Tajdar-e-Haram

"Tajdar-e-Haram" (تاجدارِ حرم) is a qawwali performed by the Pakistani musical group, Sabri Brothers.

1982 version
In 1982, Sabri Brothers recorded this qawwali for Pakistani film Sahaaray.

2015 version
In 2015, it was rendered by Atif Aslam, during Coke Studio season 8 episode 1. It was considered to be produced by Strings. Atif Aslam revealed that the track was produced by Shiraz Uppal. This was a tribute paid by Atif to Sabri Brothers.

Credits

 * Artist – Atif Aslam
 * Guest Musician – Tanveer Tafu (Rubab), Arsalan Rabbani (Harmonium)
 * Humnawa – Jamshed Ali Sabri, Naveed Ali Sabri, Mohammad Shan, Zahid Akhtar
 * Houseband – Complete (except Aahad)

Popularity
The music video features Atif Aslam. It is the first Pakistani music video to cross 100 million views on YouTube. The official video has garnered over 458 million views on YouTube, and became the most viewed Youtube video of Pakistani-origin, as of January 2022, leaving behind Rahat Fateh Ali Khan & Momina Mustehsan's rendition of Afreen Afreen having 336 million views. It has received over 5 million engagements and has been viewed in 186 countries worldwide.

Reception
Amjad Sabri the son of Ghulam Farid Sabri said, "I really like how the music was arranged. Atif didn't do badly. I wish he could have worked on his diction a little more, as long as the essence remains untouched, there is no harm." He further said, "it was an honest accolade to his father and uncle". British High Commissioner Christian Turner took to Twitter that his friend suggested him "Tajdar-e-Haram" by Atif Aslam and he thoroughly enjoyed it. In return, Atif also thanked him.

2018 version
In 2018 Bollywood film Satyameva Jayate, it was recreated by Sajid–Wajid and sung by Wajid from the same duo. It released on 16 July 2018.

Credits

 * Singer – Wajid
 * Music – Sajid – Wajid
 * Lyrics By – Danish Sabri
 * Theme Designed And Arranged By – Sajid Wajid
 * Song Programmed By – Aditya Dev
 * Sajid Wajid's Assistant – Ashish Sehgal & Rahul Kothari
 * Mix Assistant Engineers – Michael Edwin Pillai
 * Song Mixed And Mastered By Eric Pillai (Future Sound Of Bombay)

Critical reception
The song received negative reviews. It was not liked by audience. The filmmakers were criticized for making such song. It was said to be disaster, disrespectful and blasphemous.