On this special occasion of the 65th Imamat Day of Mawlana Hazar Imam, The Ismaili is pleased to present Nur Un Ala Nur. Composed by Salim-Sulaiman, this devotional offering brings together, for the first time, globally renowned and award-winning Ismaili artists who take us through a soul-stirring and reflective expression honouring our 49 Imams.
The Ismaili is pleased to present Nur un ala Nur (نُو ٌر عٰلی نُور) to commemorate #ImamatDay65. This humble offering, composed by Salim-Sulaiman, brings together, for the first time, globally renowned and award-winning Ismaili artists in a soul-stirring expression honouring the lineage of our 49 beloved Imams woven through the art of Kufic script. “Nabi ke Waris Ali Ke Nur...Nur un ala Nur.” Light upon Light.
Lyrics:
Nur un Ala Nur, Nur un Ala Nur
Nabi ke Waris Ali ke Nur
Nur se Mila Hai nur
Nur un Ala Nur, Nur un Ala Nur
Easruk easr aliazdihar wanuruk 'ada' allayl walnahar
Hold on to the Rope of Allah, be not divided amongst yourselves The Light that guides us, will unite us, hold on to the Rope! Imaan walo, Maan Lo, Pehchaan Lo
Risaalat .... Risaalat hai Rasul ki, Imamat hai Imam ki
Nur un Ala Nur, Nur un Ala Nur
Interlude
Hold on to the Rope of Allah, be not divided amongst yourselves The Light that guides us, will unite us, hold on to the Rope!
Ruh RaBa, Nur e Khuda, Roshan Kun
Silsila.... Sisila, chatla raha, chalta rahe ga karwaan
Nur un Ala Nur
Meaning:
Light Upon Light
The Successor of the Prophet (PBUH); The Light of Ali (A.S.) Light Upon Light
Light Upon Light
Your era is the era of prosperity, and your light illuminates the night and the day

O' believers, recognize and realize
The message from the Prophet (P.B.U.H.) about the Imamat of Ali (A.S.)
Light Upon Light
Enlighten the soul with the Light of God
The Imamat will continue till eternity; the believers will follow along
Light upon Light
Credits
Music Composed and Produced by | Salim Sulaiman Lyrics | Kamal Haji
Additional Lyrics | Takkat Band | Dr Nureen Sumar
Vocal Arrangement | Dr Nureen Sumar
Mixed and Mastered by | Muheet Bharti
Music Co-Produced by | Raj Pandit | Muheet Bharti
Vocals
Salim Merchant | Shehzad Roy | Safaa Gaber (Takkat Band) | Alaa Fandy (Takkat Band) | Dr. Nureen Sumar | Faisal Kapadia | Farhan Shah | Cimone Rajan | Iqbal Noormohamed | Nobovar Chanorov | Zohreh Alizadeh | Natasha Baig
Instrumentalists
Sulaiman Merchant | Duff
Salim Merchant | Synth Bass
Muheet Bharti| Guitars
Sheliza Rais | Piano
Nabil Amershi | Bass
Mohamed Assani | Sitar
Danish Hirwani | Guitar
Nour Kaddour (Takkat Band) | Bozoq
Salah Aldin Ibrahim (Takkat Band) | Violin Osama Almaghout (Takkat Band) | Keyboard Khattar Slaybe (Takkat Band) | Daff
Vafa Mesbahi | Ney
Choir
Dr Nureen Sumar (Director) | Cimone Rajan | Dr Farah Noorani | Zahra Didarali | Alisha Popat | Iqbal Noormohamed | Hussein Jahnmohamed
Concept
Dr Nureen Sumar - Project Lead | Kamal Haji | Salim Merchant | Shahed Karim
Translation
Dilshad Moledina-Haji | Kamal Haji | Takkat Band (Arabic)
Language consultants
Dr Jan e Alam Khaki | Dr Shiraz Kabani | Firuz Shukrikhudoev | Sina Mirshahi | Takkat Band
Video Credits
Visual Concept and Creative Direction | Karim Dossani
Editor | Sameed Makhani
2D Animators | Sameed Makhani | Salman Tarani
Environment Artist & 3D Animator | Ahmed Zulfiqar Bhanwadia Post-production Co-ordinator | Karim Dossani Jr
Special Thanks | Azeem Lakhani
Additional Project Support | Amina A. Dhrolia
Audio Production | Blue Productions
Additional Audio Visual Support
Salim – Sulaiman
Audio Recording (Blue Productions, Ferris Wheel Studio) | DOP (Yogendra Singh) | Special Thanks (Anshuman Sharma, Bonny Gosain, Shivansh Jindal)
Nureen Sumar
Audio Recording (Shea Michael, Sodi Singh) | Video (Jeff Hanes, Alisha Popat)
Takkat Band (Safaa Gaber, Alaa Fandy, Nour Kaddour, Salah Aldin Ibrahim, Osama Almaghout, Khattar Slaybe)
Audio Recording (Harmony Studio) | Video Recording (Al-Sham Studio)
Faisal Kapadia
Recording Studio (Playback Lounge) | Recording Engineer (Atif Ali)
Shehzad Roy
Audio Recording Studio (Shany Haider) | Video Production (Kashif Shah - Head of Production) | DOP (Alam Khan); Ronin Operator (Uzair); Assistant (Nasir); Camera Assistant (Motabar Khan) | Lights crew (Liaqat, Arsalan)
Farhan Shah
Audio Recording (Alain Valodze Studio) | Video Recording (Aaron Schuppan)
Sheliza Rais
Audiovisual (The Sound Pure Recording Studios)
Danish Hirwani
Audio Recording (Masood Alam)
Hussein Janmohamed
Audio support (Anzoom Nathani, Faizal Jiwa)
Natasha Baig
Recordist (Ali Safeer Khan) | Studio (Laal Series) | Cinematographer (Mariam Iqbal Desai)
Nobovar Chanorov
Audio Recording (Muborakqadam Mashrabov / Studio Shams)
Alisha Popat | Zahra Didarali Audiovisual (Alisha Popat)
Zohreh Alizadeh
Audio Recording (Trimporh Music)
Vafa Mesbahi
Audio Recording (Minor Studio)
Special Thanks
Shehzad Roy (Styling - Sajid’s; Farhan Qureshi; Location - Arts Consul Karachi, Muhammad Ahmed Shah (President Arts Consul), Shahida Khursheed, Nadeem Zafar; Special Thanks - Muhammad Amanat; Project Coordinator - Richard Rehmat)
Farhan Shah
Nexus Arts Adelaide Australia
Natasha Baig
Management | Hassan Ali Effendi
