Nasheed Factor Movie 2012

Nasheed Factor gains further popularity! Alhumdullilah

Assalamo Alaykum to our Dear Fans!

Ramadhan Kareem!

We hope you are reaping the benefits of this blessed month of Ramadhan. May Allah swt bless each and everyone of you and accept your fasts!

The Nasheed Factor team bring you some more exciting news. As you know the prestigious event held by Islamic Relief and The Well Foundation in July really spurred things for the Nasheed Factor Project. Alhumdullilah we gained an immense amount of support which was overwhelming. This has put Nasheed Factor on the platform as being one of Scotland’s most anticipated Islamic competitions. We thank our fans and team for the support gained and inshallah continue to receive.
So the best part- what was this huge promotional launch which made people laugh, sad and think about the message being portrayed?

The Nasheed Factor Movie 2012 has been released! An exciting showcase of the project itself in the form of a role play. Featuring a comical performance, 2 very contrasting song performances and a story behind it all!

Our team members: Shahbaz, Akeel, Afia, Bushra, Sherin and Usman imitated the very well-known ‘The X Factor’ with an Islamic twist. The idea was to show to the audience that the applicant, who set out to sing Michael Jackson’s Billie Jean, had a voice for a much better cause. An opportunity to sing nasheeds to voice concerns on humanity and praise Allah swt. The applicant- Shahbaz returned the next day having been told he was at the ‘Nasheed Factor’ and not ‘X factor’ stunned the audience and judges with his nasheed- ‘For the Rest of My Life’ by Maher Zain. The applicant had reflected on his singing the night before, and discovered he had a voice for singing nasheeds which can send out a positive message.

The role play at the end also features video blogs from a number of famous nasheed artists such as Native Deen,Khaleel Muhammad,Outlandish & Shaam! They shared their thoughts on the Nasheed Factor and encouraged people to help in the cause. So we hope that this short entertaining drama has instilled passion into our fans and prompts them to listen and sing alternatively to the ordinary music being endorsed. Nasheeds, naats and Qiraats are the new and exciting way forward to strengthening your deen and making a positive change, inshallah.

So since the month of Ramadhan is upon us, we would like to wish our fans the best. This is an exciting time for applicants to brush up on their vocals and show to the Nasheed Factor team and the rest of Scotland, their Islamic talent blessed by Allah swt, inshallah.

Jazakallah Khair  

Official Nasheed Factor 2012 Album! Sponsored by Sher Brothers.

Here here, well isn't this getting just a bit too exciting!!!!

The Nasheed Factor 2012 Album has launched!

We have 300 copies to give away on Radio Ramadhan Glasgow & Edinburgh!

Listen out on Radio Ramadhan to be in with a chance of winning a copy!

All CD's were paid for by Sher Brothers Limited, a big shout out to them for supporting the Nasheed Factor Production since the start!

Nasheed Factor Audition Dates Released!

Salam WR WB,
The auditions are finally here!
Auditions will be held after Ramadhan 2012 in the cities of Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dundee and Aberdeen.

Glasgow - Radio Ramadhan Glasgow
Saturday 25th August 12 - 5pm
27 Arlington Street
Woodlands
G3 6DT

Edinburgh - Iqra Academy Edinburgh
Sunday 26th August 12 - 4pm
10 East Suffolk Road
Newington
EH16 5PJ

Dundee - Dundee Community Centre
Saturday 8th September Time: 12 - 4pm
7 Guthrie Street
DD1 5DR

Aberdeen Mosque & Islamic Centre
Sunday 9th September Time: 12 - 3pm
164 Spital: Off King Street
AB24 3JD

Males of all ages allowed
Females who are 12 and under are allowed.

No need for registration beforehand just turn up on the day! Plenty of team members will be at hand to take care of you.

Please do join the open auditions event on facebook, so that you could keep posted of any amendments or updates inshaAllah. Also please do share the event and invite your friends. Click on the links below to join the event. JazakAllah!

Glasgow and Edinburgh Auditions: https://www.facebook.com/events/325109317580319/
Dundee and Aberdeen Auditions: https://www.facebook.com/events/413173828730587/

We have been busy doing radio interviews! Recording adverts for Radio Ramadhan stations! Look out for us in featured pages of AwazNewspaper and Fifteen21! Radio Ramadhan Glasgow & Edinburgh! Castle Fm!

So What Is This Nasheed Factor Thing All About?

SO What is Nasheed Factor ALL About?

Watch & Enjoy!

APPLY NOW! www.nasheedfactor.co.uk

Poetry Qiraat & Nasheed Factor Touring ALL Of Scotland

Salam WR WB,

Recently it has been decided to incorporate a Poetry and Qiraat Category into the competition to allow a more diverse range of talent to be showcased.

