Published 8 May 2000, Retrieved 10 Jan 2017 Indian classical music Classical music in Pakistan Hindustani music Islam in India Islam in Pakistan Pakistani culture Hindustani music terminology Desi culture {{Pakistan-music-stub