Why cant anyone name even one Muslim Musician?

Question

I asked the question a minute ago. http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AnYtv9301z9avUz4ByJ3Rhbzy6IX?qid=20061024163254AAnOhGD

Notice the answers from the Muslims. Isnt it amazing that there are 1.2 billion Muslims and almost no musicians in their midst. Cat Stevens converted to Islam after his run in the music industry, so obviously he cant be counted.

Why? The reason is due to the fact the Islam forbid's music itself and most Muslims accept the scriptural basis for that claim (see linked question above for the actual islamic scripture).

Does everyone know the expression "music calms the savage beast"? Its too bad that music, along with just about everything else, other than hatred and violence, is forbiden to Muslims, cause they sure do need it.

Imagine a world without music. Imagine a world without the sight of the opposite sex. Wouldnt you be filled with hatred, like many muslims, even before being told to hate the kafir by an imam in a mosque?

Answer 1

music is haraam

Answer 2

Music is allowed within Sufism - as are many other more 'liberal' aspects of Islam. If music was utterly banned then there would BE no arabic music, and undoubtedly there is. As with any religion it is open to interpretation.

Can you name a famous Chinese musician? What about a famous Greek musician? Islamic musicians aren't famous in the west because western people don't like arabic music - if they did then it would be far easier to name muslim musicians.

Just because a culture is different it doesn't make it wrong. Why do people in the west think that objectification of women as sexual objects is ok? Why do western people not eat dogs or american and british people don't eat horses - there's nothing WRONG with them, it's just a cultural difference.

Not even Iran and Saudi Arabia have bans on music - and they're VERY hardline.

Answer 3

Cat Stevens (aka Yusuf Islam)
So what if he converted after he was a musician? He's still a musician.

The main reason for Muslim reservations about music is that many believe it is a very powerful intoxicating force, capable of creating extreme excitement in listeners that can potentially cause them to lose control of their reason, diverting them from their devotional life and inviting sinful behavior.

Muslims who have supported the use of music, on the other hand, include certain sects of the mystic Sufi Muslims, who believe that music impels a person to seek the spiritual world.

Most Muslim musicians employ various techniques of abstraction to instill a fundamental sense of tawhid ("unity with God") in their music, or "sound art."

Answer 4

Kayhan Kalhor
Fundamental
Asian dub foundation
The late Nusrat fateh Ali khan
Rabih abou Khalil
Salif Keira
Khayam allami
Amadeus and Marian
Amine and hamza
Anouar brahem
El tambura
Kudsi Erguner
Joi
Erdal erzincan
Irshad khan
Delimady tounkara
Ali farka toure
Toumani diabate
Rokia Traore
Le trio joubran
Alim and fergana Qasimov
And at least 500 more in my cd collection

Answer 5

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RE:
Why cant anyone name even one Muslim Musician?
I asked the question a minute ago. http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AnYtv9301z9avUz4ByJ3Rhbzy6IX?qid=20061024163254AAnOhGD

Notice the answers from the Muslims. Isnt it amazing that there are 1.2 billion Muslims and almost no musicians in their midst. Cat Stevens converted to Islam...

Answer 6

Although in foreign where muslims converge you can find pork eating leaders with a love of porn, boose, and rock and roll you cannot find muslim musicians as the rich and religious powerful claim these sins for only themselves as did the prophet.
It is against islamic law for pictures, statues,movies, music, intertainment, news(without specific government approval.).
Music, news, intertainment signals a move towards freedom and that is forbidden under islamic law.
The most famous islamic (american) I know of was "Dick Clark"
who headed the american bnandstand so long. But he would be the first to tell you how wrong the religion was when it came to females.
In places like Iran, Iraq, afganistan, music can get you killed unless it's government approved. Even in pakistan or indroneasia it can mean death or prison term if it is seen to protray Islam in anything other than the lie it is.

Answer 7

CAt Stevens I win!

EDIT: DOh!

EDIT: I cannot discount Cat Stevens for the reason that you gave.
The Legalistic ways of Islam are truly spoken by you, though there are some that wish to indoctrinate many to Islam by converting to Western ways, I believe, until they gain power. (As if that will ever happen!) But there are some, I believe the band called: System of a Down, are Armenian Muslims.

Answer 8

El gato stevens Yusuf Islam

Answer 9

Cheb Mami

Desert Rose duet with Sting

Answer 10

Mohamed Mounir

Answer 11

How come you asked, then answered your own question?

You don't really wish to learn anything, do you?

by the way:

AUTHOR: William Congreve (1670–1729)
QUOTATION: Music hath charms to soothe the savage breast,
To soften rocks, or bend a knotted oak.
ATTRIBUTION: The Mourning Bride. Act i. Sc. 1.

by the way:

Five talented young men have topped the Malaysian music charts, calling themselves "Raihan" (Arabic for "sweet scent from heaven"). Singing in Arabic, English, and Malay, their harmonious and contemporary tunes have won the hearts of fans throughout the world, both Muslim and non-Muslim

Three young, black Muslim-Americans who are in a religious rap group called Native Deen, based in a suburb of Washington, D.C. -- and they're part of a growing trend of singing or rapping about Islam.

Mainstream musician/actor Mos Def, who is Muslim, incorporates Islamic principles and Arabic words into his raps. Even R&B star Lauryn Hill has been known to use Islamic terms in her music.

"Any rapper or singer sings about where they come from," said Native Deen group leader Joshua Salaam, 29, of Sterling, Va. "We rap about our experiences, what we know -- growing up Muslim in America."

Dawud Wharnsby Ali
After embracing Islam in 1993, this Canadian singer began writing nasheeds (Islamic songs) and poems about the beauty of Allah's creation, the natural curiosity and faith of children, and other inspirational themes.

ZZain Bhika
In 1994, South African singer Zain Bhika entered a singing competition hosted by a local radio station. Seven years later, Zain has recorded half a dozen albums and is known throughout the Muslim world. Using vocals and a traditional Arab drum (daff), Zain inspires English-speaking Muslims with tracks such as "Fortunate is He" and "The Journey."