Lebanese Singer Fadel Shaker famous for romantic songs captivated lakhs of fans all around the Arab World became a strict Islamist.
He is now describing singing as “haram” and love as “vice”.
He expressed happiness that he has finally chosen “the right path” and reportedly announce his retirement from singing. Fed-up with Syrian government’s cruelty against its people, he divorce the art and join the demonstration in Lebanon.
According to a news published in Arab World’s famous news portal Al-Arabiya, Shaker was quoted by several news agencies describing himself as a repentant Muslim, despising his former career. “Singers make happiness while they’re very sad because of their distance from God.”
“Singing is haram and makes God angry,” Shaker was quoted as saying.
“I’m a Muslim man for whom Allah has shown the right path” and that he quit singing to show a strong belief that art is haram (forbidden), Shaker added.