Raihan (derived from the Arabic word Rayḥān (), "Fragrance of Heaven") is a Malaysian nasheed group, originally composed of five members, that became popular in Malaysia with the release of their debut album Puji-Pujian in October 1996. The group's original line-up comprised Nazrey Johani, Che Amran Idris, Abu Bakar Md Yatim, Amran Ibrahim, and Azhari Ahmad as the leader. Produced by Farihin Abdul Fattah, Puji-Pujian grossed sales of more than 750,000 units in Malaysia, and 3,500,000 units old worldwide, which makes them the most successful Malaysian music group in terms of album sales.
On 29 August 2001, founding member Azhari Ahmad died of a myocardial infarction (heart attack) shortly after attending the Era Awards ceremony in Genting Highlands, Pahang.
The remaining four members continued releasing albums. Raihan has released of 11 albums and won many awards in Malaysia. Raihan has won AIM Anugerah Kembara three times for their extensive international tours.
Nazrey Johani resigned from Raihan and was replaced by Nordin Jaafar (who resigned in early January 2007). Zulfadhli also is no longer with Raihan since November 2015.
Achievements
International performances
In 1997, they were invited by Queen Elizabeth II to perform at Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Edinburgh where they also received an honorary letter from Prince Charles for their performance in Commonwealth in Concert. The following year, they met the Queen during her visit to Malaysia for the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur. and Double Platinum in Singapore. In Indonesia, their fourth album, Koleksi Nasyid Terbaik sold more than 200,000 units and their tenth album, Bacalah sold more than 70,000 units.
World tour
Raihan is the third Malaysian group to perform at the Royal Albert Hall after Siti Nurhaliza and late Sudirman Arshad, and the first artist to perform for the second time (in 2008) for Evening of Inspiration for Islamic Relief UK, when they also launched their twelfth album, Selawat for the celebration of Mawlid. In 2004, they toured France covering seven cities: Bordeaux, Marseille, Nantes, Strasbourg, Lille, Lyon and Paris. They also had a road tour in United Kingdom in cities, including Glasgow, Edinburgh, Manchester, Birmingham, Cardiff, Bristol and Wembley. On 16 July 2005, they were invited to perform at Canada's Wonderland in Toronto to entertain Muslim visitors. They have performed in: