Maulana is the ninth studio album by Malaysian nasheed group Rabbani. It was released in September 2007 through their own label, Rabbani Productions with EMI Music Malaysia.
Background After the release of Suara Takbir in 2005, Rabbani took a hiatus from releasing studio albums. In 2007, the group returned with Maulana, their first studio album produced under Rabbani Productions.
The album features praises for the Prophet Muhammad S.A.W. and nasheed songs. For this album, Rabbani re-recorded several classical Arabic religious songs, including "Maulana", "Maulaya", "Sollaalaikallah", and "Ya Rasulallah". It includes two newly composed tracks: "Berpaut Pada SabdaMu", composed by Daqmie with lyrics by Ad Samad, and "Rabiul Awal", written by Yusuf Sabri. Rabbani also recorded a new version of "Junjungan Mulia", originally by the Singaporean nasheed group Al-Mizan.
Track listing
Release and reception Maulana was released in September 2007 and distributed by EMI Music Malaysia. The album was nominated for Album of the Year and won Best Nasyid Album at the 15th Anugerah Industri Muzik in 2008.
Personnel Credits adapted from the album liner notes.
Rabbani – vocals Asri Ibrahim – lead vocals, songwriter Yasin Sulaiman - producer, arranger Daqmie – songwriter Ad Samad – songwriter Mohd Asri Ubaidullah – songwriter Yusuf Sabri – songwriter S. Atan – songwriter Amir Bin Mohamed Karem – songwriter Sohibul Fadil – songwriter CL.Toh - mastering Zairi - mixing
Release history Region Release date Format Label Malaysia September 2007 CD, digital download
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