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Bigotry:
The Dark Danger
Birds will sing, and maidens will dazzle the eyes with their
beauty. (Ash-Sharani, Mukhtasar Tazkirah al-Qurtubi, p.
370)
God thus inspired the beauty of paradise and the joy of harmo-
nious music in paradise in our Prophet (pbuh). How can a delight
that God has created in paradise and that He praises be unlawful for
human beings? It cannot, of course.
There is folklore and dance all over Turkey. There are folk
dances known as the horon, halay and zeybek. People dance all over
the world. A world in which music and dance are forbidden is
incompatible with human nature. That would leave a huge gap and
a loss of blessings. Trying to forbid a blessing that is praised by and
