Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Why Allah created music if forbidden?

“My friend says that he cannot resist the temptation of dancing to the tune of any good music. He often asks me that why Allah created music and our senses to feel it when He has forbidden it.”Asked by آشیش تیواری, کانپور

He answers at 1:34:58 in Purpose Of Human Life -12th Feb. '12 · 1 min 39 sec

His answer, in his own words
1:34:58
Maulana, in ka ek aur sawal hai, unhon ne likha hai My friend says that he cannot resist the temptation of dancing to the tune of any good music. He often asks me that why Allah created music and our senses to feel it when He has forbidden it. Kindly comment.
1:35:21
yeh to ek mere nazdeek ek sachi baat hai. aap ko khud kyun nahi thrill aata jo nature mein woh beauty hai? ek dancer ke upar kyun nahi thrill aata hai aap ko? ek singer aur dancer jo aap dekhte hain TV mein, us par to aap ko thrill aa raha hai.
1:35:39
aur jis Khuda ne is insan ko banaya, jis Khuda ne beauty bher di nature mein, us par aap ko thrill nahi aata? yeh to bohat hi sachi qism ke log hain jin mein yeh sab baatein aati hain. aise logon ko bataiye ke zyada bara art jo hai us par tum ko thrilling response dena hai.
1:35:57
tum ko jab Allah taala ne jo jazba paida kiya hai thrilling response dene ka, to woh bare art ke liye hai. yeh professional singers ke liye nahi hai. Professional singers aur professional dancers ke liye jo tum de rahe ho response, us ke liye nahi woh
1:36:15
jazba paida kiya gaya. woh jazba paida kiya hai ke nature mein jo beauty hai, Khuda ki jo glory hai, Khuda ke jo wonders hain, us ke liye to woh thrilling response do. bajaye wahan dene ke tum de rahe ho professionals ke liye, yeh to is ka ghalat istemal hai
1:36:33
is jazbe ka. Maulana, agla sawal Muzaffarpur se hai Mr.
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