Posted on 11/20/2011 4:19:36 PM PST by DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis
Following are excerpts from an interview with Lebanese Shiite cleric Sheik Hassan Ghandour, which aired on Al-Jadid/New TV, on November 13, 2011:
Hassan Ghandour: In general, singing is completely prohibited. Islamic law prohibits singing because it constitutes falsehood. Singing includes all kinds of lyrics that attribute false things to the other
Interviewer: Singing is forbidden?!
Hassan Ghandour: Yes. The kind of singing prevalent in our Arab region and even in Europe
Interviewer: Even among men?
Hassan Ghandour: Yes, even among men. Singing is categorically prohibited.
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Interviewer: Any Muslim who sings is violating a prohibition?
Hassan Ghandour: Yes, undoubtedly. All the kinds of singing that we encounter on the streets are specifically prohibited.
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I think I am in love.
off with his head then
We enter his Gates with Thanksgiving,
We come into his Courts with Praise;
But we come before HIS PRESENCE with singing!
Psalm 100
I love that Psalm.
obviously they’ve never heard my version of Jimmy Crack Corn.
Bugger the animals, but don’t sing. Got it....
Well the one silver lining, at least it would shut up Lady Gaga.
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