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Usul al-Sama is a treatise written by Khwaja Fakhr al-din Zarradi, a sufi saint and disciple of Nizamuddin Auliya in Persian language.[1][2][3] The book is based on the Usul of Sama, a sufi gathering.[4] He proved the use of some musical instruments are not Haram under the Shariah.[5][6] The book has been translated into Arabic, Urdu, Hindi and English languages.[7] It is known that Zarradi written two treaties on the matter of Sama, but only one exists till today.[8]

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  1. ↑ Nizami, Khaliq Ahmad (1991). The Life and Times of Shaikh Nizam-u'd-din Auliya. Idarah-i Adabyat-i Delli. pp. 69, 158, 162.
  2. ↑ Latif, Shaikh Abdul (1980). "Maulana Fakhruddin Zarradi, an Eminent Scholar and Critic of Muhammad Bin Tughluq". Proceedings of the Indian History Congress. 41: 405–412. ISSN 2249-1937.
  3. ↑ Foundation, Encyclopaedia Iranica. "FAḴR-al-DĪN ZARRĀDĪ, MAWLĀNĀ". iranicaonline.org. Retrieved 2025-02-11.
  4. ↑ Ghani, Kashshaf (2023-12-29), Ghani, Kashshaf (ed.), "Defending the Practice of Audition: Maulana Fakhr al-Din Zarradi's Usul al Sama", Sufi Rituals and Practices: Experiences from South Asia, 1200-1450, Oxford University Press, p. 0, ISBN 978-0-19-288922-5, retrieved 2025-02-11{{citation}}: CS1 maint: work parameter with ISBN (link)
  5. ↑ Aquil, Raziuddin (2020-11-12). Days in the Life of a Sufi: 101 Enchanting Stories of Wisdom. Pan Macmillan. pp. 79–81. ISBN 978-93-89109-44-3.
  6. ↑ Singh, Surinder (2023). Situating Medieval India: Polity, Society and Culture. Boydell & Brewer. p. 267. ISBN 978-1-83765-125-2.
  7. ↑ Irwin, Joyce L. (1983). Sacred Sound: Music in Religious Thought and Practice. Scholars Press. pp. 97–102. ISBN 978-0-89130-655-9.
  8. ↑ Congress, Indian History (1980). Proceedings. Indian History Congress. p. 408.

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