Page 375 - Bigotry: The Dark Danger

Adnan Oktar
(Harun Yahya)

So all Israel brought up the Ark of the Covenant of the
LORD with shouts, with the sounding of rams' horns and

trumpets, and of cymbals, and the playing of lyres and
harps. As the Ark of the Covenant of the LORD was enter-
ing the City of David, Michal daughter of Saul watched
from a window. And when she saw King David dancing
and celebrating, she despised him in her heart. (Torah, 1.
Chronicles 15:28-29)

People at that time, including the Prophet David's own wife,

looked down on his enjoying himself and dancing with great joy. Yet
God praises this fun-filled environment in the Torah, and the way
that the Prophet David obeyed God's commandments about music
and dance means that he behaved in the very best way. However,
those who looked on from the outside, who had no faith in David's

prophethood and who strove to fabricate a fanatic religion of their
own invention, criticized this behavior of his.

The same criticism directed against the prophets is also turned
against the Muslims of the Qur'an today. Preferring bigotry over the
faith in the Qur'an has been one of the worst scourges over the
course of history; women, dance and music are some of the areas
where this scourge is most pronounced.

Yet, as with the example of the Prophet David (pbuh), our
Prophet (pbuh) also delighted in music and dance, a blessing from

God. Indeed, the hadiths speak of our Prophet's (pbuh) companions
dancing, and there are even reports of the Prophet (pbuh) himself
encouraging dancing and fun. Since these are in agreement with the
Qur'an, there is every likelihood that these words in the hadiths, just

a few of which are quoted below, are trustworthy.

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