The answer to the question is open to interpretation. However, such a prescriptive statement elevates the issue to one of faith. There is a popular perception that music is generally forbidden in Islam.

This discussion is present through nearly all art forms, literature, painting, architecture, and music, drawing out the question of when art ceases to be “Islamic,” or religiously permissible. The cultural specificity that emerges is in conversation with the idea of what a “true” or “pure” Islam is. Moreover, in each case, the water will take on the color of the shores, the sand or the earth which forms its bed. But the soil over which the stream flows can be very varied. Islam is like a clear stream, with well defined characteristic, which is the same everywhere. Jacques Jomier attributes this phenomenon to the way Islam moves through the world: The devotional music of Nigeria and Pakistan, for example, have a recognizable relationship, but are also uniquely Nigerian and Pakistani. The religious arts of the Muslim world manifest particular cultural characteristics and a sense of unity across cultures.

Asia Society Museum: The Asia Arts & Museum Network.

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