Nasheeds (Arabic: أناشيد) are
Islamic-oriented songs. Traditionally, they are sung a cappella,
accompanied only by a drum known as a daff. This musical style is
used because many Muslim scholars interpret Islam as prohibiting
the use of musical instruments except for some basic percussion.
Despite what might be considered a handicap, Nasheeds are
spreading across the music network as many people admire the
purity and simplicity of the music.
However, a new generation of "Nasheed" artists/ groups are
increasingly using a wide variety of musical instruments in their
art. This has caused controversy amongst the Muslim community
because of the vast range of scholalry opinions that exist on
Music in Islam. These range from absolutely no music & singing
allowed at all, to that of any music/ musical instruments allowed
so long as the lyrics/ subject matter is of an Islamic ethos. |
