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बहुत कठिन है डगर पनघट की ..../ ख़ुसरो / मुंशी रज़ीउद्दीन 

Munshi Raziuddin Ahmed Khan (1912 – 2003) was a renowned 

Indian-Pakistani Qawwal, a classical musician and a researcher and 

scholar of music. 

He belongs to the well-known Qawwal Bachchon Ka Gharana of Delhi.

Initially, he performed in the court of the Nizam of Hyderabad, India with 

his cousin Bahauddin Khan. However, after the fall of Hyderabad in 1948 

to India, he moved to Karachi, Pakistan. 

In 1956, he formed a qawwali group Munshi Raziuddin, Manzoor Niazi & 

Brothers, along with his cousins, Bahauddin Qawwal and Manzoor Niazi.

This ensemble or group lasted until 1966.

After 1966, Munshi Raziuddin turned to solo work, forming his own Qawwali 

party, and was a successful qawwal until his death in 2003. 

Traditional Qawwali singing heritage of the city of Karachi can still be felt and 

seen in a small neighborhood in Karachi named Qawwali Gali (Qawwali Street) 

in the Saddar Town area of Karachi city, where a street is named after 

Munshi Raziuddin Qawwal.

Munshi Raziuddin was succeeded by his sons, Fareed Ayaz and Abu Muhammad, 

who perform as Fareed Ayaz Qawwal since 2016.