Ramadhan is coming very soon. This is a reblog from Feb 2008.

Let’s talk about music and it’s position in Islam. First of all, I’d like to remind everybody reading this that music in Islam can be a confusing subject, because there are some scholars who says that music is permissible and others that says that music is definitely forbidden. In writing this entry I will try to present a fair view, and of course I’ll let you judge for yourself.

The basic facts:

Music in today’s world (generally),
– It is almost impossible for someone to avoid music, you find it everywhere from shopping malls to taxis to restaurants, even in public toilets.
– Today’s majority of popular music focuses on themes like love, lust, relationships, and beautiful women.
– And they come with music videos displaying young and beautiful people in minimal clothing and have sexual content.
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