From: suresh@iss.nus.sg (Suresh Thennarangam - Research Scholar)
Subject: Re: drinking and dancing
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Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1993 16:00:25 GMT
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ahmed@dsg.cs.tcd.ie writes:
: 
: In <1hikt9INNmks@life.ai.mit.edu> an1600@anon.penet.fi (president) writes:
: >Dear folks,
: 
: >At first, let me introduce my self. I am a non moslem student,
: >and I do know a little bit about muslem.
: 
: >A few days ago I have discussed with some friends of mine
: >about things as :
: >	-  Does a moslem allow to drink, even free alcohol
: >	   bir ?
: >	-  Does a moslem allow to go to a discotheek ?
: 
: 
: In facty the answer is very simple, and straight-forward from the Quran.
: 
: 1- Intoxicants:
: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
: 
: 
: 2- Dancing:
: ~~~~~~~~~~~
: Dancing, I mean mixed dancing, male and female, is a step towards
: adultary, through sexual stimulation. The environment of dancing, in
: general, is a mixture of: consumption of intoxicants, sexual stimulation
: through music and body movement and direct contact between male and
: female. This environment makes the distance towards adultery very short,
: and thus should not be the place for a muslim to go, but a situation to
: avoid.
: 
: Like the case of intoxicants, it is not only adultary which is forbidden, 
: but also approaching adultery or comming near to adultery is forbidden.
: 
: 
: {The Quran: 017}
: 
:  32. And go not nigh to fornication; surely it is an 
:  indecency and an evil way. 
: 
: Of course when these things are forbidden to muslims by Allah, it does
: not mean it is allowed for others because they are not muslim. Islam was
: sent to all beings.
: 
: However, you will encounter people who do not care. They would committ
: such sins, and they would say that they are muslim, any how they don't
: care.
: 
: A real muslim should not go to such situations, and he should be clear
: so as to explain exactly why he doesn't want to be in such situations and 
: he shouldn't feel shy and he should not lie by giving false execuses.

I think your explanation about dancing is rather simplistic .. also your
inferences about dancing are not very valid given the verses you have
quoted. Also, this would not really apply to mixed male-female dancing 
if the people in question were legally married. Dancing is a form of
art and expression of music .. folk and community dancing where both
males and females participate don't have any sexual connotations. 

About discos and other such places where the atmosphere is as you describe
and intoxicants are served I would agree with your views but you do
dancing a great disservice  by your generalization.


Khuda Hafiz,


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