Freedom of Music

Somalia radio stations are forced to stop broadcasting music because of new Islamist ruling. Many people are upset about this law as it has been a tradition in Islamic culture for quite awhile now.  Is this going too far?  Is there anything in the Qur’an that says that music is wrong?  I guess I cannot be the judge of that because I do not know much about the Qur’an.  I just want Islamic people to answer their own question?  Why are they doing this and how will it benefit the Islamic tradition? 

I myself have seen music used as an act of worship.  It brings people joy and sometimes sorrow but for great purpose of bringing out emotions that might not otherwise be expressed.  That is why music is a key part of worship in Christians’ faith life as well.  An overwhelming gratitude for God can be expressed through song which is difficult to express any other way for some people.  God uses many different forms of worship to speak to his people and music is defiantly one of them at least from a Christian perspective.  But let the individual person be the judge of that.  It’s such a small issue that Islamic rulers shouldn’t even both spending the time on even thinking about it.  It is like if all of a sudden Christians were only allow to listen to Christian music, well that should be up to the person on whether secular music hinders their walk with God then they can decide if they shouldn’t be listening to it. 

                Then again all cultures are different and one must put that into account.  Their culture is probably less individualist than ours and it is important to come to a mutual agreement  on the subject so one can support one another.  We must remember that what is good for one culture might not be good for another.  I myself have to remember that when I am judging another culture that I am not accustomed to. 
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