I was reading the letter-to-the-editor section of one of your older issues, volume 20 issue 02, when I saw a response to the discussion of punk music and dawah. I thought the response was contradictory and I was quite offended by it as I am a fan of heavier types of music.The letter stated that means for dawah should not be associated with filth, however many Muslim rap bands have formed and are successfully preaching Islam, my mother a fan of one herself.
I believe that rock/punk music is far purer than rap music.A Muslim rock band is going to be pushing the same values of any other genre Muslim band. Punk/rock music contains far less indecent ideas and half dressed women than rap.
I also believe that the idea of "pure" and "clean" music is very opinionated. As an example the infamous "psychedelic rock" has two different meanings. In the West, it is a form of music that tries to imitate the effects of hallucinogenic drugs while in the East (Japan a key example) "psychedelic rock" took a change for the better. Previously known for the drug intake of its performers leaving an impact on the hazy, drugged-out music, Japanese Rock performers tended to be drugfree and adamantly anti-drug. Now rock performers in the East are wearing clothes that push modesty and shyness for both males and females. I think a way to clarify the dawah and music controversy is to look at the musical group itself and see the values they promote. Muslims and non-Muslims listen to a variety of music and if punk rock will help convert non-Muslims and strengthen the belief of Muslims, then there should be no debate on whether its origins were clean.
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written by Mubashshar, October 26, 2009
If u say that allowing alcohol will help non-muslim to convert....should we accept it?......they argument given in your massage is amount to Bidah(innovation in religion). It is human nature that we seek our comfort zones and dont want to leave it, just look back in the history when non muslim converted an became the best muslim they dind't need any type of music.
If any one want to be muslim, let him be the true muslim....he may be from a muslim or non-muslim family.....we dont need to comfort him by saying things that are not right.......
We dont need quantity of muslim we need Quality muslims
Allaha knows best!
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The fact that you think a kind of music is purer and more decent than another and that your mother is a fan of this or that type, all this is eviednce to nothing in islam. Actually you should humbly accept to drop this zeal with which you are pushing your argument, or rather' to put more mildly, season your ardour with knowledge of the basics of islamic legislation.
Islam has been gaining members for the last fourteen hundred years by adopting this iconocalstic approach that has simplicity and originality as its core. I have never read in any book that islam gained any converts by misrepresenting itself. Yes, brother, if you use music - any music- to call for islam, you should find another name fro the thing you are going to propagate.