Despite gaining modest traction not much is known about the singer.' I have never heard anyone doing this much justice to this except for this guy! Tajdar e haram. Somebody find him!' read the caption alongside the video. The video is of raw quality with the man singing with just a harmonium to support him. More recently a video of an unknown singer performing an excerpt from the Qawalli is circulating on social media. Perhaps the closest impact any rendition had was when Atif Aslam rose to the occasion and covered in Coke Studio season 8, back in 2015. Given the bar set by the Sabri family, subsequent versions of the song are often met with skepticism.

The late Amjad Sabri, son of Ghulam Farid Sabri through the course of his career made it popular among the next generation of audiences, with the Qawalli being featured as a regular part of his set. Some of the record breaking Amjad Sabri Naats and Sufi Kalam include Bhar Do Jhooli, Tajdar e Haram, Allah Hu Allah Hu, Ya Rab Meri Soi Hui, Meri Tauba Qubool Ho to name a few. Originally performed by the legendary Sabri Brothers in 1982, the Qawali has seen many renditions over the years.

Tajdar-e-Haram is one of the most iconic Qawwalis, not just in Pakistan but South Asia as a whole. Tajdar-e-Haram is considered a milestone in world of Qawwali, and has been subject to renditions by artists including Amjad Ghulam Fareed Sabri, Adnan Sami Khan, and recently by Atif Aslam.

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