Aqal Baidar

The Spiritual melody and (melodious) voice of this kind provides the Qurb of Divine and the Arif Ayani seed the Spectacle of every Station through it. By which Ilm , the action of the Sarood for Dajjaal, Sarood for Wisaal , Sarood for Satan trait and the Sarood for Divinely Waseela can be identified? They are identified with their respective impact in the human body. That music-and-warble, which is good, leads unto goodness and that music-and-warble, which is banished, it leads the human being unto banishment. Good music-and-warble casts the sate of (spiritual) elation [and ecstasy] on the Arifeen . It is the Spiritual food for the Loving Friends (Muhibbs) and a Waseela of Didaar for the Aashiqeen and a cause of the Fervor for the Waasileen . It is individual-obligation for some that they should listen song and Sarood; it is (like) Sunnat for some and a Bidat for some. Obligatory is for those, who are the Waasileen , Sunnat is for those, who are the Seekers and Bidat is for those, who are heedless. In which category do you consider yourself?

There are three Degrees of Sarood. Sarood and song is that one in which, eulogy (Na'at) of Hazrat Muhammad Sal Allahu Alaihe Wa Aa-lehee Wa-sallam is read in (Melodious) voice. Second is that in which the couplets of the Holy Companions Radhi-ya-Allahu Ta-aala Anhum are read in (Melodious) voice. Third is that in which the Verses of the Holy Quran and Beautiful (Holy) Names of Allah are recited by which, the Nafs the Kaafir Jew the killer of the body should get killed. Hence, the worth listening melody and song is of that person, that upon his signing with sweetness of voice, the audience should fall lifeless like a dead body, who by taking himself inside Hazoor, comes out of the Bulk of Nafs and enters into the Bulk of Ruh and then again upon listening music and song, he returns to Living state. Such person, upon listening to the (Melodious) voice, finds Secret of the Fanaa-Fi-Allah (Destruction in Allah) at once.

Sarood, Music and Warble songs etc:

Hazrat Sultan Bahu Rahmatu-Allahe Ta-aala Alaihe has used word Sarood for Samaa (Qawali). Samaa includes both voice and musical instruments. It is a lengthy and multifaceted discussion that if Samaa is Haraam (not allowed) or is Mabaah (allowable with impunity) and permissible. In his book Hujjatul Islam, Hazrat Imam Ghazali Rahmatu-Allahe Ta-aala Alaihe has given four kinds of Samaa: Haraam, Mabaah, Makrooh (disapproved but not absolutely disallowed), and Mustahib (recommended). Samaa is Haraam for those persons, who are young and under dominance of the temptation of Dunya (World) because it will yield no positive movement and instead the bad traits in which their hearts are being influenced, will come in action. It is Makrooh for those, who do not portray it as the appearance of the creatures but have made it a habbit quite often as sport (Lahve) (6:32) and pastime (La'ebb) (6:32). It is Mabaah for those, who seek nothing in it except melodious tone and pleasure. It is Mustahib is for those, who are under the dominance of the Love (Muhabbat) of God Almighty and Samaa induces only the laudable traits in them. (Explanation by Dr. K. B. Naseem Rh.)