A Star so Bright, it Could only be the Nasheed Factor Light- 12 Shining Stars have just been Born!!

Assalamo Alaykum,

Alhumdulillah!!! It is with great pleasure to announce that Nasheed Factor’s finalists have been chosen for this year’s Nasheed Factor competition

The night before the finalists were released, there was great excitement throughout Scotland with many people eager to know who got through. Facebook, Twitter and other social networking sites were jam-packed with messages and emails trying to find out who were the lucky ones!!!

It was truly great to see people keen to know, the Nasheed Factor facebook page was frequently visited by our fans!!

And finally with great anticipation, sleepless nights by the judges and anxiety expressed by the Scottish Muslim community, we give to you our Nasheed Factor stars!!! *****

The decision was not an easy one, Shahbaz Mirza- founder of the competition sat with the three judges- Javaid Ullah, Tahira Fatima and Shokat Aksi to decide who should be put through to the Grande Finale.

All of the performances were excellent however only a few lucky ones made it through!

Click on the contestants photo to view their semi final performance.

Youth Qiraat Finalists

Asad Bukhari

Uwais Ahmed

Mohammed Faizaan Ali Chaudhry

Adult Qiraat Finalists

Israr Ahmad

Abrar Ahmed

Saif Ali

Youth Nasheed Finalists

NU-GEN - Hafsah Bashir & Sana Bashir

Mohammad Milaad Ali Madni

Mustaqeem Sha Jihaan

Adult Nasheed Finalists

Kamran Younis

Kasim Arshad

Abbas Ul Haq

Our Nasheed Factor finalists have been informed and are ecstatic with the results! They are now preparing for the performance of their lives on Sat 20^th Oct at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall!

Come along and watch them sing their hearts out! 
Check out our [Facebook Event] for more details................

Edinburgh Semi-Final- An Abundance of Talent in the Heart of Scotland!!

              

Assalamo Alaykum,

*In short- Nasheed Factor Edinburgh Semi-final was BUZZING...SPIRITUALLY-FULFILLING... and a CHARITY-DRIVEN day!!! Alhumdulillah!!*

Our remaining 16 semi-finalists touched the hearts of the audience in the heart of Scotland- Edinburgh. A great turnout with people attending from all over Scotland from Glasgow, Aberdeen and Dundee! The audience were bedazzled by the performances, such great talent from bold Qur’an recitation to the more sweet and innocent youth performing Nasheeds.

Iqra Academy was truly left spellbound by the Nasheed Factor magic bestowed on our audience.

It was so lovely to see the place packed out with many people, the ambiance was great, kids running around from stall to stall, getting face paints, eating cupcakes...participants eagerly ready to perform, doing sound checks...team members welcoming guests and directing them to the event and looking after the judges.

There were stalls from 3pm with many wonderful and creative things to buy from and yummy cupcakes and food was also available. Guests were then ushered to the event, where our host Kamran Chaudry led the Adult and Youth Qiraats.

Rizwan Mohammad was also present speaking to our audience about the cause of Nasheed Factor.

A Maghrib break was then taken for our audience to read their salaah. After the Maghrib break, Shahbaz Mirza- Nasheed Factor founder then welcomed the remaining Adult and Youth Nasheeds/Naats semi-finalists who sang beautifully from the heart.




The semi-finalists voices echoed through Iqra Academy with passers-by getting to hear the spiritual sounds of Islam.

Very positive and uplifting comments were made by our judges- Shokat Aksi, Javaid Ullah and Tahira Fatima.

Our brothers and sisters who attended the semi-final were left with a deep and meaningful message about giving to charity and helping to fulfil our vision through Islamic Relief’s One Safe Village Appeal. Videos were played to show to our audience Our cause...Their struggle....and Semi finalists voice as a means to help ‘Rebuild People’s Lives’. Alhumdulillah after hearing about the cause, many donated generously!

A remarkable and breath-taking event with many praising the competition and eagerly asking about the Grande Finale!

                                                      The dedicated Nasheed Factor team

Click Here to view more pictures of the event.
Click Here to watch our 16 Semi Finalists from the Edinburgh heats 2 Semi Finals.

That’s right 20 DAYS ARE LEFT for the Grande Finale to take place at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall on Sat 20^th Oct. So don’t miss out, who will be crowned our Nasheed Factor winners for 2012? Who is going to be given the grande prize- Experience with Glasgow Recording Studios? Don’t miss out on the opportunity to see your favourite Celebrity judges- Khaleel Muhammad, Labbayk and Kamal Uddin perform live, whilst judging our finalists!!!

For more information on the Grand Finale join our [Facebook Event] so you could keep posted and invite your friends inshaAllah.

You can purchase your tickets for the Grand Finale online here or call the box office on: 0141 353 8000/07742059930 . Tickets cost only £10! Book Now! 

YOUR VOICE...THEIR STRUGGLE...OUR INSPIRATION FOR THE ONE SAFE VILLAGE

See you all at the Grande Finale, inshallah!!

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  

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

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

 

Evening of Inspiration

Nasheed Factor: Evening of Inspiration 2012

On Sunday 8th April, the Nasheed Factor Team jetted down to the ICC Symphony Hall in Birmingham for the Evening of Inspiration Tour 2012 for the Orphans hosted by Islamic Relief.

The event set-up was mindblowing, the professionalism of Islamic Relief was on form with an army of volunteers not only from Birmingham but from all over the UK, ready to answer the call. The co-ordination of the volunteers, meeting and seating of guests and charismatic attitude they adopted made the night an unforgettable one to say the least.

Over £134,000 raised for orphans through the One Safe Village appeal. With 5 orphans being sponsored from members of the Nasheed Factor Team from Islamic Relief Scotland.

So what did the Nasheed Factor Team get up to?!

From the off start we went behind the scenes to visit all the stars of the show, we started off by meeting Junaid Jamshed, that's right I said it! Junaid Jamshed! Who was practising his vocals for his big performance on the night! Junaid kindly autographed an album wall frame which was professionally made to auction off to raise money. Which will be available on the Nasheed Factor Finale! He showed great interest in Nasheed Factor and praised the cause "Rebuilding People's Lives"

Next up .... Native Deen! 3 young men from the USA who are a phenomenal harmony group with exciting energy, bursting on stage. Being with Native Deen backstage; we realised how down to earth these nasheed artists were. Native Deen kindly shot some footage with us for the Nasheed Factor and signed nasheed memoribilia to auction off to raise money. Their response to hearing about Nasheed Factor was "Damnnn that's hottt".

We also bumped into, met and gret huge stars such as Ahmed Hussain! Preacher Moss! and not to mention SHAAM the Nasheed Group whom we had extensive interviews with regarding Nasheed Factor.

Finally we got to meet the biggest stars of the show .............

Outlandish! The 3 most coolest guys the Nasheed Factor Team have ever met, maxing and relaxing backstage with Outlandish was an unreal experience. They took great interest in Nasheed Factor and were overwhelmed by our Nasheed Factor Arabic Logo Canvas! Outlandish also shot some footage with us for the Nasheed Factor Production.

All in all the Nasheed Factor Team had a very productive night! Despite not getting to actually watch the show, being backstage with some of the top names in the industry provided to be a very interesting, worthwhile and mind blowing experience. The Nasheed Artists response to the concept of Nasheed Factor was uplifting, positive and supportive.

Please watch the video below for an interactive video of our trip to Evening of Inspiration!