Music, classified as a branch of fine arts, is the art of expressing feelings and thoughts in terms of sounds and movements composed in polyphony, harmony and rhythm. It was said by ancient Prophets of Divine Dins that there is music in Paradise, and so it was believed by the ancient Egyptians, Chinese and Greek philosophers including Buddhists, and Brahmin kafirs, who were the followers of distorted forms of Divine Dins. The origin of the word "music" has connections with the name Musa given to the nine statues which were believed to be the statues of the daughters of Zeus, the great idol of the ancient Greeks. It is written in Durr al-munteqa that music is a grave sin according to all revealed dins. That afterwards priests instilled music, which was prohibited by the Injil, into the Christian religion is written in detail in the fifth volume of Zarqani's (rahmat-Allahi ta'ala 'alaih) commentary to Mawahib al-laduniyya. Since a corrupted religion could not nourish their souls, they thought music had a spiritual affect, whereas in fact it is just a pleasure for the nafs. Today's western music originated from church music. Music became a kind of worship in all corrupt religions all over the world. With music, the nafses are pleased, the voluptuous animal instincts are soothed, whilst the holy 'ibadat which nourish the soul and purify the heart are forgotten. It is written at the end of the ninetieth and ninety-ninth letters of Makatib-i Sharifa: "Do not listen to songs, to music very much. Music will kill your heart and cause mischief." And ninety-sixth letter says, "Listening to poetry increasing love for Allahu ta'ala in the heart is permissible provided that there should not be any musical instruments or sinners." Music motivates a man to lead an indolent life like that of alcoholics and drug addicts, and thus causes the kafirs to be deprived of endless bliss. To protect man against this calamity and endless disaster, Islam has made distinctions between different kinds of music and has prohibited the harmful ones.
In the last chapter of the book Qurrat al-Uyun are quoted some of the hadiths which describe the music in Paradise and the kind of music which is haram for both men and women in this world. This book is printed on the margin of Mukhtasar-i Tazkira-i Qurtubi published in Istanbul, in 1302 A.H.
It is written in Hadiqa: "It is written in the Fatwa book Tatarhaniyya: 'It is haram in every din to read with taghanni, that is, with a melodious voice, poems that satirize others or describe indecency, alcoholic drinks, and incite lust. Those things that cause harams to happen are haram, too.' One who says, 'How beautifully you have read', for something which is certainly haram becomes a kafir. The same applies for harams, such as adultery, usury, hypocrisy and drinking wine. It is permissible to recite with taghanni the poems and ilahis that are conveying Islamic preachings, wisdom, good advice, or beautiful moral qualities. It is makruh to occupy oneself with these continually. It is a more serious haram for the false tariqat followers to excite the lust of people by reciting ilahis, dhikr or tasbih in mosques or tekkes. One should not attend gatherings that are certainly known to be so. Such places have ceased to be places of 'ibadat and become gatherings of fisq [immorality, sinning]. However, one should not have a bad opinion of them unless one knows for certain. According to the unanimity [of savants], it is haram to recite with taghanni the Qur'an al-karim, dhikr, prayers or adhan. Taghanni distorts the letters and words, and spoils the meaning. It is haram to change these intentionally, advertently. It is not haram when it is spoilt by mistake, by taghanni or inadvertently for those who are trying to learn where it will be spoilt and where it will not. For this, it is necessary to learn tajwid. It is mustahab to recite the Qur'an al-karim, the dhikr and the ilahis with a beautiful voice provided that it does not spoil the meaning. And this is done by reciting compatibly with the tajwid. The effect of this on the heart and the soul is tremendous. Reciting with a beautiful voice does not mean making melody and moving ones chin; it means reciting with the fear of
Allah. Anbiya (salawatullahi ta'ala 'alaihim ajmain) and Awliya (rahmat-Allahi ta'ala 'alaihim ajmain) used to recite with a beautiful voice. It was prohibited by a hadith ash-Sharif to recite with a sad voice and to listen to it like the fasiqs and the Ahl-i kitab. To spoil the tajwid by elhan, that is, by keeping up with a musical tune, is an ugly bidat and to listen to it is a grave sin.
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