Music / Musiqa (مُوسِيقَى)

Arabic: مُوسِيقَى (mūsīqā) — instrumental music; also: al-ma'āzif (المَعَازِف) — musical instruments Related term: غِنَاء (ghinā') — vocal singing (see concept singing) Domain: Fiqh al-Ibadat, Islamic Ethics, Arts & Entertainment

Definition

Mūsīqā (مُوسِيقَى) is the Arabic term for music — specifically instrumental music produced by instruments such as the lute ('ūd), rebab, tambourine (duff), and flute (nāy). The closely related term al-ma'āzif (المَعَازِف) refers to musical instruments collectively and appears in the disputed hadith about people making intoxicants and ma'āzif lawful. The fiqh of instrumental music is distinct from the fiqh of vocal singing (see concept singing), though the two are often discussed t

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