ɪn kˈɑːntɹæst tə nˈæs ˌɛl ɡˈɪweɪn, hˌuː wɜː pɹaɪmˈɛɹᵻli ˈɪnfluːənst baɪ nˈɑːwə mjˈuːzɪk, dʒˈɪl dʒɪlˈɑːlə tˈʊk ðɛɹ ˌɪnspɚɹˈeɪʃən fɹʌm ˈʌðɚ fˈɔːɹmz ʌv tɹɐdˈɪʃənəl mɚɹˈɑːkən mjˈuːzɪk lˈaɪk ðə mˈælhʌn, sˈʌŋ ɪn ɐn ˈæntɪkwˌeɪɾᵻd fˈɔːɹm ʌv mɚɹˈɑːkən ˈæɹɐbˌɪk, ɔːɹ ðə spˈɪɹɪtʃˌuːəl mjˈuːzɪk ʌv dʒɪlˈɑːlə, æn hɪstˈɔːɹɪkəl sˈuːfi bɹˈʌðɚhˌʊd ðæt ɑːɹ nˈeɪmd ˈæftɚ ðə fˈeɪməs sˈuːfi mˈæstɚ fɹʌm ɪɹˈæk, ˈæbdʊl kˈædɪɹ dʒɪlˈɑːni wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənti ˈeɪt dˈæʃ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɪks, fˈaʊndɚɹ ʌvðə kædˈɪɹiə sˈuːfi ˈɔːɹdɚ, hˌuː ɪz kˈɔːld dʒɪlˈɑːli ɪn mɚɹˈɑːkən tɹɐdˈɪʃən..
In contrast to Nass El Ghiwane, who were primarily influenced by Gnawa music, Jil Jilala took their inspiration from other forms of traditional Moroccan music like the Malhun, sung in an antiquated form of Moroccan Arabic, or the spiritual music of Jilala, an historical sufi brotherhood that are named after the famous sufi master from Irak, Abdul Qādir Gīlānī (1078-1166), founder of the Qadiria Sufi Order, who is called Jilali in Moroccan tradition..