SO we have 3 categories

• Nasheeds Naats Hamds
• Poetry
• Quran Recitation

An adult and a childrens winner will be selected from each category!

Quran Recitation is the bread and butter of Islam and we felt saddened to leave this out of the competition so it is back in, so if you know anyone who can hold their tone when reciting Quran please let us know and tell them to apply!

In addition we also have poetry now! Where Rap will also be allocated into this category so if you can lyrically impress us with your islamic words then apply!

OH! & We are also visiting ALL Scottish Cities.

• GLASGOW
• EDINBURGH
• DUNDEE
• ABERDEEN

We will be touring the whole of Scotland in the search for Scotlands Next Biggest Vocalist!

Watch this space for audition dates and more information!!

Remember this is for ............. THE POOR! We are singing .......... because they don't have the opportunity to!

www.nasheedfactor.co.uk

Jazakallah!

What is a Nasheed? Nasheed Factor are keeping it fresh

With many differences in opinion on the etiquette of what a Nasheed is, we thought it would be educational and beneficial for us to let the public know on what a Nasheed means to Nasheed Factor.

Nasheeds – beautiful, peaceful and calming songs that tell truths and tales; promote humanity, charity and Islam. This is the type of music which we must emanate to the community in order to tackle the social problems which societies face in the world today.
Established Nasheed Artists differ on what their opinion and thinking of what a Nasheed is. Some artists sing with a full instrumental band, some artists only sing with percussion instruments and others only sing with their voice. Many Scholars have differences in opinion on this matter.

The content of the Nasheed also differs, with some artists only singing Nasheeds which sends salutations to the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) and other artists sing any content as long as it is related to the teachings of Islam.

All the Nasheed Factor Production wants to say is ..............................................

Nasheed Factor is keeping it fresh.

By fresh we mean, traditional, old school and new school. But one thing is for sure, Nasheed Factor is only about The Voice. Backing tracks is a no go because it takes away the essence of the words which are being sung/recited, we want to listen to the message! Not the tune! And that is what every contestant will be based on. The message is what is most important, the meaning of the words, the story emanated from the words and the softness of the words. Secondly backing tracks are not easily accessible, hence it ensures fairness across all contestants.

The content of the Nasheed must not in any way be controversial to Islam and the teachings of Islam, because it is a simple matter of respecting our creator Allah swt.

We put together a beautiful pictorial diagram of what the essence of a Nasheed must be:

We have had great success in meeting with the Imams and Alims in Scotland who have taught us how best to execute the competition in order to ensure that this is a halal production and that is exactly what we are doing. Listening to the knowledge of Islam.

So you guys are saying right now .........................


"Man why you be hatin' on normal music, whats up with all the nasheed promotion y'all"


Subconsciously it is scientifically proven that music activates nearly every region of our brain, some songs are cleverly made to affect your brain waves, to release a chemical called Dopamine to make you feel good. This is what mainstream, non permissible music, does to you.

Music can have a massive influence on us all, it manipulates our mood, alters it or even programmes us!

We have all faced it! You are sitting in your car, a song comes on the radio and you start bopping your head! Or you drive faster!

This is something which we want to get away from in life as muslims. Only practising Islam should make you feel good, and you should fill up your mind what positive thoughts, positive images and positive actions. Not the sins which mainstream music portrays in the world today.

So from the Nasheed Factor team all we want to say is


We're keeping it real

 

Join our Nasheed Factor Team!

Nasheed Factor is an extravagant, thrilling and beautiful new project that is under the wing of Islamic Relief Scotland. There will be auditions where applicants from mainly Scotland will compete to make it into the final - which will be in September - A Grand Finale! X-Factor style but with all the contestants singing nasheeds!

All money raised is going to Islamic Reliefs One Safe Village Project. Where Islamic Relief empower a community by giving them education, healthcare and skills for women to be sustainable in their life, establish a work ethic and support their family.

"Rebuilding People's Lives" is what drives us, it is what is in our hearts, our breath and our self-being. We aim to rebuild villages so that women, children and men can have that opportunity in life which we all take for granted.

We are singing ....... To Rebuild Their Lives.

A small team of us from Glasgow have made amazing progress, to keep the ball rolling we now need volunteers from major cities in Scotland to join our team and become part of this fun and exciting event. It is for a huge cause, and our rewards will be great. So join us! We are enthusiastic, friendly, open minded and efficient!

We are looking for volunteers from Edinburgh, Dundee and Aberdeen.

You will be given a starter pack and ID badge to get you started and we will be there with you every step of the way, help you integrate into the team, we are all a fun loving bunch!
We are proud to say we are all set so far, have planned carefully and professionally and are willing to put in the extra work to make this an event to remember! There is a lot more to learn and know, so show your interest!

Be part of something special. Take charge of your city and let's get the show on the road!!

Email us: contact@nasheedfactor.co.uk

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