 Today he is still one of the most popular qawwals of the world, and he has given many Qawwali hits.He holds the record for singing the longest commercially released qawwali, "Hashr Ke Roz Yeh Poochhunga", which runs slightly over 150 minutes.He was also known by two sobriquets — "Fauji Qawwal"(Military Singer) since his early performances were often in army barracks, and "the Nietzschean qawaal".