Zain Bhikha

Zain Bhikha (Hindi: Óñ[]Óñ╝ÓÑ[]Óñ¿ Óñ¡Óñ┐Óñ[]Óñ¥, Urdu: Ï▓█[]┘[] Ï¿┌¥┌®┌¥Ïº; born August 9, 1974) is an Indian South African singer-songwriter, who has achieved success as a performer of Islamic nasheed songs. Associated with prominent Muslim personalities, including Yusuf Islam and Dawud Wharnsby, Bhikha has collaborated on albums and also released several solo albums. He has written several religious albums concerning Islam.[citation needed] Bhikha may best be known outside of the Muslim community for his performance with a drummer and several backup vocalists who were the African singers in the Disney cartoon movie The Lion King. Bhikha's music almost exclusively follows Islamic themes, with only voice and drums being used, since the use of musical instruments other than the voice and the drum is an area of debate in Muslim jurisprudence, considered har─üm, or "unlawful" by a portion of the Muslim community.[citation needed]