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Jerry Adams
I was surfing the cable channels this afternoon and came across a performance of "The Nutcracker" performed by the Kirov Ballet. As Tchaikovsky is my all-time favorite composer right after Chopin, I had to watch. Soon my cheeks were wet as I was swept away by the beauty of the music and the dancing. During a commercial break my mind turned to thoughts about how amazing it is that some human beings can conceive and create something so wonderful. Then a question arose in my mind, do the Muslims have music and dance in their history comparable to this? Google to the rescue. I did a search for Muslim music and dance and got a lot of hits including youtube videos. The musical instruments in the videos appeared to consists of only percussion instruments, mostly sticks of various sizes and configurations. I did see a Muslim Fan Dance but it's not what the name implies. The videos didn't so much for me so I guess I could say that I'm not a fan.
Now here's a link to an interesting web site with advice to Muslims visiting Western countries. It contains rules pertaining to music Muslims might encounter when traveling to Western countries. http://www.al-islam.org/a-code-of-p...-west-ayatullah-sistani/music-singing-dancing
For those of you that don't care to visit that site, here's a couple of excerpts that I've copied.
537. Music is an art that has spread far and wide during these days. Some varieties of this art are permissible while others are forbidden; therefore, it is permissible to listen to the first while it is forbidden to listen to the latter.
538. Music that is permissible is the music that does not entail entertainment in gatherings held for that purpose. Forbidden music is the music that is suitable for entertainment and amusement gatherings.
545. The prohibition of intentionally listening and giving ear to haram songs and music has beenmentioned in the holy tradition. The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.) said, “And the person with the [sin of] singing (al-ghina’) will be raised [on the day of resurrection] blind, deaf and dumb. The person with [the sin of] adultery, of wood-wind, and of drum will also be raised in the same way.”1
He also said, “Whoever listens to the entertainment (song and music), lead will be melted inside his ear on the day of judgment.”2 He also said, “Singing and music are enchantment for adultery.”3 That is, it is a stepping stone or a way that leads to adultery.
No wonder that they're so cranky.
Now here's a link to an interesting web site with advice to Muslims visiting Western countries. It contains rules pertaining to music Muslims might encounter when traveling to Western countries. http://www.al-islam.org/a-code-of-p...-west-ayatullah-sistani/music-singing-dancing
For those of you that don't care to visit that site, here's a couple of excerpts that I've copied.
537. Music is an art that has spread far and wide during these days. Some varieties of this art are permissible while others are forbidden; therefore, it is permissible to listen to the first while it is forbidden to listen to the latter.
538. Music that is permissible is the music that does not entail entertainment in gatherings held for that purpose. Forbidden music is the music that is suitable for entertainment and amusement gatherings.
545. The prohibition of intentionally listening and giving ear to haram songs and music has beenmentioned in the holy tradition. The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.) said, “And the person with the [sin of] singing (al-ghina’) will be raised [on the day of resurrection] blind, deaf and dumb. The person with [the sin of] adultery, of wood-wind, and of drum will also be raised in the same way.”1
He also said, “Whoever listens to the entertainment (song and music), lead will be melted inside his ear on the day of judgment.”2 He also said, “Singing and music are enchantment for adultery.”3 That is, it is a stepping stone or a way that leads to adultery.
No wonder that they're so cranky.