format_quote Originally Posted by
Thinker
Can someone tell me why music is haraam, what is it about listening to music that is perceived as bad? (I know the answer is somewhere amongst the back discussions on this topic but I can't find it).
And if singfing is such a bad thing why when the 'call to prayer' comes from the mosque why is it 'sung' why don't they just speak it?
Peace Thinker,
we are taught when reciting to use a melodious voice. the content, however of Qur'an, Azzan, Tasbeeh is 100% Halaal AND Beneficial.
about ANYTHING other than what is accepted, you need to be a Muslim to understand; and some Muslims even disagree that is Haraam! but you've correctly quoted Surah Luqman on the issue!
as a non Muslim you must realize the power of the human voice, eh? i remember when i was a little tyke, i went to a performance of "Up With People," one thing that struck me was the POWER of the voice, it practically lifted me out of my seat! and add music to that voice, and you can increase that power! if your old enough, remember Born to Be Wild by Steppenwolf? the birth of Heavy Metal and "air guitarists!" :D
do you rock to Helter Skelter by the Beatles?
enjoy the lush voices in My Sweet Lord by George Harrison?
does Janis Joplin raise the hairs on the back of your neck?
does the anarchy of the Clash get you pumping your fist?
does Neil Young's After The Goldrush or Harvest Moon make you smile?
does his work with Crazy Horse make you bop yer head up and down?
remember Tonight's The Night?
remember Deep Purple's Burn?
or ELP's Carn Evil Third Impression?
can you remember the 1st time you heard Stevie Ray Vaughan's Texas Flood?
or Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon? or The Wall?
music can be VERY powerful, and it DEFINITELY can effect your emotions.
now, as a Muslim, you want COMPLETE control over your emotions AND if you ARE going to listen to something, you want it to be something that adds to your Iman and does not anger Allah!
as a nonMuslim, you will try to find "music" that would be acceptable to your creator, if you believed in one, in order to refute us. and YES i think that some Bach is LOVELY, but being an old hippe, i would have preferred Paganini, or 6 Grand Etudes After Paganini [which i love!]
alot of stuff might be perceived as "acceptable," to a nonMuslim. however as a Muslim what is more acceptable the VERY words of our creator, or something created by the creation? the next best would be the words taught to us by our Prophet Muhammad ibn Abdullah, pbuh!
but you see, as a non Muslim, you only think that the Words of Allah are those to us because "that's what we believe.", BUT for us, there is absolutely no doubt!
sadly i doubt we could ever convince you. but do you at least understand my point?
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