Din Muhammad Jalandhri (Deena)

The family of Din Muhammad aka Dina Qawwal (1885-1935) born in Jalandhar, links to the ancestors of Mubarak Ali and Fateh Ali Qawwal. These two families are the fifth generation of two brothers Sahab Dad Khan and Khalaq Dad Khan, who were the sons of Saadat Dad Khan and were renowned qawwals of their time known to be inspired by Khusro family famous as qawwal bachon ka gharana. The grandfather of Saadat Dad Khan was Muhammad Sharif Khan. It was the son of Haji Maroof Khan, who migrated from Ghazni to Basti Sheikhan Wali, Jalandhar, India nearly six hundred years ago. The family produced many qawwals of notable stature, such as, Baray Miandad Khan, Itar Dad Khan, Peer Dad Khan, Jhando Khan, Ali Bakhsh Khan and Din Muhammad. Amongst these, Din Muhammad achieved great fame in India and is one of the most popular of the pre-partition qawwals.

HMV released 110 records of Din Muhammad and awarded him Gold Medal and the title of the Emperor of qawwali.