Soul music open in acknowledging the influence of Pilgrim Travelers vocalist Jesse Whitaker on his singing style. Little Richard, who inspired Otis Redding, and James Brown both were equally influential. Brown was nicknamed the "Godfather of Soul Music", and Richard proclaimed himself as the "King of Rockin' and Rollin', Rhythm and Blues Soulin'", because his music embodied elements of all three, and since he inspired artists in all three genres. Sam Cooke and Jackie Wilson also are often acknowledged as soul forefathers. Cooke became popular as the lead singer of the gospel group The Soul Stirrers, before controversially moving into secular music.
Soul or "mukta" (liberated). The concept of "jiva" in Jainism is similar to "atman" in Hinduism. However, some Hindu traditions differentiate between the two concepts, with "jiva" considered as individual self, while atman as that which is universal unchanging self that is present in all living beings and everything else as the metaphysical Brahman. The latter is sometimes referred to as "jiva-atman" (a soul in a living body). According to Brahma Kumaris, the soul is an eternal point of light. The Quran, the holy book of Islam, distinguishes between the immortal "Rūḥ" (translated as spirit, consciousness, pneuma or "soul") and the