Mumbai: Singer Adnan Sami has questioned Muslim clerics how “music is haram” after news surfaced online of US President Trump joining in traditional male-only sword dance in Saudi Arabia.
Sharing a video clip of the dance, Adnan, who is of Pakistani origin and is now an Indian citizen, tweeted on Sunday: “Dear Muslim clerics, you all claim music is haram in Islam. This is Saudi Arabia. This is song and dance by its royalty! Where are your fatwas now?”
Dear Muslim Clerics, U all claim music is haram in Islam? This is Saudi Arabia. This is song n dance by its Royalty! Whr r ur fatwas now?!👇😜 https://t.co/sRUyba9qEZ
— Adnan Sami (@AdnanSamiLive) May 21, 2017
“Ps — Oh yeah and Trump is in there too. You know, the one who came up with the Muslim travel ban.”
Ps- Oh yeah & Trump is in there too.. You know, the one who came up with the Muslim travel ban etc!!🙌😂😂
— Adnan Sami (@AdnanSamiLive) May 21, 2017
One of his Twitter followers wrote: “This is their traditional Arabic dance.”
Dear Adnan Sami this is a simple musical instrument called "Daff" & it does not mean that music is hallal..I am in no way defending the KSA
— TeeGem (@Drteejam) May 21, 2017
To which, Adnan replied: “Oh so that is okay then? It suddenly becomes ‘halal’? Selective convenience.”
Yeah & while ur at it, pls point out in d Quran which ayat or surat it actually states categorically tht 'Music is haram'.Fact is NO WHERE.
— Adnan Sami (@AdnanSamiLive) May 21, 2017
Another user wrote: “Dear Sami Sabh, Saudia is not Islam. If you want to understand Islam, read Quran. You can find yourself… in Quran, music is haram.”
Dear Sami Sabh Saudia is not Islam . If you want to understand Islam read Quran . You can find yourself in Quran music is haram . Thanks
— راجہ پاکستانی 🇵🇰🇵🇰🇵🇰۔ (@Rajaimtiaz112) May 21, 2017
In that case, Adnan asked him to show “the surat or aayat in the Quran where it says ‘Music is haram’… Answer is nowhere!”
One even asked: “‘Music is nutrient for the soul’… These are the sayings of musicians or people related to music, so why don’t you prove it?”
Can you give us any ayat , hadees or sayings of Sahaba about "Music is nutrient for the soul"
— Salma Faisal (@SkKhan65) May 21, 2017
Adnan said: “We prove it by the peace and harmony we bring to the souls of people all the time who listen to music!”
Four years ago, Adnan had asked a similar question when fatwa was issued against drummer Farah Deeba, guitarist Aneeka Khalid and vocalist-guitarist Noma Nazir.
He had tweeted: “Outraged by fatwa against Kashmiri girl band. If music was haram, then why does Saudi Arabia have a National Anthem with music?”
IANS