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Caringheart
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Greetings Hasan, I figured you were resting for Ramadan since I've written a few replies to you that you had not responded to, but now I see that they have not been posted on the forum. My view on the crusades... The crusades was about the Romans... specifically a Roman ruler named Constantinople who found Christianity(became a Christian) and decided to wave the banner of Christianity in his battles with the world... not the other way around. It was not the cause of Christianity to conquer the world. That was the cause of a Roman ruler, and rulers. But the main thing here is we are talking about history. It was, and is, history. No Christian establishment is telling any country today that its people have to live a certain way. I am dealing with the present day Christian. When you view any secular country where Christians live, you are seeing the culture, not Christianity. Christians are only living within the culture. I am glad to hear that your soul is 'alive and happy all day'. I agree the Surah you shared reads like a song... just as the Psalms. I actually had tried to ask in a new post what the words of this Surah mean. I will be glad to listen to the link you shared when I can get to another computer. Thanks for sharing. Edited by Caringheart - 30 July 2012 at 6:51pm |
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Abu Loren
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Narrated Abu 'Amir or Abu Malik Al-Ash'ari:
that he heard the Prophet saying, "From among my followers there will be some people who will consider illegal sexual intercourse, the wearing of silk, the drinking of alcoholic drinks and the use of musical instruments, as lawful. And there will be some people who will stay near the side of a mountain and in the evening their shepherd will come to them with their sheep and ask them for something, but they will say to him, 'Return to us tomorrow.' Allah will destroy them during the night and will let the mountain fall on them, and He will transform the rest of them into monkeys and pigs and they will remain so till the Day of Resurrection." English reference : Vol. 7, Book 69, Hadith 494A Arabic reference : Book 74, Hadith 5649 It was narrated that Al-Awza'i said: "Umar bin 'Abdul-'Aziz wrote a letter to 'Umar bin Al-Walid in which he said: 'The share that your father gave to you was the entire Khumus,[1] but the share that your father is entitled to is the same as that of any man among the Muslims, on which is due the rights of Allah and His Messenger, and of relatives, orphans, the poor and wayfarers. How many will dispute with your father on the Day of Resurrection! How can he be saved who has so many disputants? And your openly allowing musical instruments and wind instruments is an innovation in Islam. I was thinking of sending someone to you who would cut off your evil long hair."' English reference : Vol. 5, Book 2, Hadith 4140 Arabic reference : Book 39, Hadith 4152 Music and songs takes away the rememberence of Allah as the tune and the songs linger in the mind. |
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Caringheart
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Hello Hasan, You say that "Music and songs takes away the rememberence of Allah as the tune and the songs linger in the mind." which is absolutely true if ones listens to incorrect music. For me, the music I listen to(which is Godly music only) helps to keep my mind focused on God rather than on worldly things... for precisely the reasons that you state... the music and words, which are words from scripture, linger in the mind. Even when I am not listening to music God will remind me of a song when I need a Word from Him. He speaks to me with His Word, whether in the form of music, or in thought. The Word of God is alive and active... It lives in me. I believe it matters what kind of music we are talking about... what kind of music you listen to. There is much music in the world that is not helpful and leading away from God. But there is much music that worships and honors God... guiding the thoughts to God and Father. If the music cleanses the soul it is good for the soul. If the music feeds the flesh it is death for the soul. - C. Lynn mho David honored God with music, and God acknowledged it. Edited by Caringheart - 03 August 2012 at 5:49pm |
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Abu Loren
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I'm not Hasan :) David (pbuh) did not sing but he chanted the psalms, the same as Muhammed (pbuh) chanted the Holy Qur'an.
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Caringheart
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I'm sorry Abu Loren. I didn't realize I had done that. I was getting tired and must have made a mistake thinking I was responding to Hasan. Yes, you are right about David. Chanting was considered song in those days. I think I talked about that... maybe in another thread? |
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Caringheart
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Greetings Abu Loren,
It seems that we may both be somewhat wrong... While I know that the early Christians, and the monks, did chant the Psalms as they went about their day and it was regular that they would chant a verse and the common people would respond with the next. This is how the Psalms were memorized and this is where prayer beads originated from. I remembered this morning that David played the lyre, and so I looked it up and found this; 1 Samuel 10 As you approach the town, you will meet a procession of prophets coming down from the high place with lyres, timbrels, pipes and harps being played before them, and they will be prophesying. Let our lord command his servants here to search for someone who can play the lyre. He will play when the evil spirit from God comes on you, and you will feel better.� One of the servants answered, �I have seen a son of Jesse of Bethlehem who knows how to play the lyre. Whenever the spirit from God came on Saul, David would take up his lyre and play. Then relief would come to Saul; he would feel better, and the evil spirit would leave him. 2 Chronicles 29:25 He stationed the Levites in the temple of the LORD with cymbals, harps and lyres in the way prescribed by David and Gad the king�s seer and Nathan the prophet; this was commanded by the LORD through his prophets. Psalm 33:2 Praise the LORD with the harp; make music to him on the ten-stringed lyre. David wrote the Psalms as music praising the Lord. I need to begin study into Jewish tradition. I wonder how the Hebrews treated the Psalms? Edited by Caringheart - 05 August 2012 at 5:00pm |
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Abu Loren
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As'alaamu Alaikkum I can accept that music was used by the people of the scripture, however, music and singing is forbidden for the followers of Muhammed (pbuh).
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Caringheart
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I did not know this. What does the Qur'an say, if anything, about David who wrote the zabur? Edited by Caringheart - 06 August 2012 at 6:50pm |
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