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Anasheed (from the Arabic plural noun أناشيد) is Islamic vocal music that is either sung a cappella or accompanied by percussion instruments. In general, true Islamic anasheed does not contain lamellaphone instruments, string instruments, or wind and brass instruments, although digital remastering—either to mimic percussion instruments or create overtones—is permitted. Anasheeds are popular throughout the Islamic World. The material and lyrics of anasheed usually make reference to Islamic beliefs, history, and religion, as well as current events.
[edit] Prohibition of musical instrumentsThe use of musical instruments is implicitly prohibited in the Ahadith. The founders of all four of the major madhabs—schools of thought in Islam—as well as many other prominent scholars, have debated the legitimacy and use of musical instruments. One such example of the scholars' opinions is of the famous Muslim scholar, Abu Hanifa, according to whose madhab, the Hanafi madhab, if a person is known to listen to such forbidden musical instruments, their testimony is not to be accepted. Another Islamic scholar, Ibn Taymiyyah, once said that music is like alcohol to the soul.[1] Almost all Muslim scholars traditionally have held that music with all its instruments are Haraam: forbidden both by the Qur'an and by the hadith, as well as by tradition.[citation needed] The only instrument commonly allowed is the duff, which is a small hand drum, similar in size to a tambourine, but lacking bells.[citation needed] Today, however, many Muslim scholars[who?] state that music and the use of musical instruments is lawful and permissible under certain conditions if the music does not encourage sinful acts. Many anasheed today are accompanied by percussion and brass instruments. [edit] Prohibition in the Qur’anIt is stated in the Qur'an that “And of mankind is he who purchases Laghwal Hadith to mislead (men) from the Path of Allâh without knowledge, and takes it (Verses of the Qur'ân) by way of mockery. For such there will be a humiliating torment (in the Hell-fire).”[2] Some of the closest companions of Muhammad, namely Abdullah ibn Abbas and Abdullah ibn Mas'ud, state in their Tafsirs (commentaries on the Qur’an) that “Laghwal Hadith” mentioned in the above verse of Qur’an “.. is singing”.[citation needed] In particular, it is reported that Abd Allah ibn Mas'ud used to "swear by Allah and say that idle talk is singing."[3] In addition to this basic evidence, Sunni scholars cite several other passages from the Qu'ran as evidence for the prohibition of musical instruments.[citation needed] [edit] Prohibition in the HadithAccording to the authentic collection of Sunni Islam, Muhammad said that musical instruments are sinful: “Narrated Abu 'Amir or Abu Malik Al-Ash'ari (a companion of Muhammad) 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…”[4] [edit] Prohibition in Islamic traditionApart from the evidence that Sunni scholars draw out from the Qur’an and Hadith, many Islamic scholars throughout Muslim history have agreed that every type of music and musical instruments is Haraam. These scholars include the four imams, namely Imam Abu Hanifa, Imam Malik, Imam Shafi'i and Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal.[5] [edit] References
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