nyerekareem
abdur-rahman
:salam2:
i was just thinking about listening to the recitation of the quran and listening to music. i remember a long time ago when the verses of the quran just seemed like jibberish to me. but the verses from 2pac and biggie made clear sense to me. when i came to learn that music was haram in islam, i didn't quite understand it. maybe because i loved music way too much in order for me to understand it. i once heard a scholar mention that listening to music deadens your heart to the recitation of the quran. i didn't believe that then, but i do today.
initially, i was trying to do both, listening to quran and music. the music was overpowering me, i would sing the songs long after they had finished playing. i would be moved to tears at hearing someone sing about their lost love. yet the ayahs of the quran was just some guy reciting in a language that i didn't speak. i didn't try to remember the ayah, and none of the beautiful verses ever brought forth a single teardrop. that was because the music had me desensitized.
the more and more conviction that i built up on the fact that music was haram, the more and more i began to recite, read, and ponder the ayahs of the quran. i do recite beautifully alhamdulillah, but when i hear the ayahs i can't help but to cry. but when i hear music, it's just noise to me. it has no place in my heart. that's what the scholar said would happen, when one lets the quran into their hearts, music just becomes noise. non muslims can't really see this. but muslims can. the shaytan doesn't want us to listen to and ponder over the ayahs of the quran. the songs of 50 cent and others are the verses of the devil's holy book.
in conclusion, i've come to realize that we really can't do both.
i was just thinking about listening to the recitation of the quran and listening to music. i remember a long time ago when the verses of the quran just seemed like jibberish to me. but the verses from 2pac and biggie made clear sense to me. when i came to learn that music was haram in islam, i didn't quite understand it. maybe because i loved music way too much in order for me to understand it. i once heard a scholar mention that listening to music deadens your heart to the recitation of the quran. i didn't believe that then, but i do today.
initially, i was trying to do both, listening to quran and music. the music was overpowering me, i would sing the songs long after they had finished playing. i would be moved to tears at hearing someone sing about their lost love. yet the ayahs of the quran was just some guy reciting in a language that i didn't speak. i didn't try to remember the ayah, and none of the beautiful verses ever brought forth a single teardrop. that was because the music had me desensitized.
the more and more conviction that i built up on the fact that music was haram, the more and more i began to recite, read, and ponder the ayahs of the quran. i do recite beautifully alhamdulillah, but when i hear the ayahs i can't help but to cry. but when i hear music, it's just noise to me. it has no place in my heart. that's what the scholar said would happen, when one lets the quran into their hearts, music just becomes noise. non muslims can't really see this. but muslims can. the shaytan doesn't want us to listen to and ponder over the ayahs of the quran. the songs of 50 cent and others are the verses of the devil's holy book.
in conclusion, i've come to realize that we really can't do both.
