Nasheed
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-->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. There is also a crossover of mainstream music of groups like Outlandish & Aman, and solo artists like Dawud Wharnsby Ali appealing to a significant Muslim crowd and also leading to performance of such artists at Islamic orientated festivals, conferences, concerts & shows (e.g. ISNA, Celebrate Eid, Young Muslims). Other artists and organisations such as Noor Media promote a 100% instrument free stance with nasheeds, differing from the current trends of the increasing usage of instruments in nasheeds.
Nasheeds are also increasingly being accompanied by professionally produced videos for certain tracks. Examples include Al Mu'allim, Meditation, Hasbi Rabbi (all by Sami Yusuf), Du'a by 786 & Our World by Zain Bhikha.
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