Sufi music tries to banish the hatred living within all human beings. It does not belong to any one culture, but to all of us. It stands for bhaichara. The great Sufis have said that there is no value in namaz if your soul is not clean, no value of bathing in the Ganga, if your thoughts are impure. God is to be achieved through love. Mohabbat (love) is the ultimate reality.
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan,India Jan 24, 1996 Outlook Interview, http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?200673